Physicians have an obligation to report parents to the local Child Protective Services if they suspect that the parents are using corporal punishment as a form of discipline.

Several physicians offer commentary on when it may be ethical to choose to not pursue life-prolonging treatments for terminally ill infants.

Medical treatment for child development problems should not come before a complete biopsychosocial evaluation with appropriate therapies.

Although the State Children's Health Insurance Plan was enacted to provide health care to children who are uninsured or are not eligible for Medicaid, a number of factors are preventing the system from meeting the health care needs of all of the nation's children.

Several physicians offer commentary on when it may be ethical to choose to not pursue life-prolonging treatments for terminally ill infants.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on the Family recommends that pediatricians take a more active role in helping to insure that the family environment is conducive to a child's emotional and physical well-being.

Physicians need to understand the resources available to them to serve the sometimes conflicting needs of the pediatric patients' best interest and the religious beliefs of the patients' parents.

The legal definitions of child neglect and child abuse are not as clear cut when faced with the issue of whether parents should be held responsible for failing to follow weight-loss plans for a morbidly obese child.

Courts need to consider the potential risks and benefits to a minor who donates a kidney to a sibling, the probability of a successful outcome, and possible alternatives.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend delaying antibiotic treatment for otitis media to help reduce antibiotic resistance.