Holiday Shopping Warning
Saturday November 29, 2003
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Hal Stratton recently warned holiday season gift buyers to be on the lookout for recently recalled toys and children's products that pose ... Read More
Flu Update
Wednesday November 26, 2003
According to the CDC, influenza activity in the United States continued to increase this past week. Two states, Texas and Nevada, now have widespread influenza activity and many more are ... Read More
Thanksgiving Safety Tips
Sunday November 23, 2003
Thanksgiving is a fun time of year. As Thanksgiving approaches, cooking the traditional turkey dinner gives rise to anxieties and questions. What kind of turkey should I buy? Should I ... Read More
What's Your Diagnosis?
Monday November 17, 2003
You're a little worried about your newborn baby. He was born full-term and had been breastfeeding and gaining weight well. He was exposed to an uncle with pertussis (whooping cough) ... Read More
Girls with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Friday November 14, 2003
Girls with ADHD often just have problems paying attention and are usually not as hyperactive and disruptive as boys with ADHD, which can lead to underdiagnosis and undertreatment.
On the other ... Read More
Gesell Figures and Child Development
Monday November 10, 2003
Gesell figures are shapes that your kids can draw and which can help you assess their development. For example, can your preschooler draw a cross or triangle, or can your ... Read More
Ideal Body Weight Calculator
Saturday November 8, 2003
Parents often wonder if their children are overweight, underweight or just right. Using our ideal body weight calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight ... Read More
MRSA Infections
Wednesday November 5, 2003
An increase in infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, including 4 recent deaths of children in Houston, and outbreaks among competitive atheletes, is concerning many parents and doctors. Learn ... Read More
2003 Flu Season Update
Monday November 3, 2003
Have you gotten a flu shot yet? Flu season has already begun, so if you and your kids haven't gotten a flu shot yet, be sure to get one ... Read More
Syrup of Ipecac Update
Saturday November 1, 2003
New recommendations from the AAP advise that parents should no longer use syrup of ipecac 'routinely as a poison treatment intervention in the home' and that parents should 'safely dispose ... Read More
School Problems
Saturday November 1, 2003
Have your kids gotten their first report of the year yet?
How did they do?
See our guide to School Performance Problems to help you learn what you should do when your ... Read More