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  • Healthy Children
    Quarterly magazine from AAP that features in-depth articles on a wide range of important health topics.
  • Seasonal Tips for Parents
    A series of tip sheets on a variety of seasonal topics including winter safety, summer safety and back-to-school.
  • Safety and Injury Prevention
    Keep your child safe. Click here for childproofing checklists, playground safety, poison prevention.
  • A Minute for Kids
    Listen here! One-minute radio segments. This month's features include Ear Piercing, Bunk Bed Safety and Common Sports Questions.
  • Pediatric Subspecialist Fact Sheets
    Has your child been referred to a specialist? Click here for information on the background, training and area of expertise for many pediatric subspecialities.
  • Bright Futures
    A philosophy and approach that is dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy.

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