You can download this article as a PDF (English, Spanish). Child directed play (CDP) is a special form of one-to-one play between you and your child in which your ...

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When it just can’t wait, care closer to home. Urgent Care visits are not for medical emergencies. If your child’s illness or injury is life-threatening, call 911. For urgent mental and behavioral ...

Douglas J. Opel, MD, is a professor in the Divisions of Bioethics and General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, and at the Treuman Katz Center for ...

Important Seattle Children’s Sleep Medicine at Overlake in Bellevue Information – NEW LOCATION in BELLEVUE. If you have a clinic appointment or sleep study scheduled at the Seattle Children’s at ...

Children with complex mental health issues may have times when they need to stay overnight in the hospital for treatment. When this happens, we have a specialized unit where we treat children ages 4 ...

Seattle Children’s is invested in inspiring and educating future scientists, biomedical researchers and healthcare workers. The Science Education Department has partnered with the Highline School ...

Chuan Zhou received his PhD in biostatistics from University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics. After completing his post-doctoral training, he joined the faculty of ...

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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is when the left side of the heart is not fully developed. It is a serious birth defect. Babies with HLHS need medical care as soon as they are born. The mitral ...

Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis is a principal investigator under the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute and the chief health officer for Special ...

Alexis Kaushansky, PhD, is an associate professor at the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research. She received her BS in chemistry from Harvey Mudd College in 2004, and her PhD from Harvard ...