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Homework Help: Tips for Families

Helping your child with homework in a caring and planful way can increase engagement, avoid possible conflict and improve school success.

Anorectal Malformation (ARM) or Imperforate Anus: Male

In this Helping Hand™ document, we discuss the symptoms and treatment of anorectal malformations (imperforate anus) in males. Different types of ARMs include perineal fistula, rectourethral fistula, cloaca and no fistula. Young boys may be at risk for urology, spine and sacrum problems.

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Obesity and Overweight Prevention

Help your child stay fit and healthy with these tips. 

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Weaning Your Baby: Cup Feeding

Weaning is the time when your baby learns to drink from a cup instead of from a breast or bottle. Infants usually stay on formula until their first birthday. Give formula in the cup instead of cow's milk if you wean your child before one year of age.

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

This Helping Hand™ explains Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) which is a soft-tissue cancer that can start in muscle cells from many different areas of the body.

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Exercises: Lower Extremities (Active)

Active exercises help keep your joints and muscles from tightening up and becoming weaker. Your exercise program is planned for your specific needs because not all your muscles have the same degree of strength or weakness. The goal of active exercise is to keep your muscles strong and flexible.

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Colonic Marker Study

Many children have problems with bowel movements. This test can provide useful information on how well stool moves through the colon.

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Burn Prevention: Teens and Adults

Burns can be serious injuries at any age. Teenagers and adults are at risk for many different kinds of serious burn injuries. The following information shows the common causes of burns in teens and adults and the steps that can be taken to prevent the most common types of burns.

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Suctioning the Nose with a Bulb Syringe

It is normal for a baby’s nose to get congested from time to time. When this happens, you can use nasal saline to thin their mucus and then suction it out with a bulb syringe.