Near drowning can happen at any age, but different situations are more common at different ages. In this photo school-age children sit beside a swimming pool.
    Where and When Do Children Drown?

    Many drowning tragedies are preventable; understanding where and why children drown happens makes it easier to prevent. According to a major study in the July 2001 issue of Pediatrics, infants are mos…

    Internet Sexual Solicitation
    Internet Sexual Solicitation

    Dr. Greene's take on Internet sexual solicitation... Talk with your children. Many children who use the Internet are the targets of unwanted sexual advances. According to a study published in the June…

    Weight Lifting for Kids - Safe? Effective?
    Weight Lifting for Kids – Safe? Effective?

    My 14-year-old son is gearing up for freshman high school football in the fall. Team weight lifting starts next week. Is it healthy? Can this stunt long-term growth? (more…)…

    Teenager smoking. smoking and snoring can be linked to ADHD
    Smoking, Snoring and ADHD?

    To snore is fairly common among school-age children, but snoring is more than twice as common among children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to information presented at…

    Children with Asthma Miss Out
    Children with Asthma Miss Out

    We know what to do, but we are not doing it! Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs. Inflammation can cause ongoing damage. Albuterol helps children breath better for the moment, but do…

    Children, Exercise and Parks
    Children, Exercise and Parks

    We are raising the most sedentary generation of children in human history. However, a study published in the April 2001 issue of the American Journal of Public Health offers real, practical hope. Chil…

    Does Your Child Really Have ADHD?
    Does Your Child Really Have ADHD?

    Rates of diagnosing ADHD in some school and medical settings are still 300% higher than in others, according to an article in the March 2001 electronic issue of Pediatrics. Some children are labeled a…

    School Start Times
    School Start Times

    In most school districts across the United States, the buses begin rounding up high school students very early in the morning and then make a later trip for the start of elementary school. (more&helli…

    Chicken Pox Vaccine
    Chicken Pox Vaccine

    No matter how much is known about a vaccine before it is licensed for routine use, after it has been used in millions of people it is possible to discover side effects that are too subtle or too rare …

    The Lunch of Champions?
    The Lunch of Champions?

    No, once again, breakfast emerges as the most important meal for parents to focus on with their kids. Many children (and adults) still skip breakfast. (more…)…

    Health-Hop Music
    Health-Hop Music

    Music is a key to the inner world of children. It's also a great way to teach adolescents (and younger children) about health and social responsibility. Between the ages of 13 and 18, the average teen…

    Diet Influences Asthma Risk
    Diet Influences Asthma Risk

    Kids' changing diets may be, in part, responsible for the worldwide increase in asthma. A study published in the September 2000 issue of Thorax looked at the demographics and skin test results of chil…

    Sports and Head Injuries
    Sports and Head Injuries

    We know that repeated head injuries can lead to long-term neurologic damage. What happens when kids play football or hockey? (more…)…

    Car Seat Safety
    Car Seat Safety

    Parents and children alike look forward to four years and forty pounds when they no longer have to hassle with car seats. Even though experts (including me) recommend not using regular seat belts unti…

    Is Your Child Unrestrained?
    Is Your Child Unrestrained?

    Most of us would now look with horror if we saw a car speeding down the highway with an unrestrained baby crawling about. Thankfully, infant car seats have become the standard. But what about 4-year-o…

    Fast Facts about Diabetes
    Fast Facts about Diabetes

    A fasting blood sugar at or above 126 mg/dL or a random blood sugar at or above 200 mg/dL is diagnostic of diabetes, according to the official American Diabetes Association definition. (more…)…

    Bruxism - Helping Children Who Grind Their Teeth At Night
    Bruxism – Helping Children Who Grind Their Teeth At Night

    Like sucking on pacifiers and thumbs, grinding the teeth (called bruxism) is a common habit that usually disappears on its own as young children grow. The two peak periods of bruxism are as the baby t…

    Short-Term Memory And ADHD - Like Behavior
    Short-Term Memory And ADHD – Like Behavior

    Some children who are thought to have ADHD don't have significant attention problems at all - short-term memory deficits can produce the ADHD-like behavior. Some children with ADHD also have separate …

    Children's Back Pain Is Real And Needs Proper Evaluation
    Children’s Back Pain Is Real And Needs Proper Evaluation

    Children's health issues are just the same as adult health issues -- only smaller. In adults, back pain is a common musculoskeletal problem. In children, back pain should be taken seriously. (more&hel…

    Television Drama Highlights Dangers of Huffing
    Television Drama Highlights Dangers of Huffing

    I've learned that on 11/29/99, the popular television show 7th Heaven (WB, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m., PST) will use drama to teach about huffing, the common, dangerous, and hidden drug abuse epidemic. I urge …