It’s almost never a good idea for a kid to try to gain weight, especially by eating lots of junk food. Many people want to be thinner, so it can seem strange that some kids want to gain weight. But kids who are thin sometimes feel like they aren’t the right size. And they might …
Most nosebleeds look worse than they are. In other words, nosebleeds are messy, a little uncomfortable, and sometimes even scary, but they’re usually no big deal. A kid might get nosebleeds just once in a while or more often. The nosebleeds that are most common in kids usually happen near the front of the nose, …
Sometimes, kids have trouble hearing. One of the best people to see for a hearing problem is an audiologist (say: ah-dee-AHL-uh-jist). An audiologist is a specialist who’s trained to understand how hearing works and how to help kids who don’t hear normally. Hearing problems can be a little like solving a mystery. Why? Because the ear …
Why do some people need glasses and others don’t? Everyone’s eyes are a little different — not just the color, but the way they work and how well they see. Sometimes all the parts of the eye don’t work together the way they should. But eyeglasses or contact lenses, also called corrective lenses, can help most people …
What Is Dehydration? When it’s hot outside and you’ve been sweating, you get thirsty. Why? Thirst can be a sign of dehydration (say: dee-hye-DRAY-shun). Dehydration means that your body doesn’t have enough water in it to keep it working right. A person gets water by drinking and eating. You lose water when you sweat, urinate (pee), have diarrhea, or …
You wake up in a cranky mood. Your head hurts. You don’t have the energy to even get out of bed. And you can’t breathe out of your nose. What’s wrong? You may have a cold! What Is a Cold? A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory system. This just means it can …
There’s a lot of talk these days about fit kids. People who care (parents, doctors, teachers, and others) want to know how to help kids be more fit. Being fit is a way of saying a person eats well, gets a lot of physical activity (exercise), and has a healthy weight. If you’re fit, your body …
You lean over to whisper something to your friend and you can tell by the look on your friend’s face that something is up. Could it be your breath? Maybe you shouldn’t have put extra onions on your hamburger at lunch. What’s a kid with smelly breath to do? The good news is that bad …
Getting the Right Message “Hey, who wants a drink?” “Oh, come on, just one drink won’t hurt you. It’s fun.” “It’s cool. Everybody drinks, right?” Wrong. Drinking alcohol is dangerous for kids and teens and sometimes for adults, too. Alcohol is a drug, and it is the drug most abused by teens. Many kids …
Nobody likes getting a shot. They can hurt, and it’s weird knowing that the nurse is about to jab you with that needle. But shots called vaccines keep you from getting some serious diseases. These diseases could make you very sick. The pinch of a shot isn’t nearly as bad as those illnesses. How Do …
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