Healthy Body Resources
Encouraging physical activity is key to helping kids develop healthy bodies. Making exercise fun by engaging in activities they enjoy, like sports, dancing, or playing games, can motivate them to stay active. Also, ensuring they have a balanced and nutritious diet, incorporating plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins, is crucial. Limiting screen time and encouraging outdoor playtime further promotes physical health. Finally, leading by example - showing your own enjoyment of physical activities and making healthy food choices - can greatly influence and inspire kids to prioritize their own health.
- Caffeine
- Carbohydrates and Sugar
- Electronic health records
- Fats
- Fiber
- Fitness and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
- Fitness and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
- Fitness and Your 3- to 5-Year-Old
- Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
- Fitness for Kids Who Don't Like Sports
- Food Portions: How Much Should I Eat?
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy eating away from home
- How to find affordable health care
- How to Take Your Child's Pulse
- Kids – How the body works
- Kids and Exercise
- Preparing your child for visits to the doctor
- Staying at a healthy weight
- Strength Training
- Teaching Your Child How to Swallow Pills
- Vitamins and Minerals
- When your child outgrows pediatric care
- Your child’s dental care
- Your Child's Weight
- Body Piercing
Teen health
- Body image and self-esteem
- Choosing your own doctor
- Electronic health records
- Getting teens involved in their health care
- Gynecology checkups
- Health insurance basics
- How much sleep do i need?
- How to fill a prescription
- How to fill a prescription
- I think i have a mental health problem. Who can i talk to?
- Nutrition & fitness center
- Smart snacking
- Taking charge of your medical care
- Talking to your doctor
- Testicular exams
- What's the right weight for my height?
- Why exercise is wise
- Yoga
- Your medical records
STDs and other infections
- Bacterial vaginosi
- Chlamydia
- Do I need a pelvic exam if I had the HPV vaccine?
- Genital herpes
- Genital warts (HPV)
- Gonorrhea
- HIV and aids
- HPV vaccine
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis C
- How do I get checked for STDs without my parents knowing?
- How do people get aids?
- How to get tested for HIV
- How to use a condom
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Pubic lice (crabs)
- STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
- Syphilis
- Talking with your partner about sex
- Talking to your partner about condoms
- Talking to your partner about STDs
- Telling your partner you have an STD
- Trichomoniasis
- Urinary tract infections
- Vaginal discharge: what's normal, what's not
- Vaginal yeast infections