Chestnut Hill Pediatrics Health Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Acne

• What is acne?

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ADHD

• What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

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• Common questions about ADHD treatments
• Caring for pediatric ADHD patients through telehealth
• Preparing your kids for the new school year during COVID-19
• New treatment guidelines for complex ADHD

Allergies

• What is an animal allergy?
• What is a food allergy?
• What is a latex allergy?
• What is a milk allergy?
• What is a mold allergy?
• What is a pollen allergy?
• What is a soy allergy?

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Anemia

• What is anemia?

Anxiety

• Anxiety disorders

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• Teens, anxiety, and depression: How worried should parents be?
• Answers to six questions about anxiety in children and teens
• Teens, social distancing, and anxiety in the time of COVID-19
• Anxiety in kids during COVID-19: What parents should know
• Taming reentry anxiety: How to prepare kids for a back-to-school like no other
• Helping your child cope with separation anxiety
• Returning to holiday chaos: Preventing anxiety in kids
• Help your child manage anxiety about school violence

Asthma

• What is asthma?

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• Five ways to help manage your child’s asthma this school year
• Three ways to ensure your child has the proper asthma medication
• (Virtually) visiting the home to help control childhood asthma
• Asthma and COVID: Four things families need to know now

Autism spectrum disorder

• What is autism spectrum disorder?

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• Back to school during COVID-19: Children with special needs
• Toddlers diagnosed with autism should be reevaluated over time
• Making autism evaluations accessible: Boston Children’s tests virtual options
• Preparing your child with autism for a hospital visit during COVID-19
• CRUSH: Developing a sexual education program for young adults on the autism spectrum

Birthmarks

• What are birthmarks?

Bullying

• What is bullying?

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• Bullying at all ages: How to spot the signs and support your child
• The great mask debate: how to deal with bullying over face masks in school
• Parents can help end bullying by always being open to conversation
• Cyberbullying in the age of COVID-19: How to protect your kids
• When your child is the bully: Tips for parents

Chickenpox

• What is chickenpox?

Childhood obesity

• What is childhood obesity?

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• Is it “good” or “bad” for your child? Removing morality from eating
• Low-carb diets for diabetes: Rediscovering centuries-old wisdom
• BMI and the adolescent brain: A concerning connection
• How Boston Children’s physicians have teamed up to tackle obesity and food insecurity

Circumcision

• What is circumcision?

Colic

• What is colic?

Concussions

• What is a concussion?

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• Concussions: Prevention and recovery for athletes
• Sports medicine helps keep athletes in the game
• Healthy behaviors may counteract the long-term effects of concussions
• Ski and snowboard safety: Helmet guide

Constipation

• What is constipation?

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• The dos and don’ts of potty training
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• Making food fun: Jacob’s journey with feeding difficulties

Conjunctivitis

• What is conjuctivitis?

Cough

• What is a cough?

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• When to call the doctor about your child’s cough
• What every family should know about RSV

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

• What are coronavirus, SARS CoV-2, and COVID-19?

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• COVID-19 and kids: Do you know myth from fact?
• How masks protect against COVID-19: Understanding the science
• Back to school and COVID-19: Tips for divorced parents
• Social distancing: Benefits beyond COVID-19
• Help your kids balance screen time and healthy play during COVID-19
• COVID-19 and vaping: Do you know myth from fact?
• COVID and suicidal thoughts: Help for families
• How Boston Children’s is supporting childcare during COVID-19

Croup

• What is croup?

Depression

• What is depression?

Diaper rash

• What is diaper rash?

Diarrhea

• What is diarrhea?

Dyslexia

• What is dyslexia?

Ear infections

• What is an ear infection?

Eating disorder

• What is an eating disorder?

Epilepsy in children

• What is epilepsy?

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• Mary’s journey with genetic epilepsy
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Fever

• What is a fever?

Fever in a Newborn

• What is a fever in a newborn?

Flu (Influenza)

• What is the flu?

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• Does your child need a flu shot? Yes, especially this year
• Five things to know about the flu
• Two for one: It’s safe to get COVID and flu vaccines at the same time
• What to expect from cold and flu season this year

Food allergies

• What is a food allergy?
• What is a peanut allergy?

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• Food allergies: Turning tolerance back on
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Growth problems

• What are growth problems?

Hand Foot Mouth disease

• What is hand foot mouth disease?

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children

• What is inflammatory bowel disease?

Lactose intolerance in children

• What is lactose intolerance?

Learning disorders and disabilities

• What are learning disorders and disabilities?

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in children

• What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?

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• The gut-brain connection: A new approach to OCD and tic disorders?

Phobias

• What are phobias?

Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac

• What are poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac?

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• Spring health tips: Lyme, seasonal allergies, poison ivy

Prematurity

• What is prematurity?

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

• What is an STD?

Stuttering

• What is stuttering?

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

• What is a UTI?

Vaping

• What is vaping?

Related articles & topics

• COVID-19 and vaping: Do you know myth from fact?
• Vaping and COVID-19: A toxic blend?
• Five lessons learned from our Vaping Service
• What you need to know about vaping to keep children safe