Nine- to Ten-Year-Olds

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These healthy habits include getting proper nutrition (eating three meals a day and two nutritious snacks, limiting high sugar and high fat foods, eating fruits and vegetables, lean meats and low fat dairy products, including 4 servings of milk, cheese or yogurt to meet his calcium needs), regular exercise, adequate sleep (nine hours each night), and participation in extracurricular activities at school and in the community.

It also is very important to begin communicating with your preteen child to help prevent him from picking up bad habits, including the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs (including the use of inhalants, especially aerosols and glue).

What You Need To Know About Your Nine- To Ten-Year-Old

• Encourage self esteem and a positive self image in your child.
• Teach stranger awareness.
• Make sure your child is buckled up in the back seat with a lap and shoulder harness at all times and avoid placing your child in the front seat of a car with a passenger side airbag. Remember that kids shouldn't usually sit in the front seat until they are over 12 years old.
• Watch for the warning signs of drug use, including a sudden change in his behavior or personality, decreased performance in school, or changes in which friends he associates with.
• At the 9- to 10-year-old checkup, you can expect a complete physical exam, a review of nutrition and sleep schedules, measurement of your child's height, weight and blood pressure. Your child will also receive his Varivax booster (if he hasn't had chickenpox), if he hasn't had it already, and any other shots she is missing.

• Common School Age Problems

  • Acne
  • Classic Pediatric Symptoms
  • ADHD
  • School Performance Problems
  • Allergies
  • Asthma
  • Bedwetting
  • Encopresis
  • Frequent Nosebleeds
  • Poison Ivy
  • Warts
  • Backpacks and Back Pain

Nine- to Ten-Year-Old School Age Topics

• Your Nine- to Ten-Year-Old
• School Age Kids
• Milk
• Nutrition Facts Quiz
• Reading Food Labels
• Safety
• Soda and Drink Guidelines
• Food Pyramid
• Vitamins
• Youth Sports
• Brown Bag School Lunches
• Family Home Fire Escape Plans
• Skateboard and Scooter Injuries
• Missing Kids
• When Can I Leave My Kids Home Alone?
• Are Head Lice Contagious?
• Short Children
• When Should Puberty Start?
• High Calorie Foods
• Caffeine
• Starting To Use Deodorant and Controlling BO
• Heel Pain and Sever's Disease
• Can Kids Get Depressed?
• Afterschool Safety
• Kids and Stress
• Buying a Trampoline
• Parenting of K-6 Children