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Can an Injection that Smooths Wrinkles Also Treat Serious Childhood Conditions?

You may think that botulinum toxin, most commonly known by brand name Botox, is only used to smooth wrinkles and improve your appearance. But it also can treat some serious childhood conditions, such as cerebral palsy. And promising new therapies for children continue to be discovered.

What’s Causing Your Child’s Severe Headaches? It Could Be Occipital Neuralgia

If your child is having persistent headaches with pain they describe as shooting, stabbing or like an electric shock, it’s time to see a doctor. Although its symptoms might mimic migraines and other types of headaches, occipital neuralgia might be the cause.  

Developmental Disabilities: Your Child’s Milestones Matter

Childhood Vaccinations: Everything You Need To Know

Vaccines help keep your child healthy and safe from serious diseases. They also protect your family and keep your community healthier for everyone. This is especially true for the frailest among us, such as babies, sick kids and adults, and the elderly.

How To Help Your Sensitive Child Thrive

If your child seems to cry more than usual, even over seemingly minor issues, they may be wired genetically to be extra sensitive. Highly sensitive children are more responsive to their environment, intensely perceptive and can get overwhelmed easily. Parenting your highly sensitive child is different than parenting other children, and it begins with seeing this sensitivity as a gift.

Does Your Child Have a Mental Health Disorder? Preventing Parental Burnout

If your child is suffering with depression, anxiety or another mental health disorder, it affects your life, too. From advocating for your child to managing how it impacts their home and social life, it can be overwhelming and lead to parental burnout.

Breastfeeding? Be sure you know how to handle and store your milk safely

If you’re breastfeeding your baby, you may decide to express some milk to be used at a later time. Using a breast pump allows you to collect milk to be used when you’re not with your baby and also gives your partner or another caregiver the opportunity to help you with baby’s often demanding feeding schedule. Many nursing mothers enjoy the flexibility of pumping and storing breast milk, and it becomes a necessity for those who desire to continue breastfeeding as they head back into the workplace.

How a donor milk bank helps save the lives of premature babies (and how you can, too)

Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. No one knows that better than parents whose child has been cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

How do I raise an introverted child?

I have always been somewhat of a quiet person- someone who doesn’t want a lot of attention and who needs down time, especially after a social event. I am an introvert through and through and when I met my husband, one of the things that drew me to him was the fact that he is one as well. We have a mutual understanding that there will be times that there is quiet between us, times when one of disappears into a book or activity for hours, and comes back with renewed energy.

How to childproof your bathroom

Previously, we shared some ideas about . Today, we’ll continue by talking about another one of the most troublesome areas in your home: the bathroom. It’s no secret that toddlers love the bathroom, and that one tiny room holds the potential for a whole lot of disaster.