Pediatrics Now - Practical Health Information for Today's Busy Families Dr. Gwenn Schurgin O'Keefe MD F.A.A.P

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Healthy Kids Tools and Charts

Keeping kids healthy takes love and dedication but sometime what we need is information and nuts and bolts. Here's some of the most commonly saught after nuts and bolts parents look for each year, all in one place!

Master Tools and Charts List

2008 Infant Car Seat Guide

2008 Childhoold And Adolescent Immunization Schedule

Healthy Dessert Cookbook
Fit Tips: Small Changes, Big Results

Growth and Development:

Growth Charts
Infant Feeding
Car Seat Information
Normal Developmental Milestones

Nutritional Tools

Childhood Obesity Resources

Family Health Calendar: Important Dates and Observances

Back to School ToolBox: useful items for the school year

IMMUNIZATIONS

2008 Childhood Immunization Schedule
0-6 years of age

2008 Childhood Immunization Schedule
7-18 years of age

Immunization Information
CDC
American Academy of Pediatrics
Immunization Action Coalition

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

	Growth Charts: Birth to 36 months (5th-95th percentile) Boys Length-for-age and Weight-for-age Boys Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length Girls Length-for-age and Weight-for-age Girls Head circumference-for-age and Weight-for-length Growth Charts: Children 2 to 20 yrs. (5th-95th percentile) Boys Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age Boys BMI-for-age Girls Stature-for-age and Weight-for-age Girls BMI-for-age Boys Weight-for-stature Girls Weight-for-stature
	Infant Development
	Infant Feeding
	2008 Infant Car Seat Guide Car Seat Safety Information (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Nutrition Tools

	BMI Calculators: CDC KidsHealth
	USDA Interactive food pyramid. For all ages as well as a Food Pyramid for Children ages 2-6.
	Milk Matters campaign covering how to get enough calcium into your kids. Pays special attention to teens and tweens.
	We Can! Campaign helping us keep our kids healthy and fit. Great ideas for exercise and nutrition for your entire family.

Childhood Obesity Resources

	A nonprofit group working to combat childhood obesity state by state.
	American Obesity Association official site.
	CDC guide to living healthy. Includes links to obesity information and resources.
	Obesity resources from the Massachusetts Medical Society.
	VERB campaign from the CDC on how to get kids moving. This is a fantastic site and has information just for 'tweens and downloads for families.
	Helping your overweight child.
Patient Counselling Guidelines	A guide for clinicians and health care workers on working with families who have an overweight child.A good overview for journalists.

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