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Last Updated: February 13th, 2012
Feed your child at the same time every day. Have your child exercise regularly. Allow time for your child to sit on the toilet so he can have a stool. Have regular toilet times for your child ...
Read MoreYour child's doctor will talk with you about specific care for your child. Some general guidelines include: Changes in your child’s diet may make it easier for him to have a bowel move...
Read MoreSunburn is injury to the skin caused by overexposure to the rays of the sun or a sunlamp. Sunburn causes redness and sometimes blistering of the skin. Most symptoms do not start until two to four h...
Read MoreYour child may have one or more of these symptoms: Sore throat Trouble swallowing Throat may appear red Tonsils often have white spots or pus on them Fever (temperature over 100.3°F) and...
Read MoreYour child’s doctor will talk with you about specific care for your child. Some general guidelines include: Give acetaminophen (Tylenol® or less costly brand) if advised by your child&...
Read MoreA STRAIN is an injury to a muscle-tendon unit (the tissue at the end of a muscle that attaches the muscle to a bone). A SPRAIN is an injury to a ligament (a strong band of tissue that connects two ...
Read MoreOsteoporosis means there is loss of bone. This makes bones weak and they can break easily. Osteoporosis can also cause pain and limit physical activity.
Read MoreYour child’s doctor will talk with you about specific care for your child. Some general guidelines to follow include: Rub on a special cream or ointment as directed by your child’s ...
Read MoreTeething is the normal process of new teeth pushing through the gums. A baby’s first tooth usually appears any time between 3 and 12 months of age and the process continues until about 3 year...
Read MoreYour child’s doctor will talk with you about specific care for your child. Some general guidelines are listed here:• Antibiotics do not cure the infection but decrease your child’s...
Read MoreLice are small, wingless, gray-tan insects. Head lice only live on humans, and anyone can get them, even with good health habits and hair washing. Head lice can be spread from one person to anoth...
Read MoreApply sunscreen any time your child is going to be outside for more than 30 minutes–especially between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the summertime.Use sunscreen, shirts with long sleeves, long pants...
Read MoreBurns happen when the skin touches heat, chemicals or electricity. They are ranked by how deep they are in the skin.
Read MoreThe flu affects everyone, even healthy adults. During 2009, there was an increase in children and in younger adults with severe infections (ages 18 to 49) from the H1N1 form of the flu.Children and...
Read MoreKeep your child at home. This reduces the spread of the flu to other family members, coworkers, students and your community. Your child is contagious from the day he feels sick until the si...
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