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Getting Sick May Help Your Child Later in Life
As a parent, it’s natural to worry when your child gets sick. But understanding how infections affect the immune system – and that they can actually keep your child healthier later on – can help ease your concerns.
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Recognizing Early Signs of Kidney Trouble in Kids
Kidney disease in children can be sneaky, progressing slowly with symptoms so subtle they’re easily missed until it reaches advanced stages and the damage is irreversible.
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Steer Kids Away from Processed Food, Salt and Sugar for Kidney Health
Kidney disease is rare in children and usually tied to congenital abnormalities of the kidneys or urinary tract, but older children and adolescents can develop acquired kidney disease, which can worsen with poor dietary choices.
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Beware if Your Child Has Frequent UTIs
Potty training marks a huge transition from toddler to young child, and accidents may feel like a setback. But a child who pees infrequently may be more worrisome. Not urinating enough can put your child at greater risk for urinary tract infections, leading to long-term kidney issues.
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Healing Your Child with Music Therapy
Can music be the medicine your child needs? The answer most likely is “yes.”
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What To Expect if Your Child Needs a Colonoscopy
You might think colonoscopies are only for older adults to screen for cancer. But children sometimes have the procedure, too, to diagnose causes of abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, rectal bleeding and unexplained weight loss.
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When Your Child Hurts: What Is Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome?
Before you chalk up your teen’s vague complaints of pain to an attempt to stay home from school, consider this: As many as 40 percent of children suffer from chronic pain and 7.5 percent have amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS). Cases of AMPS are on the rise, thanks to the pandemic that has left kids more depressed, isolated and sedentary.
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Is Your Teen Using Social Media Too Much?
At the dinner table. Watching TV. While out with friends. Teenagers are constantly using social media, and that might not be good for their mental health.
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Should You Teach Your Baby Sign Language?
How many times have you wished your baby could tell you what’s wrong instead of crying and leaving you to guess? Baby Sign Language allows babies as young as 6 months old to communicate their needs instead of crying.
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What To Do When Your Child Wants To Quit Team Sports
Your child wants to give up playing organized sports, but should you agree? There are many reasons why that might not be a good idea. Let’s look at the benefits, how you can encourage your child to keep going, and when it might be the right time to stop.
