California
Public schools want children to be fully potty-trained when they enter transitional kindergarten. Use these resources to help them develop their independence.
Aug. 7, 2023
Booster Shots
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Aug. 4, 2009
Opinion
At the current pace, a vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 won’t be available until early 2022. Here’s how the FDA could make it happen more quickly.
Aug. 23, 2021
Science & Medicine
If you thought trying to get a groggy teenager out of bed in time for school each morning was your own private struggle, you thought wrong.
Aug. 25, 2014
Pediatricians issue a call to aid children facing ‘toxic stress’
Dec. 26, 2011
For pediatricians, a routine visit is a chance to chat with parents about their child’s vaccinations, sleep patterns, nutrition and TV time.
March 9, 2016
Sports
Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on medical forms Florida high school students are required to fill out before participating in sports.
Feb. 9, 2023
May 22, 2017
World & Nation
The American Academy of Pediatrics called for a moratorium on the sale of all-terrain vehicles--an increasingly popular three-wheel motorized bike blamed for a rising number of fatal accidents.
May 22, 1985
Pediatricians Challenge Food Ads: The American Academy of Pediatrics said food ads aimed at children should be banned from television because they promote profit making rather than healthful eating.
July 24, 1991