Infant and Toddler Health

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 topics such as:

• How to stop thumb-sucking
• Managing an episode of croup
• Should I give my child antibiotics for an ear infection?

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• Make a Wise Decision
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Health Topics

Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger

Alcohol Effects on a Fetus

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

Caring For Your Young Son's Uncircumcised Penis

Celiac Disease

Chickenpox (Varicella)

Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Car Seats

Choosing Child Care

Chronic Lung Disease in Infants

Circumcision

Cleft Lip

Cleft Palate

Colic

Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Hydrocele

Congenital Hydrocephalus

Congenital Torticollis

Constipation, Age 11 and Younger

Cradle Cap

Craniosynostosis

Crib Safety

Croup

Crying, Age 3 and Younger

Cystic Fibrosis

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

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

Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger

Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger

Hirschsprung's Disease

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

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's Syndrome

Rotavirus

Rubella (German Measles)

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

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

Medical Tests

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood

Bilirubin

Cranial Ultrasound

Galactosemia Test

Lead

Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test

Sweat Test

Tay-Sachs Test

Medications

Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal lung development

Antibiotics for middle ear infection

Antibiotics for urinary tract infections in children

Hormone therapy for undescended testicle

Rh immune globulin

Make a Wise Decision

How can I make informed decisions about my extremely premature infant?

Should I breast-feed my baby?

Should I give my child antibiotics for an ear infection?

Should I have my child treated for chronic fluid behind the eardrum?

Should I have my son circumcised?

Should my baby have a probing procedure to open a blocked tear duct?

Should my child have surgery for an umbilical hernia?

Should my child take stimulant medications for ADHD?

Take Action

Carbohydrate counting for children with diabetes

Caring for your child in a spica cast

Dealing with low blood sugar when your child takes insulin

Giving an insulin injection to a child with diabetes

Helping your child use a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with a mask spacer

Home blood sugar monitoring for children with diabetes

How to breast-feed

How to stop thumb-sucking

Managing an episode of croup

Preventing high blood sugar emergencies in children with diabetes

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Author:	Lila Havens	Last Updated: September 1, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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