Tip #4624 - Kids Health
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Kids
Health
Welcome to Kids
Health, a Web site that is separated into three parts so that everyone
can get the most out of it! The sections are Parents, Kids and Teen.
Parents –
In this section, the first thing you'll notice is probably whatever
is being featured at the moment. While I was there, it was the issue
of cutting. To the right of the featured article, you’ll find
a menu.
The sections on
that menu are: General Health, Infections, Emotions & Behavior,
Growth & Development, Nutrition & Fitness, Pregnancy &
Newborns, Medical Problems, Positive Parenting, First Aid & Safety,
Doctors & Hospitals, In the News and En Espanol.
Beneath the featured
article, you’ll find the Daily Q&A as well. While I was
there, it was about how you should sleep while you’re pregnant
and why. I also noticed on the strip that scrolls across the bottom
that you can click into a section for teachers, where you'll find
help with lesson plans and activities.
Kids – On
the main page, you’ll find the spotlight section. While I was
there, it was about Crushes. Crushes goes through and dissects what
a crush is, how children might be feeling and what to do about it.
On the side menu,
you'll see a lot of sections. A favorite of mine is "Dealing
with Feelings." That section gives kids a lot of scenarios they
may be in and it discusses how they may be feeling and why. The other
sections are: Staying Healthy, Recipes, Everyday Illness and Injuries,
My Body, Growing Up, Kid's Talk (a Q&A section on a lot of different
subjects), Watch Out, The Game Closet, Kid's Health Problems, WORD!
A Glossary of Medical Terms, Health Problems of Grownups and En Espanol
(which allows you to access it in Spanish).
People, Places
& Things That Help Me - I left this section off the list, because
I wanted to talk about it a little more in depth. This section teaches
children about People (Therapist, Doctors, Dentists, School Counselors),
Places (Hospital, Emergency Room, Operating Room) and Things (Shots,
Medicines, Casts, Glasses and Contacts, etc.) they may have to experience
during a time in their childhood.
Teen – There
is a bounty of wonderful information here that I really wish I had
access to as a teen. For example, Body Beautiful in the lower left
corner answers questions and teaches you about body image.
This section specifically
targets teen issues, as you can tell from the side menu. The categories
are: Your Mind, Your Body, Sexual Health, Food & Fitness, Recipes,
Drugs & Alcohol, Q & A, Diseases & Conditions, Infections,
School & Jobs, Staying Safe and En Espanol.
There was a great
article on confidence while I was there. It was at the top of the
page and was titled “Kayla’s Story: Alopecia.” Kayla
has Alopecia, which is an autoimmune disease that attacks the hair
follicles. In spite of her hair falling out, she has retained her
confidence and still feels beautiful! She even won a beauty pageant
and competed for Miss Delaware, where she finished fourth.
Kids Health is
a site filled with helpful health information for all ages. It certainly
is one you can explore with your children or send your children to
for answers. Check it out today!
http://kidshealth.org/
~ Amanda
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