Lead Exposure: Steps to Protect Your Family
Lead in the body can affect a child’s development, learning and behavior. Lead is a metal that is found in a lot of places....
Safety-Prevention
Is Your Drinking Water Safe?
By: Alan Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACMT, FAACT Water is the best beverage you can serve active, growing kids. However, it is essential for their...
How to Talk With Children About Climate Change
By: Steph Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP Your children may have questions about the changing climate. Many are hearing about or experiencing climate-change-fueled disasters such...
How to Choose Safer Personal Care Products: Tips for Families
By: Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH, FAAP Every day, we all use many personal care products such as soaps, lotion, hair products, and toothpaste. Some...
How Noise Affects Children
By: Sophie J. Balk, MD, FAAP Many parents know that very loud noise can hurt kids’ hearing. With more kids and teens using personal...
How Climate Change, Heat & Air Pollution Affect Kids’ Health
By: Sheela Mahnke, MD, FAAP, Pragya Rai, MD, FAAP & Elizabeth Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAP Extreme heat and air pollution affect everyone, but especially...
How Climate Change Can Make Children Sick: What Parents Need to Know
By: Alexandra Perkins, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAP &Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP Changes to our climate and weather patterns are, in turn,...
How Climate Change Affects Children’s Health
By: Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP & Claire McCarthy, MD, FAAP Every day, pediatricians see how climate change affects children’s physical and mental health. When...
Help Prevent Your Child from Going Missing: Safety Tips from the AAP
By: Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, FAAP Many parents worry about keeping their children safe around the neighborhood, and increasingly, in the digital world. Fortunately,...
Healthy Fish Choices for Kids
Adding fish to your child’s diet is an excellent way to reel in a prize catch of important nutrients. Most seafood (fish and shellfish...
When to Call Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
When Your Child Needs Emergency Medical Services 
What to Expect if Your Child is Admitted to the Hospital 
What to Expect When You Call 911