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As kids grow from grade-schoolers to preteens, there continues to be a wide range of "normal" regarding height, weight, and shape. Kids tend to get taller at a pretty steady pace, growing about 2.5 inches (6 to 7 centimeters) each year. When it comes to …

As a child care provider, you play an important role in children's lives, especially when it comes to food and fitness. To make things easier on you, KidsHealth and Sesame Workshop present the Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource Kit.. These hands-on activities use Sesame Street characters to help you show your students how to eat right and be active.

Puberty (say: PYOO-ber-tee) is the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change as you move from kid to adult. We're talking about stuff like girls developing breasts and boys starting to look more like men. It helps to know about the changes that puberty causes before they happen ...

Chest pain can be any type of discomfort in the chest. It could be a feeling of tightness, a burning sensation, soreness, or a sharp pain. Sometimes it can happen along with other symptoms, like coughing or wheezing. In kids, chest pain can happen …

Puberty is the time when kids mature into young adults through physical and emotional changes. This doesn’t happen all at once, but slowly over time. Parents often wonder how to help their child through these changes. Knowing what to expect will help you talk to …

Help your students learn how they can improve their own health with these teacher's guides. Note: You'll need free Adobe Reader software to view these PDFs.

As a parent, you want your kids to feel happy about themselves and have good self-esteem (also called a self-image). Your words and actions affect it more than anything else, starting from when they’re babies. Your child absorbs your tone of voice, …

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As girls grow into teens, it's important that they get the right health care. Doctors recommend yearly checkups that focus on the female reproductive system, starting between the ages of 13 and 15.Often called well-woman visits, they can catch small issues before they become big ones.. Why Is the First Gynecology Visit Important?