Taking care of your child’s eyes in childhood can help her have a lifetime of healthy vision. Since May is Healthy Vision Month, we have 8 tips from the CDC and the American Eye Institute to help you keep your kids’ eyes healthy.
Whether you’re a parent of an infant and toddler or school-age kids and teens, you probably have a zillion questions about your children. What’s normal? What should I expect when my child is sick? When should I call the doctor? You’ll find the answers to these questions and more in this section.
Updates to sports concussion assessment tool now addresses children under 12
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Parents are constantly asking me how to evaluate kids on the sidelines for concussions. So, I want to share with our readers the most updated concussion assessment tool, the SCAT3.
Allergy season: The eyes have it (Video)
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
April showers often bring more than May flowers for people affected by eye allergies.
The tooth about teething (Video)
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A child’s first teeth are an exciting milestone for parents and baby alike, although some kids will wait longer than others for their pearly whites to pop through.
Understanding feeding problems in children
May 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
Looking back, Katina and Dionisios Stamos, of Poland, Ohio, worried almost from the start about their daughter’s feeding. Maria wouldn’t take the bottle and, when she did, made sounds like she was choking.
Kangaroo-a-thon encourages parents to use skin-to-skin contact with babies
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Wednesday, May 15, is International Kangaroo Care Awareness Month and, despite its name, it is not a day celebrated at zoos, but rather in neonatal intensive care units. Kangaroo care refers to the act of placing your newborn on your chest – skin to skin. It’s good for you and it’s good for baby.
