Getting Help for Your Child’s Mental Health
Talk with your child’s doctor and follow these tips to find the help you need.
Category: Children’s Health
What to Do When Your Child Has Asthma
Work with your doctor to develop an asthma action plan to reduce risks and handle flare-ups.
How to Keep Youth Athletes Hydrated On and Off the Field
Dehydration can affect performance and overall health.
Sick Kid? How to Limit the Spread of Illness in Your Household
If one person is ill, everyone else doesn’t have to get sick.
Allergic to Presents? Keep Sniffles at Bay with These Tips
Plush toys and furry friends can trigger allergies in children.
Vaccines for Youngest Children Delayed: What Parents Should Know
The dose tested was safe, but not high enough to work.
Tics Are Uncontrollable—and Completely Normal
No treatment is necessary unless the child is bothered or becomes a target of teasing.
6 Ways to Keep Your Newborn Healthy
Take these steps to avoid illness and ease anxiety.
A Parent’s Guide to Treating Cold, Flu and COVID-19
Many viruses can cause similar symptoms in children.
What You Should Know to Keep Your Teenager Healthy
Learn about preventive health care services for adolescents, including what vaccinations, exams and risk assessments your preteen or teen needs and when.
What to Do if Your Child Is Constipated
Home remedies and your pediatrician can help solve this common problem.
4 Ways to Prepare for Your Child’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccinating adolescents protects them and their communities.