Category: Children
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Signs Your Child Has The Flu
This current flu season is one of the worst that we have seen in years. Unfortunately, it is not yet over which means that more people are at risk of not only getting sick but of dying. Therefore, it is important to get yourself and your family to your family physician’s office or local clinic…
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6 Things to Know About Conjunctivitis in Children (pink eye)
Conjunctivitis might be commonly known as pinkeye, but that does not mean that it always presents with redness of the eye so pinkeye might actually be a misnomer in many cases. It is a condition that can spread like wildfire. Even if you have had it before, don’t be tempted to self diagnose. It is…
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ADHD Signs and Symptoms to Look Out For
The number of diagnoses of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased even in the last ten years. According to a 2013 manual put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 5-percent of American children have ADHD. Moreover, the percentage of children diagnosed from 2007-2008 to 2011-2011 between the ages of two to…
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Stop After School Meltdowns in Their Tracks Using These Simple Methods
How is your child’s behavior after school? Have you noticed any changes in their attitude? Are they more defiant or having frequent meltdowns when they get home? What if I told you that this is normal. That school can sometimes by overwhelming, especially for littler ones, and that after school restraint collapse is a thing.…
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Children’s nutrition: 10 tips for picky eaters
Children’s nutrition doesn’t have to be frustrating. Consider these strategies to avoid power struggles and help the picky eater in your family eat a balanced diet. Is your preschooler refusing to eat anything other than chicken nuggets? Or would your toddler rather play than eat anything at all? If children’s nutrition is a sore topic…
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Make Your Child’s Bedwetting a Thing of the Past
Is your child wetting the bed at night? Bedwetting is a common problem, one that affects approximately 5 million children annually. In fact, the Mayo Clinic says that 15% of children still wet the bed by the time they’re five. Want to help your child out of the bedwetting stage now? If so, try these…
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Do Children Spend Too Much Time In Front Of A Screen?
Kids are spending more time than in the past in front of screens, and it might be suppressing their capability to understand emotions, according to new research out from the University of California, LA. The study, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, found that 6th graders who went 5 days without exposure to…
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Dealing With Temper Tantrums
Tantrums are incredibly common among kids aged 18-36 months. In several cases, kids maintain their breath, vomit, break things or get competitive as part of a tantrum. You may see fewer tantrums as your youngster gets older and better at managing bad feelings. Tantrums can go on – even to maturity – if they become…
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American Children Eat More Fries Than Vegetables
Toddlers in the United States are more likely to eat french fries than green vegetables on any given day, according to a new national survey on children’s eating habits. Many young children also go with no vegetables in any way, the survey found. One in four 6- to one in five 12 months olds and…
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Stomach Flu In Children
The stomach virus generally known as stomach flu contains swelling of the digestion of the digestion and abdomen called gastroenteritis. Ann Frankowski MD professor of pediatric medicine at Vermont Child’s Medical center in Burlington favors to use the term stomach microbe to explain several viruses that may disappointed abdomen. Both main causes are the rotavirus,…