Health Information
McKenzie Pediatrics Eugene-Springfield Children's Clinic is glad to provide parents with information about a variety of health issues for children from babies to teens, information on topics such as autism, vaccine safety, baby safety, childhood obesity, and others that you might be concerned about as a parent. Additional topics are continually being added, so check back regularly!
- A Menu For Mental Wellbeing
- A Teen's Personalized Guide to Managing Stress
- Acne Basics For Teens
- ADD & ADHD: A Parent Guide
- ADD/ADHD Basics of Treatment
- Adolescent Nutrition: What Parents Need To Know
- Anemia and Your Child
- Ankle Injuries: Basic Home Care
- Anti-Depressant Use
- Asthma: What Can I Do To Reduce My Child's Need For Medication?
- Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
- Backpacks: Pack Them Light & Wear Them Right
- Battery Ingestions: An Emerging Hazard
- Bedbugs Are Back, And They're Biting
- Bedwetting (Enuresis) & Urinary Incontinence
- Best Books on Anxiety in Children
- Blocked Tear Ducts In Infants
- Boosting Calories in Underweight Kids
- Bow-Legs & Knock-Knees: Information For Parents
- Breaking the Pacifier Habit
- Breast Feeding Basics
- Bullying: Children Hurting Children
- Burn & Sunburn Care Basics
- Calcium: Is My Child Getting Enough?
- Cancer in the Parent or Caregiver
- Car Seats 101
- Casein-Containing Foods To Avoid If Your Baby Is Allergic to Dairy
- Celiac Disease: More Common Than We Realize
- Childhood Headaches
- Childhood Sports Participation: Ready, Willing, and Able?
- Children and Lawn Mowers: A Dangerous Combination
- Choking Game – Not A Game At All
- Choosing Safe Toys
- Circumcision Care: After the Procedure
- Circumcision: Is It The Right Thing To Do For Your Baby?
- Clean Hands Matter!
- Colds & Fevers In Children
- Colic: Excessive Crying In The Young Infant
- Concussions In The Young Athlete
- Conjunctivitis ("Pink Eye")
- Constipation Care Plan
- Contraception: What Teen Girls Need To Know
- Controlling Allergens In Your Child’s Environment
- Coping With Death: How To Help Your Bereaved Child
- Corneal Abrasions: Advice For Parents
- Corporal Punishment: Ever or Never?
- COVID-19 Quarantine vs Isolation Guide For Parents
- Crib Safety 2011: Know The New Rules
- Croup And Your Young Child
- Dating Violence: Tips For Parents
- Diaper Rashes
- Dietary Fiber: Good Sources For Your Child
- Discipline Suggestions for Older Kids & Teens
- Divorce: Its Impact On Children
- Do Parents Matter?
- Dogs And Children
- Dr. Todd's 'Tween & Teen Suggested Reading List 2015
- Drowning Prevention
- Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
- Eczema Do's and Don'ts
- Emotional Development of Preschoolers
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
- Febrile seizures
- Fever
- Finding Child Care
- Firearm Injury Prevention
- Fireworks Safety
- Fluoride: Information For Parents
- Food Allergy and Intolerance
- Gait Irregularities: Information For Parents
- Gifted Children
- Growing Foods For Growing Bodies
- Growing Pains
- Guiding Your Child Through Adolescence
- Halloween Safety
- Hand Foot Mouth Disease
- Healthy Skin and Nails
- Herbal Remedies For GI Complaints
- Herbal Remedies For Insomnia
- Hitting (and How To Respond Without Hitting Back)
- HIV & Aids: What Teens Need To Know
- Hives in Children
- Homesickness in Children
- Homework: How to Help Your Child Succeed in School
- Injury Prevention Across Childhood
- Insect Bites
- Inspirational Quotes & Thoughts For Parents For Their Children
- International Adoptions: An Overview
- Introducing Solid Feedings
- Introversion & Extroversion: Do You Know Your Child?
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Is My Breast Feeding Baby Allergic To Dairy?
- Is Your Child Ready For School?
- Keeping Eczema Under Wraps: Recommendations for Applying Wet Wraps
- Kids Need A Respite From TV
- Labial Adhesions
- Maternal Diet & Health During Pregnancy & Lactation
- Media Use Impacts Attention Span
- Mental Health Wellness During Quarantine
- Molluscum
- MRSA: How To Decolonize Your Child At Home
- Newborn Skin Care
- Night Terrors
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Nosebleeds
- Nutrition For Toddlers & Pre-Schoolers
- Nutritional Supplements and the Teen Athlete
- Obese Kids Face Lifetime Of Woes
- Packing a Nutritious AND Delicious School Lunch
- Parents: Beware of Childhood Infections
- Physical Activity At Child Care: Not Enough, And Too Much TV
- Physical Development In Girls: What To Expect
- Potty Training Basics
- Praise and Parenting
- Preparing For Foreign Travel
- Preventing Foodborne Illness
- Promoting Positive Sexual Attitudes
- Radiation Risk in Childhood Diagnostic Imaging
- RSV
- Scabies
- Setting Limits For Young Children
- SIDS: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
- Smoking Cessation in the Adolescent:
- Soup Recipes For Families
- Spitting Up (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease/GERD)
- Stinky Feet
- Stuttering: When To be Concerned?
- Summer Safety
- Summer Vacation Article
- Sunscreen and Kids
- Swimmer's Ear
- Tanning Beds: Neither Safe Nor For Your Good Health
- Teen Driving: A Must-Read for Parents
- Teething
- The 8 Best Probiotic Supplements for Kids
- The Play’s The Thing: Today’s Children Are Not Getting Enough Of It
- Thimerosal: No Link To Autism
- Tips On Flying With Children
- Toddler Nutrition
- Toddler Sleep Problems: Help for Parents
- Toilet Training Resistance
- Toy Guns and Gunplay: Should Parents Be Worried?
- Toys or TV? AAP Says It’s A 'No-Brainer'
- Turning Kids' Minds Off Consumerism
- TV Decency? It's Up To Parents
- Tylenol and Ibuprofen Dosing
- VCUG
- Vitamin C : Some Kids Are Not Getting Enough
- Vitamin D: Most Infants & Children Don't Get Enough!
- Vomiting & Diarrhea Home Management
- Warts & Wart Care
- Water Safety
- Ways to Increase Milk Supply
- What Else Can I Do For Depression Besides Medication?