Learn about infant and toddler health
Babies are a joy. They can also be a little overwhelming at times. When is a fever something to worry about? What’s the difference between colic and normal crying? What immunizations does your toddler need? Our topics can help you find the answers to these and other common parenting questions.
Get help making decisions or find how-to tips in our Growth and Development topics and topics such as:
- Toilet Training.
Croup: Managing a croup attack.- Thumb-sucking: Helping your child stop.
Should I give my child antibiotics for an ear infection?
More Information
Health Topics
- Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger
- Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
- Alcohol or Drug Use During Pregnancy
- Amblyopia
- Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
- Asthma in Children
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Birth Defects Testing
- Birthmarks
- Biting
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Bottle-Feeding
- Breast-Feeding
- Breath-Holding Spells
- Bronchiolitis
- Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
- Celiac Disease
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chickenpox (Varicella)
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Car Seats
- Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver)
- Choosing Child Care
- Chronic Lung Disease in Infants
- Circumcision
- Cleaning Your Young Son's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Clubfoot
- Colic
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Congenital Hydrocele
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Torticollis
- Constipation, Age 11 and Younger
- Coughs, Age 11 and Younger
- Cradle Cap
- Craniosynostosis
- Crib Safety
- Croup
- Crying, Age 3 and Younger
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Dealing With Emergencies
- Dehydration
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Down Syndrome
- Ear Infections
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Early Disease Detection
- Family Life Cycle
- Fever Seizures
- Fever, Age 3 and Younger
- Fifth Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children
- Goniotomy for glaucoma
- Group B Streptococcal Infections in Newborns
- Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
- Growth and Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months
- Growth and Development, Ages 2 to 5 Years
- Growth and Development, Newborn
- Gynecomastia
- Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
- Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
- Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years
- Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years
- Healthy Eating for Children
- Heat Rash
- Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Hypospadias
- Immunizations
- Impetigo
- Interactive Tool: From Embryo to Baby in 9 Months
- Intrauterine fetal blood transfusion for Rh disease
- Intussusception
- Jaundice in Newborns (Hyperbilirubinemia)
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Kawasaki Disease
- Kernicterus
- Lead Poisoning
- Measles (Rubeola)
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Newborn Rashes and Skin Conditions
- Nursery Equipment Safety Checklist
- Orchiopexy for undescended testicle
- Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Playground Safety
- Postpartum Depression
- Premature Infant
- Preventing Poisoning in Young Children
- Protecting Your Child From Drowning Hazards
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Rash, Age 11 and Younger
- Repair of Choanal Atresia
- Respiratory Problems, Age 11 and Younger
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
- Reye Syndrome
- Roseola
- Rotavirus
- Rubella (German Measles)
- Scalp Problems
- Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Speech and Language Development
- Spina Bifida
- Spitting Up
- Strabismus
- Stuttering
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Tay-Sachs Disease
- Teething
- Temper Tantrums
- Thumb-Sucking
- Toilet Training
- Tongue-Tie
- Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy
- Trabeculotomy for glaucoma
- Tubes for ear infections
- Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease
- Umbilical Cord Care
- Umbilical Hernia in Children
- Undescended Testicle
- Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Urinary Tract Infections in Children
- Vaccine Information Statements
- Vomiting, Age 3 and Younger
- Weaning
- What to Expect When You Have an Extremely Premature Infant
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Make a Wise Decision
- ADHD: Should my child take medicine for ADHD?
- Blocked tear ducts: Should my baby have a probing procedure?
- Breast-feeding: Should I breast-feed my baby?
- Circumcision: Should I keep my son's penis natural?
- Ear infection: Should I give my child antibiotics?
- Ear problems: Should my child be treated for fluid buildup in the middle ear?
- Umbilical hernia: Should my child have surgery?
Take Action
- Asthma in children: Helping a child use a metered-dose inhaler and mask spacer
- Breast-feeding: Learning how to nurse
- Croup: Managing a croup attack
- Diabetes in children: Checking blood sugar in a child
- Diabetes in children: Counting carbs
- Diabetes in children: Giving insulin shots to a child
- Diabetes in children: Preventing high blood sugar
- Diabetes in children: Preventing low blood sugar
- Hip dysplasia: Caring for your child in a body (spica) cast
- Thumb-sucking: Helping your child stop
Credits
| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 6, 2008 |
| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH | Last Updated: May 6, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine | |
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