Health & Safety

Your child's health is important. Learn about common allergies; cold and flu; how to treat a fever and when to go to the ER; ear infections; rashes; sore throats, stomach aches, and more.
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The 6 Best Iron Supplements for Kids, According to a Pediatric Dietitian
Reasons Why the R-Word Is Harmful and Outdated
Why the R-Word Is Harmful and Outdated
Poison ivy growing on a tree trunk
How to Recognize Poison Ivy
A tube of Tom's of Maine Natural Children's Fluoride Toothpaste on a bathroom counter
The Best Toothpaste Our Toddlers Tested and Loved
Mother applying band aid on daughter's arm
Ouch-Free Solutions for Removing Bandage Adhesive From Your Child's Skin
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How to Manage Your Child's Fever at Night
illustration reading signs you period cramps aren't normal
Signs Your Period Cramps Should Be Evaluated by a Health Care Provider
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Your Guide to Vaginal Discharge Color
child sucking thumb while sleeping
How To Get Kids To Stop Sucking Their Thumb
person holding soap in the bath
What You Need to Know About Vaginal pH Soap Bars
child at a protest to end gun violence
The Cost of Surviving Gun Violence for Children and Their Families
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I Had to Choose My Mental Health Over Breastfeeding My Baby
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Hospitals Face Dire Shortage of Childhood Cancer Drug
Takata is recalling at least 35 million more airbags.
Everything You Need to Know About the Massive Takata Airbag Recall
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Nevada Middle School Shooting Kills 2, Injures 2
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Device Could Prevent Kids from Taking too Much Liquid Medication
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New Way Found to Measure Football-Related Head Injuries
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FDA Proposes New Arsenic Limit for Apple Juice
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Tamar Braxton Welcomes Baby Boy
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Newtown Families Safe After Boston Marathon Bombings
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BPA Linked with Childhood Asthma in New Study
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Tom Arnold and Wife Expecting Baby Boy
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'Bachelor' Reality TV Couple Expecting First Child
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Magnetic Surgical Technique Saves Baby
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How to Help a Child With an Eating Disorder Navigate the Holidays
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Easy Somatic Exercises for Kids and Adults to Try Together
Kid Biting Her Nails
I Was Diagnosed With a Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior As a Child. Here's What That Means
sad child looking out window
What to Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder in Kids
A mother holding child baby on the living room. The baby is sick with coughing from croup
How to Recognize a Croup Cough in Kids
Protect Life First Aid Kit for Home/Businesses
The Best First-Aid Kits for Families at Home and on the Road
Stressed teen
What Parents Need to Know About Teen Suicide
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Carson Daly, Girlfriend Expecting Second Child
Mother wearing headlamp while cleaning lice from her little daughter's hair with comb, while she is drawing on paper at home.
How To Check Your Child for Lice
A Professional Child Psychologist Observing Little Boy Playing With Toys At The Psychotherapy Session
The Different Types of Child's Therapy, from Parent-Child and Behavioral to Play
child's arm with rash
What Is Heat Rash in Kids?
Teen experiencing a mental health emergency
What to Do If Your Child Experiences a Mental Health Emergency
Mother taking to daughter at home
4 Things You Can Do to Support Your Teen's Mental Health
A family walking in nature and and pulling the splinter out of the child's palm.
Does Your Child Have a Splinter? Here’s What To Do
Milk cartons at supermarket
1 in 5 Milk Samples Test Positive for Bird Flu—Here’s Why Parents Shouldn’t Worry
Mother trying to comfort her son
9 Ways to Support a Child With Anxiety
Empty classroom.
New Tennessee Law Allows Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools—See Where Your State Stands
Teen sitting in bed looking sad and depressed
I Was a Teen with Depression—Here’s What I Wish I Knew
Baby sleeping
Amazon and Target Stop Selling Weighted Baby Blankets, Sleep Sacks, and Swaddles—Here’s Why
Family relaxing at home
How Practicing Emotional Intention Is Helping Me and My Family
child putting eye drops in their eye
How Long Does Pink Eye Last?
little girl in closed eyes sitting with crossed legs while practicing yoga meditation in the park
11 Benefits of Yoga for Kids
Close up of a pediatrician having a check up on his patient
Acing Your Child’s Back-to-School Well Visit
Breakfast together. Athletic dark-haired young mother smiling and giving vitamins to her son sitting on the table and her daughter having breakfast
Continued Adderall Shortage Means Struggles for People With ADHD
A man reads in an office.
What Is Bibliotherapy—And How Can It Help You Heal?
Squares of dark chocolate
Are Heavy Metals in Your Dark Chocolate Cause for Concern?
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How to Care for Your Mental Health During the Holiday Season
Toddler sleeping in hospital bed with oxygen
COVID-19 Is More Severe When Kids Have Secondary Viral Infection
Illustration of doverse kids in doctor's office waiting room
What BMI Means for Kids—and Why It's Problematic
Throat exam on a little girl
What Is Strep A? Causes, Symptoms, and When to Worry
Baby takes liquid medicine
What Parents Need To Know About the Amoxicillin Shortage
Sister checking brother's height
How To Know if It’s Just Growing Pains or Something Is Wrong As Your Kid Grows
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Sheetal Sheth Tackles Mental Health and Talking to Kids About Tough Topics in her New Picture Book
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak May Be Antibiotic Resistant
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Chrysler Recalls 300,000 Minivans Due to Airbag Hazard
Unrecognizable lonely woman grabbing her knees and lying in the sofa.
What to Do When You're a Parent Contemplating Suicide
Doctor wearing gloves giving injection to child while standing at clinic
What Parents Need To Know About Hormone Blockers
mother giving young daughter medicine
Alternating Tylenol and Ibuprofen When Your Child Is Sick
An image of a woman holding an at home COVID-19 test.
The Parent's Guide To At-Home COVID-19 Tests