Summary: What may be dirty to a grown-up isn't necessarily dirty to a youngster. In this program, fun, friendly animated characters guide children step by step through taking a shower, washing hair, brushing teeth, and clipping nails. In addition, young viewers will learn about germs, the importance of clean clothes, and when and how to wash hands properly.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV STAYoung, Caroline
Summary: Written in an approachable, engaging style, this book takes a detailed and sometimes humorous look at how to have a healthy, happy lifestyle. Readers are given advice about healthy eating and exercise; managing the pressures of the teenage years; how to get enough sleep, navigate friendships and relationships, and look after their mental health. The overall aim of the book is to encourage...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing Ltd. 2020
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Summary: Have you had a healthy day today? This book will give you the words you need to stay well and happy, inside and out, and to take care of others, too.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613 MORJane, Lillian
Summary: "Today is a very exciting day--it's Elmo is heading off to school, and he wants to be a School Superhero! Join Elmo as he gets ready like a hero and learns about wearing masks and hand washing. It's going to be a SUPER day! With the help of Elmo and his mommy, this all new story from world-renowned education brand Sesame Workshop will help children combat school anxiety and understand new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SESCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE SESSummary: In this collection of health-related episodes, Arthur catches chicken pox, frets about losing his baby teeth, and has bad dreams caused by eating too many sweets. D.W. has a tantrum over spinach, and their dog Pal has to stay overnight at the veterinary clinic.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Kids 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ART RATED GSummary: Preventive healthcare is crucial to the well-being of young children. This program covers vital health issues including vaccinations and immunizations, as well as how to recognize symptoms of serious illness. Recently developed vaccines for chicken pox and Hepatitis B are examined, and the myths that polio and diphtheria have been eradicated are addressed. Foundation health habits such as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Childhood asthma is a daunting challenge, but with guidance from a physician, the condition is manageable and shouldn't prevent youngsters from enjoying sports and activities. This program serves as an additional source of information for anyone raising kids with asthma. Parents will learn how to become active partners with doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals; be certain they...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Nothing can warm a parent's heart like a child's smile. But that beautiful smile needs help. Dental Care for Kids is an adult's guide to children's teeth: how they develop, the care they need, and the diseases that can spoil a child's mouth. It gives useful information about proper dental care from the prenatal period through the development of primary teeth until permanent teeth come in. This...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Corporate medicine is rapidly replacing the traditional family practice. This video provides today's parents with information and support in navigating the confusing new world of health care.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Common Childhood Injuries is an excellent program that teaches how to care for minor emergencies and how to prevent serious ones from getting worse before medical help arrives. Part one covers coping with emergencies; allergic reactions; bites and stings; bone, joint, and muscle injuries; and burns. Part two covers cardiopulmonary arrest; choking; cuts; scrapes; abrasions; drowning; electrical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: All new parents face sleep-related issues, some mild, some extreme. This program profiles two families suffering from sleep deprivation and in great need of help as they establish bedtime routines. The parents of 11-month-old Lewis let him sleep in their bed, where he breastfeeds throughout the night-exhausting his mom and dad and preventing intimacy between them. Nineteen-month-old Yasmine...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: What can be done about the escalating violence in the lives of today's teenagers? This video focuses on ways to identify and reduce aggressive tendencies in young children.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Daynes, Katie
Summary: All the big questions children are asking about viruses (and adults are struggling to answer) are covered in this much-needed addition to the ever-popular First Questions & Answers series. Our lives have been taken over by a tiny germ we can't even see. It's time to explain to young children (and their parents and carers) what's really going on. What IS a virus? How do viruses spread? Why...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Set Lift Flap Daynes 2021Garabedian, Helen.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo/Lifelong 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 GARSiegel, Bettina Elias
Summary: Most parents start out wanting to raise healthy eaters. Then the world intervenes. In Kid Food, nationally recognized writer and food advocate Bettina Elias Siegel explores one of the fundamental challenges of modern parenting: trying to raise healthy eaters in a society intent on pushing children in the opposite direction. Siegel dives deep into the many influences that make feeding children...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 613.2083 SIESears, William
Summary: A guide for parents and children to use for toilet training.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 649.62 SEASummary: Nothing can be more distressing to a new parent than not knowing how to help when baby is sick. This program gives clear demonstrations of how to take an infant's temperature using a digital thermometer and how to measure and give prescription medication.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Although the culprit behind food poisoning is often invisible to the eye, food-borne illnesses represent a colossal health issue spanning a wide range of problems and solutions. This program explores the causes of food contamination, the symptoms and ailments it produces, and the methods for preventing it. Viewers are introduced to bacteria, viruses, fungi, molds, and yeasts that threaten...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Children can develop diabetes at a very young age, requiring them to deal with the daily complexities of this disease. The children who do best are those who handle most of the responsibilities of disease management themselves. This program from The Doctor Is In looks at how they learn to analyze their blood sugar levels and manage their care. Viewers meet several children ages 9 to 15 who have...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Parents want their children to live happy and healthy lives. With help from the medical community this is possible. Immunizations at the appropriate points in a child's development can have lifelong benefits. This comprehensive program helps parents understand the need for vaccinations against disease, and explains how the vaccines work, and the results and reactions that may occur with each...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Shetreat-Klein, Maya
Summary: In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Mark Hyman, and Andrew Weil, pioneering integrative pediatric neurologist Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, reveals the shocking contents of children's food, how it's seriously harming their bodies and brains, and what we can do about it. And she presents the first nutritional plan for getting and keeping children healthy - a plan that any family can follow. Maya...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.92 SHESummary: From packing for the hospital to readying for emergencies, the entry into parenthood-whether for first-timers or veterans-requires careful preparation. This program features a family focused on the impending arrival of its newest member and all the concerns that typically accompany a baby's birth. Expecting their fourth child, Blainagh and Gerard live a good 90 minutes from the nearest...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Four to eight percent of American children experience bouts of major depression. Among teenage girls, that rate can be as high as sixteen percent. This program from The Doctor Is In emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to avoid potential patterns of repeated depression later in life-and to prevent substance abuse and suicide. Children suffering from depression talk about...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Throughout early childhood, the ritual of bathing is an important opportunity for children to develop an objective understanding of the body. In this program, mental health specialists and others immerse themselves in the subject of bathing, examining how it bonds parents with their babies and helps shape a child's self-perception. Footage of parents and their children offers additional...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006