Your child is having surgery. You may have concerns about how your child will cope with this experience. Knowing what to expect can help you and your child feel better about surgery. Read this sheet to find out how you can help prepare your child for surgery.
Your infant is having surgery. You may have concerns about how you and your infant will cope with this experience. Knowing what to expect can help you feel better about surgery. Read this sheet to find out ways you can help prepare your infant for surgery.
Children use play to express emotion, learn, and interact. When getting ready for surgery, play can help children understand and cope with their hospital experience.
During surgery, your child will receive anesthesia. This is medicine that causes your child to relax or fall asleep, and not feel pain during surgery. See below for more information about different types of anesthesia.
Help your child get ready for surgery by learning more about the operating room staff and the kind of equipment they might see. Knowing what to expect can help you and your child feel more comfortable about surgery.
Knowing what to expect can help you and your child feel better about surgery. This sheet gives an overview of what happens on the day of surgery. It also gives suggestions on how to help your child recover afterward.
Here is an immunization schedule for teens based on the latest CDC National Immunization Program recommendations.
Your teen has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. There are things you can do to help you and your teen cope.
For some teens, anxiety can get so bad it causes problems in daily life. Learn about anxiety disorders in teens, including symptoms, types, and treatment.
Depression is a mood disorder. This means that the condition affects your child's mood and behavior. No one is exactly sure what causes depression. It is known that depression is associated with changes in levels of certain chemicals in the brain. These chemicals affect the ability to feel and experience pleasure.