Our award-winning Kid's Health Magazine is designed to provide "healthful" information for your growing child from the experts at CHOC and CHOC at Mission.

COVER STORY: Boost Your Baby’s Brain Power

The first five years of your baby’s life are crucial because a young child’s developing brain is influenced by experience. Eye contact, touch and sensory stimulation are all important in early learning. This is why although television and videos have their place, they are no substitutes for direct parent-child interaction.

Forget the “educational” videos and flash cards. Your baby already has what’s needed to maximize early brain development: you.

Every minute you spend interacting with your baby — holding, cuddling, talking, singing and reading — is an investment in developing the language and verbal skills that are so important for overall cognitive development. The link between early language skills and verbal capabilities with later school success cannot be overemphasized, says Geeta Grover, M.D., medical director of CHOC Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. ...

Download Kid's Health Magazine, Fall 2007

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Since opening our doors in 1964, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has provided the highest quality medical care to children.

Our regional health system includes a state-of-the-art 232 bed main hospital facility in the City of Orange, a hospital-within-a-hospital in Mission Viejo, and five community clinics — plus over 100 additional programs and services.

With admissions growing by 91% over the last ten years, CHOC and CHOC at Mission combined rank as the 16th busiest children’s hospital in the country.

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