Advice and Parenting Tips
If you have kids, you probably have questions about their health. Cook Children's gives you access to explanations, symptoms and tips, all in language that's easy to understand.
At Cook Children's, we want you to have all the information you need at your fingertips. So, with the help of families, we created a health care notebook to help you keep your child's health information in one place and up to date.
We encourage you to print this document and put it in a binder. Bring the binder to clinic appointments or hospital visits and share the information with any of your child's caregivers.
If you have questions, comments or suggestions about the health care notebook, please email us at family.library@cookchildrens.org.
Milestones matter! Track your child's milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child's development; and find out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing.
From birth to age 5, your child should reach milestones in how he or she plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun!
Do you have questions about an illness or condition? About how to keep your child healthy and safe? Where you can find health information you can trust? Let us help.
Fill out this request form and click "Submit form." Our librarians will put together reliable health information just for you.
What is tummy time, and why is it important?
From sleeping, feeding, and cuddling to car seats, strollers, bouncy seats and more, babies spend a lot of time on their backs. But they also need lots of tummy time to help build muscles and strength and to gain other healthy benefits. Get the full story from a Cook Children's physical therapist on the importance of tummy time for your baby.
7 myths about fever. Find out what they are, now.
When it comes to kids, fever is one of the hottest topics of discussion. That's because there are a whole lot of myths about what a fever means and doesn't mean. To help dispel the myths, a Cook Children's pediatrician shares the facts and talks about when to worry, when to call the doctor and what every parent really needs to know about fever.
Safe infant sleep
There's nothing sweeter or more peaceful than a sleeping baby. But how do you know if he or she is sleeping safely? As parents and caregivers, we know you want to do everything it takes to protect your baby. We've put together some great resources to help you learn about safe sleep routines.
Safe at home
How safe is your home? You might be surprised by things that pose risks to your family. Check out the resources here on things like babyproofing, childproofing and buying and using safe products and toys. There's also great information what do in a storm, fires and disasters. You'll also find great safety checklist and so much more for you to explore.
Concussion resources from the CDC
Keeping children and teens healthy and safe is always a top priority.
Whether you are a parent, youth sports coach, school coach, school professional, or health care provider, these links will help you recognize, respond to and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury.
- Brain injury basics – Learn how to detect, respond to, recover from and help prevent concussions.
- Helmet safety – Learn how to choose, fit and maintain the right helmet for specific sports.
- Resource center – Download free training and resources, check out videos and podcasts, connect with us and more.
- Get involved – You can make a big difference in educating your community about concussion and keeping kids and teens safe from this injury.
- Guidelines and recommendations – Find tips for recovering from a concussion and returning to activities.
Additional resources from Cook Children's
