KidsHealth at the AMA

When my children were babies, my wife and I took turns walking the floor when one of them was sick, or not feeling well, or just didn’t want to sleep. (I know, babies always sleep the whole night through, but mine occasionally didn’t). When something went on that we weren’t sure of, it was off to the doctor’s office. Most of the time it was minor, if anything at all. Now if we had access to the information on today’s Family Site, we would have been better informed. Not that would have changed the outcome, but at least we would have been better informed.

The site it called “Kids Health at the AMA”. The AMA is the American Medical Association, which is the largest organization of its type in the world. Here you will find all sorts of resources about children and babies. Their development as they grow, such as when should a baby start to walk, is in an area called Your Baby’s Development. There is a section on Safety and Accident Prevention, both in the home and in the car. A section on Childhood Infections was most interesting to me. It talks about germs, infections, immunizations, the list goes on. The reports and articles presented here are written for the layperson to understand. So don’t think you have to think like a physician to understand this page.

This site is best used before something happens. I am not suggesting that if your child has an accident to run to this website and find out how to deal with it. What I am suggesting is that as a parent you read it, to gain some of the knowledge about common everyday health items that relate to your children. You owe it to yourself, and more importantly, you owe it to them.

http://www.ama-assn.org/kidshealth