The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
As part of that commitment, the AAP publishes expert advice for parents, caregivers, and patients on Pediatric Patient Education. Information can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and many titles also are available in Spanish.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic condition that affects the brain and causes newborns and young infants to be weak and slow to gain weight but shifts to causing excessive hunger and weight gain in toddlers. It affects boys and girls equally.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Seizures, Febrile
Febrile seizures are described as generalized (whole brain and body involved), tonic-clonic (shaking) movements of a child’s body in response to a high fever. These seizures represent abnormal brain electrical activity triggered by fever.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Seizures, Nonfebrile (Epilepsy)
Seizures represent the most common neurologic disorder in children. About 1% of all children have a type of non-febrile seizure disorder, or epilepsy.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Short-Stature Conditions
More than 100 specific conditions have been identified that can cause short stature. Achondroplasia occurs in people of all races and with equal frequency in males and females, and it affects about 1 in every 26,000 children. An estimated 10,000 individuals in the United States have achondroplasia.
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Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Sickle Cell Disease
Children with sickle cell disease should have at least 8 cups of water or fluid per day.
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