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Ask KOMO: Bike Helmet Safety (02:01)

3.25.08

Dr. Tony Woodward talks about the importance of bike helmets and offers three easy tips to ensure your child's helmet fits correctly. Also see Keeping Kids Safe Through Bike Helmet Fittings.

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Button Battery Safety Tips (00:03:37)

6.14.10

Safety tips for preventing children from accidentally swallowing small lithium "button" batteries. Plus, a list of possible symptoms to look for if you think your child may have ingested a battery, and instructions on what to do.

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Articles

Preventing and Treating Basketball Injuries

Get tips to help prevent basketball injuries and learn how to treat some of the more common injuries.

Winter Safety Tips

Keep your family safe in the home and outdoors during the winter months.

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Measles At The Super Bowl

Posted on: February 10, 2012

Like the makings of a Hollywood movie, I learned this week that there were an estimated 200,000 people in Super Bowl Village this past weekend in Indiana. Amongst them on February 4th, was one (or maybe two) child with infectious measles. Fortunately, the child didn’t attend the game. Yet, measles is highly contagious. The period of infectivity [...]

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Healthlink: Protecting Children from Chemicals (00:03:00)

5.21.11

Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana discusses the dangers of environmental chemicals.

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Vitamin D

8.24.10

Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson tells us that many babies, children and teens are not getting enough Vitamin D. Watch this short video to learn more.

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Articles

Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices

Do your kids reach for potato chips first, pop second and the TV remote third? If they do, they're not alone. But is that ... cont.

Immunizations

Why does my child need immunizations? Immunizations (vaccines) prevent harmful diseases that can make children very sick, ... cont.

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Winter 2012: Good Growing Newsletter

In This Issue

  • Recognizing Mental Health “Action Signs” in Children
  • Do You Have a “Bail-Out” Phrase?
  • More New Guidelines for Infant Sleep Safety

Download Winter 2012 (PDF)

Other Resources

Read the Teenology 101 Blog

The Teenology 101 blog is a guide for parents and caregivers raising teenagers, written by experts from our department of adolescent medicine.