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Who is behind KidsHealth?
Neil Izenberg, MD In 1992, Dr. Izenberg founded the Nemours Foundation’s Center for Children’s Health Media, which creates online, print, and video media aimed at parents, kids, and teens, and in 1995 founded the KidsHealth website, KidsHealth.org.
Is KidsHealth org a reliable source?
KidsHealth (www.kidshealth.org) from Nemours, a nonprofit children’s health system, has been a reliable resource for consumers ever since it was established in 1995 with a goal to help parents, kids, and teens take charge of their health.
Is KidsHealth org peer reviewed?
How KidsHealth Medical Reviewers Are Selected. Articles and features on this site are reviewed by members of the KidsHealth Panel of Expert Reviewers.
What is stress KidsHealth?
What Is Stress? Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid — which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
What is Nemours KidsHealth?
Founded in 1992, the Nemours Center for Children’s Health Media (KidsHealth®) was the first group in the nation dedicated to the creation of high-quality, family-friendly media aimed at helping parents and kids understand children’s health issues.
Is Nemours a non profit?
As a not-for-profit health system, we contribute more than $220 million annually to meet community health needs. We are actively researching the next innovations in care. We’re ranked 14th for National Institutes of Health research funding, out of 150 freestanding children’s hospitals in the United States.
Why is peer pressure bad?
Negative peer pressure can lead teens in bad directions. It could lead them to try alcohol or drugs, skip school or engage in other poor behaviors that could put their health at risk.
How do you know if a child has anxiety?
Symptoms of anxiety in children
- finding it hard to concentrate.
- not sleeping, or waking in the night with bad dreams.
- not eating properly.
- quickly getting angry or irritable, and being out of control during outbursts.
- constantly worrying or having negative thoughts.
- feeling tense and fidgety, or using the toilet often.
Does my 5 year old have anxiety?
“But there are certain circumstances where I hope my kids will feel anxious.”…When children’s anxiety is normal.
| Typical fears by age | |
|---|---|
| 4-5 | Bugs, getting lost, monsters, death |
| 5-7 | Germs/illness, natural disasters, school |
| 7-12 | Performance anxiety, social situations, burglars and kidnappers, war |
Is Nemours a good hospital?
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children has been ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals in each year it has participated in the survey. The rankings rely on clinical data and on an annual survey of pediatric specialists. “We are especially proud of the improved rankings achieved this year.