What are growth plates and how do they affect how a child’s bones heal after a broken bone? Find these answers and why your kid should see a pediatric specialist.

Tips for how to safely swaddle babies while protecting their hips and airways. Easy step-by-step instructions for how to swaddle babies to help them sleep well.

Know the signs of a broken bone and when it might be time to take your child to a pediatrician, urgent care center or emergency department.

Learn about different types of nonsurgical treatment our spine specialists may use in your child’s scoliosis care, including Scrhoth therapy and spine bracing.

If your child has been diagnosed with cancer, this article will provide you with professional insight on how to explain your child’s cancer diagnosis, and how to explain his or her diagnosis to your child’s friends and siblings.

If your child has been diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder, this article will provide you with professional insight on how to prepare your child your cancer or blood disorder treatment.

When temperatures drop in winter months, parents and coaches should be aware of how to keep growing athletes safe from cold-weather injuries.

Heat, dehydration, and improper stretching or warmups can increase a growing athlete’s chance of getting leg and muscle cramps.

Learn the symptoms of dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke in teen and youth athletes. Our experts provide tips to avoid these heat-related illnesses.

Learn why your teen’s pediatrician should perform their annual pre-participation sports physical exam.