Children's Health
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and seborrhea are very common in young children. Find out what to do.
-
KidsNutrition for Kids
Find out what our expert has to say about vitamin supplementation for kids.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Find out how to choose the right medicine for a cold.
-
KidsNutrition for Kids
The mother of an overweight girl questions how to handle parties and holidays, when there is so much high calorie food around.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
It's wiser to give a child the vaccine than to wait to see if he catches the chickenpox, which sometimes has complications.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Chickenpox can be spread to someone who hasn't had it, from 24 hours prior to the first appearance of the rash until the rash crusts over, which is a variable number of days.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
It is easy to confuse chicken pox with insect bites, a reaction of the skin to something it came in contact with, or other causes of rash.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
During the winter months, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza (flu) are widespread among children, especially in the first two years of life.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
The chickenpox vaccine is thought to be safe for healthy children.
-
KidsHygiene and Kids
Learn what can happen when there is a blow to a tooth, and what you should do about it.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Our expert addresses a mother's concern that her four-year-old gets sick more than he should.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Warts are not uncommon in children. Find out when they should be treated.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Pediatricians have different styles of managing ear infections, which are one of the more common infections in childhood.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Once your child is exposed to chickenpox, you won't know whether she has it for at least 10 days and for as long as 21 days.
-
Children's HealthMental Health and Kids
Read our expert's analysis of a six-year-old's nighttime wakefulness.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
When a child has this condition, he loses the bumps on the tongue that give it the normal rough appearance.
-
KidsChildhood Illness
Meningitis is a disease that is passed from person to person in close contact with mouth and nasal secretions.
-
KidsNutrition for Kids
A mother seeks some guidelines for helping her obese nine-year-old lose weight.
Subscribe to Family Education
Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.
Subscribe