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Health - Babies Through Teens

Our Health department provides topics that serve both mother and child. Mom's topics range from choosing an Ob/Gyn and such issues as high-risk pregnancy, heart disease and cancer.

Kids’ health topics cover everyday issues of diet; nutrition; check-ups for school, camp and sports; and child development. You can turn to us to find more about kids’ illnesses and diagnoses—more on mumps, measles, Rubella, chicken pox and vaccines. Be prepared by reading about those emergency issues of bike and sports injury. You’ll find a Guide to Hospitals in the Local Resources section of each of our 16 Cities.

You want to know if your child is developing normally both in body and mind. What is normal for walking, speech and language, hearing and seeing? Who are the experts to help you by assessing your child? Who can help your child with such conditions as mental retardation, autism and severe impairments?

Children's Health - Kids Health
Take Your Children to the Park…and Leave Them?

One mom has started a movement to get kids outside playing unsupervised, like their parents did when they were kids. She's created a new annual "holiday" to drive home her point. But is this responsible parenting in today’s world?

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Dealing With Your Picky Eater

You know that your children need to eat healthy foods, but how do you get them to care? Just talking to children about the relationship between nutrition and health won't do the trick. But these strategies might. 

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What the Health Care Reform Bill Means for Families

After contentious debate, Congress passed sweeping health care reform legislation in 2010. The controversy still hasn't settled, but meanwhile, what does the law mean for your family? Parent USA City cuts through the clutter.

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Common Hearing Problems in Today's Kids

A pediatric audiologist offers symptoms and solutions for two hearing problems she frequently encounters: hearing loss induced by noise, and an inborn and often-misdiagnosed problem with processing sounds.

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Anabolic Steroids: Seductive, Vicious Risk for Teens

Teen athletes may think that anabolic steroids are a quick shortcut to a bigger body and more powerful performance. But not only are these substances illegal, they pose serious health risks – from severe acne to liver cancer.

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Recognizing and Ending Your Teen’s Eating Disorder

An eating disorder can weaken a developing body and distort mental processes – and worse. Teens with such a condition risk death from malnutrition or suicide. Here’s what you need to know, with resources for finding help. 

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