Children's & Teens Health Articles

There is no doubt that television offers a convenient distraction for children sometimes. If you are trying to get something done around the house with small toddlers, cartoons can appear...

Like so many people, I used to judge that mom with the screaming, bratty toddler at the supermarket before I became a mother. And like so many, I've been that...

Nipple confusion refers to a situation where breastfed babies "forget" how to nurse after they have been given a bottle or pacifier. Some medical sources say that there is no...

Potty learning can be a long process that has as much to do with physiology as learning to walk, or any other physical milestone. Some children reach the milestone of...

Are you about to try to conceive a second or subsequent baby through fertility treatments like IVF or IUI? There is no getting away from the fact that fertility treatments...

Has your baby been diagnosed with hip dysplasia, also known as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)? You may never have heard about this problem before and will be wondering...

Thrush is a yeast infection, caused by candida albicans. Oral thrush is very common in newborns, who can get it from a reaction to antibiotics or through their mother, if...

Up until fairly recently, the "family bed" with parents and children sharing sleep in the same large bed was the norm. In some cultures, like in India, this is still...

Well Baby Visits are routine medical checkups for children from birth to two years old. These checkups serve to follow your child's development, identify any medical problems he or she...

Talking to your teenager about sex is always an awkward venture whether you initiate the conversation or your teen does, and whether you advocate abstinence or don't have philosophical objections...