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- Watch parents, health professionals and community members discuss their experiences with children’s health and development topics.
- Get the same children’s health information that pediatricians give parents.
- Find children’s health information by a child’s age or health topic.
- Hear how parents use this children’s health information in their family.
- Print out children’s health information that you can use to raise a healthy child and improve your child’s health
- Get children’s health information for every stage of your child’s development
- Learn the American Academy of Pediatrics goals for each of your child’s regular health visits.
Healthy Futures VA Topics
Children’s health information topics include: child development, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), healthy nutrition, domains of development, physical activity, communication and language skills, oral health, gross and fine motor skills, healthy weight, social and emotional skills, family and culture, reading and literacy, infant temperament, discipline and behavior, separation anxiety, childcare, sleep patterns, children with special health care needs, and much more.
Age-Specific Children’s Health Visit Topics Include: newborn care, parental support, sleep, guiding child behavior, infant self-regulation, weaning, breastfeeding, teething, formula feeding, school readiness, toilet training, feeding solid foods, sibling rivalry and relationships, developmental changes, childcare, family routines, play, home safety, car safety seats, and much more.