5 Things You Need to Know About Your Teens and Vaping
E-cigarettes are too new to fully understand their side effects, but we know they’re not good for your kids.
Adolescents, Lung Health, Smoking Cessation
Category: Children’s Health
5 Teething Tips for Parents of Babies
Here’s how to soothe baby’s pain and keep those new teeth healthy.
Babies
Is Screen Time Harming Your Child’s Vision?
Nearsightedness in kids is on the rise, and screens may be to blame.
Children's Health
6 Ways Parents Can Help Prevent Teen Suicide
These tragedies are on the rise, but parents can play a role in saving lives.
Adolescents, Kids and Mental Health
Prepare for Sick Kids While Traveling
A UNC expert offers tips for planning ahead for illness on the road.
Children's Health, Health
Four Things to Know About Eczema
This itchy skin condition mostly affects children but happens to adults, too.
Children's Health, Skin Care, Skin Conditions
Can This Treatment Cure a Peanut Allergy?
A new type of immunotherapy could minimize serious allergic reactions.
Allergies, Children's Health, Immunotherapy, Pediatric Medicine
How to Talk to Your Teen About Unhealthy Behaviors
Around age 11, children experience a major growth of neurons, or brain cells, that shifts which parts of the brain dominate behavior and decision-making. At this time, the prefrontal cortex, which controls behavior and decision-making, is growing but not yet mature, while the limbic system, which controls fear and pleasure, is becoming the most active…
Adolescents, Children's Health
What You Need to Know About Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
It may be most common in small children, but that doesn’t mean you’re immune.
Children's Health, Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Medicine
Does Your Child Have Fifth Disease?
By the time this virus’s distinctive rash appears, your child is already on the mend.
Children's Health, Infectious Diseases
The Emotional Toll of Food Allergies in Children
Help your child minimize anxiety about food allergies.
Anxiety, Children's Health, Food Allergies
Tips for Caring for Your Baby with a Cleft Lip and Palate
Here’s how parents can prepare for surgery to treat these common birth defects.
Babies, Plastic Surgery