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  • Spinal Cord Injuries for Parents


    A spinal cord injury is when the spinal cord gets cut, bruised, stretched, or poked. It can change the way the body moves, feels, and functions.

  • Cutting and Self-Harm Factsheet (for Schools) for Parents


    What teachers should know about self-injury, and how to help students who do it.

  • Eating Disorders for Teens


    Eating disorders are problems that affect a person’s eating behaviors as well as attitudes and feelings about food and their body. This article for teens describes how different eating disorders impact a person's health and emotions.

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Factsheet (for Schools) for Parents


    What teachers should know about posttraumatic stress disorder, and how to help students with PTSD.

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Factsheet (for Schools) for Parents


    What teachers should know about obsessive-compulsive disorder, and how to help students with OCD in class.

  • Failure to Thrive for Parents


    Most kids grow well but some have ”failure to thrive.” This means they don't gain weight as expected and may not grow as tall as they should.

  • Turner Syndrome for Parents


    Girls with Turner syndrome, a genetic condition, usually are shorter than average and infertile due to early loss of ovarian function. Early diagnosis and treatments can help most of them.

  • Understanding Dyslexia for Parents


    Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes it hard to learn to read and understand written language. Even kids with average or above-average intelligence can have dyslexia.

  • Your Child's Diabetes Health Care Team for Parents


    When you have a child with diabetes, you and your family have a lot to learn, but you don't have to go it alone. Your child's diabetes health care team can help.

  • Goldenhar Syndrome for Parents


    Goldenhar syndrome can cause incomplete development of bones in the face, affecting the ear, nose, soft palate, lip, and jaw. A cleft and craniofacial care team can help kids born with the condition.