What causes green or yellow stools in toddlers? From identifying overstimulation symptoms to managing skin rashes and minor injuries like a bitten tongue, knowing what to expect ensures better toddler care.
As a parent, watching your child become ill after a fun activity such as swimming can lead to worry and anxiety. Most of the time, vomiting after swimming resolves within a few hours, although vomiting that persists can lead to complications such as dehydration.
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If your pediatrician has recommended that your toddler take a multivitamin, then it is crucial for you to pick the best vitamin you can find. Part of choosing the best multivitamin will depend on your budget and your toddler’s taste buds.
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Toddlers can be picky about food. Even a child who likes a wide variety of foods may decide he wants to eat one particular food, eggs for example, for days on end.
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Your toddler needs healthy foods to grow and develop, but you can offer sweet treats once in awhile. Chocolate is a safe dessert option for your toddler, as long as you are aware of the potential effects of too much caffeine and sugar.
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If you notice blisters in your child's mouth, you may become alarmed. Unfortunately, a blistered tongue and mouth is a common representation of hand, foot and mouth disease, sometimes called Coxsackie virus.
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In an effort to protect and care for their children, many parents monitor the color of their toddlers’ bowel movements. In certain cases, green and yellow stool may develop from normal causes, but could also indicate a problem.
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During the toddler phase of life, a child is transitioning from eating soft, pureed foods to eating a more normal diet of semi-hard foods that the whole family is enjoying. These dietary changes can contribute to various bowel inconsistencies, including mucus in the stool.
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A decrease in urine output in a toddler can be an indication of a moderate to severe health issue that requires medical attention. Even a short-term decrease in urination can indicate a potential problem. In many cases, if it is caught early, the treatment can be simple but it should be closely monitored.
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Melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone secreted in the human brain, is sold as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement and as a treatment for sleep disorders.
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Waking up with an eye crusty with pus is unpleasant for both your toddler and you. Styes are common in children and result from a bacterial infection. In most cases, the infection causing the pus resolves without treatment, although a simple remedy can help it clear faster. Styes rarely require medical attention.
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Preventive measures can reduce your toddler’s risk of toenail problems. If your toddler regularly has toenail problems or has symptoms that are not disappearing regardless of your best effort, make an appointment with a podiatrist so relief can occur as soon as possible.
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There are several causes of a rash on the chest and back of a toddler. These rashes are usually benign, but can cause discomfort to the baby and consternation to the parents.
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Deciding to move a toddler from her crib to a big-kid bed is an exciting transition for both parents and child. Choosing between a toddler bed and a twin bed depends on a number of factors and is generally more of a time-consuming decision for first-time parents.
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Your toddler may want milk right before bed, but that doesn't mean he or she needs it. According to the American Sleep Association, or ASA, you may be encouraging a bad habit if you capitulate to your toddler's whims.
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Excessive urination, also referred to as polyuria, is a symptom in which too much urine is secreted, which can result in having to urinate frequently. Several medical conditions can cause excessive urination in toddlers.
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Most toddlers experience occasional, mild breathing problems. In most cases, breathing difficulties in toddlers are caused by a viral infection, such as a cold or viral bronchitis. Several home remedies can treat these problems with few side effects or risks.
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A bloodstained, scraped nose on a crying toddler is alarming, but in most cases there is no need to panic. Although they can bleed and sting, scrapes, or abrasions, are rarely serious and involve only the surface layers of the skin.
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Transitioning your child from a crib into a toddler bed is equally exciting and terrifying. On one hand, he's growing up and experiencing new things. On the other hand, you're opening yourself up to nights full of him running out of his crib and never going to sleep.
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