Parenting Resources
The following guides and articles cover a range of health topics, with tips for parents, tips for kids and teens, recommended reading/viewing, and crisis resources put together by the pediatric experts at CHOC and Premier Pediatrics. These guides are not meant to replace your child’s professional healthcare team, but rather, to supplement it by giving you helpful tips and tools all in one place.
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Celebrate Health Literacy Month 2025: Tips, events and resources
October is Health Literacy Month — a time dedicated to helping people find, understand and use health information.
What happens when you call a suicide or crisis hotline? Here’s what to expect
What happens when you call a suicide hotline? Learn who answers, what they do, and how these calls can help in a mental health crisis.
A new recipe for healing: How Rady Children’s Health is using food as medicine
Rady Children’s Health launches its groundbreaking Culinary Medicine Program using food, fun, and education to transform pediatric healing and wellness.
What parents need to know about AI chatbots, mental health, and suicide awareness
In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, experts share what parents need to know about AI chatbots and youth mental health, plus tips to keep kids safe.
Should adolescents consume energy drinks?
Learn why energy drink consumption in adolescents poses health risks due to high caffeine and sugar levels, and explore safer alternatives for teens.
A rare diagnosis, a resilient spirit
A rare diagnosis won’t define Amelia. With resilience, laughter and expert care at Rady Children’s, she’s living fully and lighting the way for others.
