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Dacryostenosis (blocked tear duct)
Damaging property
Dandruff
Dark circles under the eyes
Dark, fear of, resource list
Day care
- adjustment
- babysitter guidelines
- ensure safe day care
- finding and choosing
- form for medicines
- instruction form for babysitters
- questions to ask about
DDH (dislocated hip in babies)
Deafness
- general guidelines
- resource list
Dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Death
- general guidelines to help a child cope
- preparing children for death of a loved one
- resource list
Dehydration
Dental care
- cavities
- preventing bacterial endocarditis
- resource list
- when and why to visit the dentist
Dentist visit
- resource list
Depo-provera
Depression
- in children and teens
- resource list
Dermabond skin adhesive, caring for
Dermatitis
- atopic
- contact
Development, how young children learn
Development, normal
- 0 to 2 weeks
- 2 weeks
- month 2
- month 4
- month 6
- month 9
- month 12
- month 15
- month 18
- year 2
- year 3
- year 4
- year 5
- year 6
- year 7
- year 8
- year 9
- year 10
- year 11
- years 12 to 14
- years 15 to 17
- years 18 to 20
Developmental disability, resource list
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Developmental stimulation
Diabetes mellitus
- diet
- exercise
- glucagon injections
- hemoglobin A1c test
- hypoglycemia
- insulin
- ketoacidosis
- ketone testing
- resource list
- school concerns
- self blood glucose monitoring
- serum glucose test
- type 1
- type 2
Diaper
- safety in pools
- types
- washing
Diaper rash
Diaphragm, vaginal
Diaries for data collection
- behavior
  - chart
  - text
- crying
  - chart
  - text
- food
  - daily diet
  - symptoms
- pain
  - chart
  - text
- sleep
  - chart
  - text
- soiling (encopresis)
  - chart
  - text
- vomiting
  - chart
  - text
- wetting, daytime
  - chart
  - text
Diarrhea
- admission and discharge instructions
- age 1 to 3 years, toddlers
- age 3 to 12, children
- age birth to 1 year, breast-fed infants
- age birth to 1 year, formula-fed infants
- age teen years
- associated with swimming
- caused by antibiotic
- general guidelines
- rotavirus
Diet
- calcium
  - calcium needs for children and teens
  - cow's milk
  - sources in food
- fast food
- food diary chart
- for constipation
- for diabetes
  - bedtime snacks
  - constant carbohydrate meal plan
  - counting carbohydrates meal plan
  - daytime snacks
  - exchange list
  - exchange meal plan
  - food management
- for diarrhea
  - BRAT diet
  - breast-fed infants
  - children (age 3 to 12)
  - formula-fed infants
  - general guidelines
  - teen version
  - toddler (18 months to 3 years)
- for food allergies
  - cow's milk
  - egg
  - peanut
  - soy
  - tree nut
  - wheat
- for vomiting
- for weight loss
- healthy
  - food pyramid illustration
  - for children
  - for teens
  - Nutrition Facts label, illustration
  - nutrition labels, how to read
- healthy snacks
- helping teens with weight
- low-fat, to lower cholesterol level
- meal planning
- nutrition labels, how to read
- picky eaters
- resource list
- school lunches
- sugar and sweets
- vegetarian
  - overview
  - sources of some essential nutrients
- vitamins and minerals
- weight management for teens
Digestive system, illustration
Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine
- reactions
- schedule
Directions
- ignoring
- teaching your child to follow
Disability
- learning
  - overview
  - resource list
- physical
  - resource list
Discharge instructions
- care
- general form
- medical
- surgical
Discipline
- basics
- how young children learn
- techniques
- toddler
Dishonesty
- cheating in school
- general guidelines
- resource list
Divorce
- effects on children (by age)
- helping children cope
- resource list
- single parenting
Doctor visits (see also Forms)
- comforting your child
- making visits easier
- preparing to call the doctor
- resource list
Down syndrome
- general guidelines
- resource list
Dressing
- poking, stalling
- refusal
- teaching skills
Drooling rash
Drooling, excessive
Drowning prevention and first aid
Drug abuse
- marijuana
- resource list
Drug rash
Dry skin
Dry, stuffy nose
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Ductal dependent heart lesions
Dysarthria (stuttering)
Dysfluency
Dyslexia, resource list
Dysmenorrhea

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