Jeane Minor
everyone agrees – Jeane is extraordinary! Jeane Minor is both a typical 16-year-old and an extraordinary one. Jeane loves Dewey’s Pizza and going to Dayton Dragon’s baseball games where her dad, […]
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Ava Coder
atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)- Ava Coder On December 18, 2022, Chelsea and Josh Coder noticed that their 21-month-old daughter Ava was very lethargic and she wasn’t urinating. She had […]
Harper Wright
finally breathing on her own thanks to a modified RED device On a crisp October evening in 2013, Whitney and Brett Wright welcomed their first child into the world. After […]
Lexi Ward
Lexi gets back to doing what she loves with ApiFix surgery Scoliosis screening becomes a regular part of a child’s well-child visit beginning at 5 years old. As part of […]
Owen Schulte
overcoming a brain tumor with the help of friends Owen Schulte never comes to Dayton Children’s without his bag of tractors. An outgoing 5-year-old, he loves to show his tractors […]
Jasey Ryan
Dayton Children’s patient goes viral on TikTok When your child is sick, you’ll turn anywhere looking for answers. But for April, she never expected that turning to Tik Tok for […]
3 reasons to sign up for Imagination Library and start getting free books today
Celebrate National Library Lover’s month by building your family’s library There’s so much to love about the library. Reading not only creates positive moments between family members, it’s also been […]
the danger of water beads
why this potentially hazardous toy shouldn’t make you children’s wishlist Have you seen recent news stories about the dangers of water beads? This time of year, most kids are excitedly […]
kids in crisis: how to help your child dealing with intense emotions
when to seek professional help and what to do in the meantime “Everyone would be better off without me.” “I want to go to sleep and never wake up.” “You […]
what does a Gait Lab engineer do?
Dayton Children’s is one of the few hospitals in the world that offers patients a gait and motion analysis laboratory. The Gait Lab’s state-of-the-art computer technology can identify problems that […]
mental health first aid is the CPR of suicide prevention
Feeling lost about how to help kids with their mental health? Dayton Children’s has a training that can help you get started. As a Certified Prevention Specialist, mother of four […]
3 things you can do to help your teen’s mental health
youth mental health is of great concern, but there is hope Youth mental health has been of great concern, even before the Coronavirus pandemic. But there is hope. On December […]
25 books to help grieving kids and teens
Grief can be a tough topic for a person of any age. Helping children with their difficult emotions during the grieving process could be made easier through books. Here are several […]
Audrey Ryon
back on the ice with type 1 Audrey is a 9-year-old competitive figure skater who loves to be on the ice, spending more of her days on the ice than […]
“everyone should take this suicide prevention training”
Today, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. From 2007 to 2018, Ohio saw a 64.4% increase in the suicide rate of youth between the ages of 10 and 24. […]
sensory room in surgery helps children on the autism spectrum
For many children, going into a hospital for a procedure or surgery is a scary, unknown experience. But for children on the autism spectrum, it is often a traumatic event. […]
this is how we will find a cure for brain cancer
Dayton Children’s joins with Children’s Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium to launch first-of-its-kind Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas Today the fight to cure cancer took a giant leap forward with the launch of […]
spotting abuse in non-ambulatory children
when doctors take a closer look Many children who are victims of maltreatment do not experience it as a single event, but rather as a recurrent cycle within the family […]
pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. While no specific etiology has been identified, the complex nature of IBD gives evidence that its origin is likely multi-factorial and includes genetic […]
pediatric care of children in poverty
Introduction About 43 percent of children in the United States grow up in poor or near poor families. Some groups are more at risk than others, including children of color, […]