Helping Hands

Parental Guidance

The Helping Hands patient education materials are written and illustrated by Nationwide Children’s Hospital medical, nursing and allied health professionals and provide valuable information on a variety of topics to help you care for your child. Click on the links below to learn more about specific diseases/conditions, tests and procedures and medications.

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Allergies to Foods
Allergy to Medicines
Allergy to Stinging Insects
Burn Prevention – Infant – Toddler
Burn Prevention – Preschool – School Age
Calming a Fussy Baby
Car Seat Safety
Child Care and Illness – Should Your Child Stay Home
Cough and Cold Medications- OTC
CPR for Child over 8 Years Old
CPR for Children 1-8 Years Old
CPR for Infants
Food Poisoning Prevention and Treatment
Frostbite (Frostnip)
Hand Hygiene

Home Safety for Infants and Toddlers
Immunizations – Frequently Asked Questions
Influenza – Who Should get the Flu Vaccine
Inhalers – Spacers
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Lice – Treatment and Prevention
Mealtime Success
Menstruation (Menstrual Period)
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac
School and Illness – Should Your Child Stay Home
Secondhand Smoke
SIDS Prevention
Sleep Terrors and Sleepwalking
Temperature Taking – Glass Thermometer
Toilet Training

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