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KidsHealth is more than just the facts about health. As part of The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth also provides families with perspective, advice, and comfort about a wide range of physical, emotional, and behavioral issues that affect children and teens.

Warning: The information on this site is not medical advice. The information on this site has been prepared by a team that includes qualified medical, education and other health professionals, as a public service, to provide easy access to information about health and social issues.

Brain Works Project

BAM! Body and Mind will tell you everything you need to know about all of the stuff that matters. Whether it’s nutrition, physical activity, stress, safety, or diseases, we’ve got you covered! We designed this specifically for you—kids 9–12 years old—and even have some awesome games and quizzes to test your skills!

Created with input from experts in child psychology, early childhood education, media and other fields, PBS Parents provides the answers you need to be your child’s first, best teacher.

Historically, many parents and educators believed that when it came to social and emotional skills, you either got it or you don’t.

Being your child’s first teacher may make you the first person to notice or worry about the possibility of a learning disability. Get the facts to be the best advocate for your child.

Kids are becoming increasingly concerned with weight at a younger age.

Helping teens feel good about their bodies.

There is also scientific evidence of growing dissatisfaction with body image in preschool children.

t is common for young people to feel increasingly uncomfortable with their bodies as changes occur during adolescence. Low self-esteem occurs when expectations of how you want your body to look don’t match up to reality. These types of feelings can lead to distorted thoughts and emotions about your bodies and negative thoughts about body image and self-worth can lead to changes in eating and exercise behaviours.

By Raising Children Network, with the Centre for Adolescent Health