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Good references to have around the house:
- Kaiser Permanente Healthwise Handbook (call 1-800-207-5084 if you do not have a copy)
- Your Child's Health - Barton Schmitt, M.D.
- Guide to Your Child's Symptoms - Donald Schiff, M.D. and Steven Shelov, M.D.
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child - Birth to Age 5 - Steven Shelov, M.D.
- Caring for Your School-Age Child - Ages 5-12 - Edward L. Schor, M.D.
- Caring for Your Adolescent - Ages 12-21 - Donald Greydanus, M.D.
- Your Baby And Child - Penelope Leach
- The New Teenage Body Book - Mccoy And Wibbelsman
- Surviving Your Adolescents - Phelan
Websites
Kaiser's Main Web sites:
General Topics:
The American Academy of Family Practice health information site
The Ambulatory Pediatric Association's health information site
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry education site
The Center for Disease Control - a huge site for information on infectious diseases,immunizations, and accidents/safety issues
The PDR-Net Consumer site - lots of information on medications and some general health and disease stuff
The Mayo Clinic's general health information site
A Healthy Me
Parenting.com
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration car seat site
Kidnetic - a fun educational site for kids
Specific Topics
ADHD
adolescent health
antibiotics and infections
asthma:
behavior
constipation
croup
depression
ear infection
enuresis
fainting
febrile seizure
headaches
IGTN
immunization:
Learning Disabilities
marijuana
nightmares
parenting
puberty
sleep: SleepNet, A Healthy Me
sleepwalking
teen health
toilet training
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