Keeping Your Kids Safe and Healthy

Explore health articles for parents, kids, and teens from the pediatric experts at CHOC.

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Get an overview of the latest research on the impacts of screen time on toddlers, kids and teens.

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Learn more about this new mental health disorder in which someone limits their amount and types of food based on different food features.

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With parvovirus B19 infection on the rise in the United States, a CHOC pediatrician provides an overview of the virus, the conditions it causes and when parents should worry.

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Learn more about transient synovitis – also known as toxic synovitis – or the temporary inflammation of the hip that can cause limping and pain.

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All students in California are eligible to receive free lunch and breakfast at school — and the meals are healthy and tasty. Learn more.

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A CHOC pediatrician provides an overview of testicular torsion, how it happens and what to do.

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