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family-life~ Poverty can inhibit children’s ability to learn and contribute to social, emotional, and behavioral problems. By getting involved in your community, you can make a difference in lives of …

ages-stages~ Your child should feel confident in her ability to meet the challenges in her life. This sense of personal power evolves from having successful life experiences in solving problems …

Acetaminophen (also known as Tylenol®, Feverall®, Tempra®, Actamin®, and Panadol®) is a medicine used to reduce fever and pain. It is an "over-the-counter" medicine, meaning that you can get it …

Here's how understanding potential connections between social media and mental health can help you guide your kids toward healthy social media habits.

While there is no known cure for eczema, the condition can be treated so your child feels better. Discover effective strategies to manage and soothe your child's eczema flaire-ups. Learn about safe …

Here's some information and tips to help parents tell the difference between "normal" sexual behaviors and behaviors that may signal a problem.

Most cases of pneumonia follow a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Typically, the viruses that cause these infections (respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus) spread to the chest …

Sleep is just as important to your children's development and well-being as nutrition and physical activity. The amount and quality of sleep we have can affect our safety, how alert we are, as well as …

If high blood pressure isn't identified at a young age, it could go undiagnosed for years—eventually leading to organ damage and other health problems, like coronary artery disease, in adulthood.