
Childhood Immunization Schedule
Vaccines can prevent diseases, including potentially serious ones. Make sure your baby, child, or teen is up to date on needed vaccinations.
If you don’t treat your child's strep throat, he or she could develop a more serious infection called rheumatic fever, which produces inflammation throughout his or her body.
Do your children seem to “bounce off the walls” when they eat sugary foods? Here’s a new argument that why eating sugar may increase the risk of ADHD.
During adolescence, teens are sometimes self-conscious about their bodies. But being truly unhappy about their looks raises their risk of adult depression.
Children can’t always understand or communicate they have abnormal vision. That’s why it’s important to recognize important signs your child needs an eye exam.
About a third of parents say they’ve spanked a child during the past year, but they’re unaware that such discipline can lead to more behavior problems.
The more junk food your teens eat, the more likely they are to be putting their hearts in danger later in adulthood.
If you want your children to flourish, make sure that they get enough exercise. Children who walk may star in tests of their brain power.
Teaching children good coping skills can help them feel less pain after getting shots, but many parent behaviors can unintentionally make children feel worse.
Gut bacteria may be part of the problem in heavy kids. The case that gut bacteria affect obesity is growing. A probiotic supplement could help.
Some children (and adults) who daydream or are foggy and forgetful may need prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.