Pediatric health insights covering fever safety, dental hygiene, growth milestones, and skin rashes. Guidance on common childhood illnesses and nutritional needs.
Whether using glue for a craft, woodworking project or other pursuit, it is possible to experience an allergic reaction to the chemicals contained within glue. Some industrial glues, such as epoxy resins, contain strong chemicals that can potentially be irritating to your skin and eyes.
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Parenting offers very few certainties. However, one thing you can count on is that your child will at some point experience pain in the buttocks. The causes may range from diaper rash in infants to skateboarding accidents in adolescents.
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Whether your child should swim with a fever depends on several factors, including your child's age, other symptoms and how high the fever is.
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If your little one is fussing or complaining of ear pain, you might assume he has an ear infection. Then, after taking a closer look, you see a rash on his outer ear that's causing the pain.
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Some children gag and vomit. If your child has a similar response to some foods, talk to her doctor. She may have a sensitive gag reflex, which the doctor can discuss with you. As you introduce new foods to your child, you will have to be careful about introducing combination baby foods with meat and vegetable bits.
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Abscesses in the teeth are infections deep in the gums and surrounding tissue. Left untreated, infection can spread to other areas of the body. In extreme cases, this may be life-threatening. A child's untreated cavity or broken tooth may cause an abscess, which can be excruciatingly painful.
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The normal urinary frequency in children varies widely. Your child’s diet, activity level, environment and age affect urinary frequency. Daily urinary frequency typically decreases with age as a child's bladder grows.
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Most babies start teething between 4 and 7 months and have all 20 baby teeth by age 3, but teething patterns vary for each child, and late teething probably is nothing to worry about. What you attribute to teething might be due to early eruption of new permanent teeth.
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A variety of conditions and factors can cause red bumps to form on a child’s body. These bumps are the result of the body reacting to a virus or to environmental conditions. Viral rashes, heat rashes, contact allergies, insect bites and infections are some conditions that may cause red bumps on a child's body.
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Though distressing for both little ones and their parents, it's not unusual for toddlers to get sick with illnesses that cause both coughing and throwing up. Coughing can trigger vomiting by activating the child's gag reflex. Swallowing mucus from the nose, sinuses or lungs can also cause an upset stomach.
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Reality television has spread like wild fire, leaving little doubt that your children are likely to come across multiple examples of this type of programming — even those with casual viewing habits. It may leave you wondering what the potential impact of this is.
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