Throughout pregnancy, expectant parents can’t help but speculate about their new baby. Will she look like mom? Will he have red hair? The most minute details of your child’s appearance…
Up until recently, you haven’t had to worry about your baby getting into too much mischief around the house. But now that she’s starting to get around on her own,…
Your pretty little baby has acne. And you thought puberty was so far away! Turns out, neonatal acne, or pimples, on the face in the first few weeks of life…
Buckling your child in properly before every car trip is vital. From the day you bring him home from the hospital until he reaches about 4 feet 9 inches, your…
Watching your baby get a vaccine can be as painful as opening up a credit card bill. But vaccines for babies save thousands of lives each year, and making sure…
It’s been a weirdly warm winter in many parts of the country. But the Northeast is getting walloped by a major blizzard this weekend, and we’re willing to bet there’ll…
By Alexa Joy Sherman Hear this: A full 75 percent of kids will get a viral or bacterial ear infection before age three, according to the National Institute on Deafness…
By Stacy Whitman Toys are supposed to be fun, but the potentially harmful chemicals found in many of them can be anything but. Hazardous materials like BPA, lead, cadmium, arsenic,…
By Stacy Whitman Early detection of autism can make a world of difference in the treatment of kids with the mysterious brain disorder—and a simple five-minute screening test could help…
By Stacy Whitman If your baby cries and cries and cries—sometimes for hours, despite attempts to soothe him—then he may be among the 20 percent of infants with colic. Pamela…