Toddlers to Teens

My eight month old son keeps nodding his head from side to side and back and forth

hi there my eight month old son keeps nodding his head from side to side and back and forth he started off doing this a few times a day but it sees to be getting a little more regular could there be something wrong with him or is this common at his age

by josh over a year ago

Concern mom

My daughter is humping on pillows and stuff animals. She's only 6 years old . I remember doing the same when I was her age.My mother punished me and told me how bad i was and would hit me at times. I always thought there was something wrong with me but now im worried how am i suppose to talk to to...

by whyana1 over a year ago

Sick children still exposed to smoke at homes

A study has found that 86% of all fathers continue to smoke after their child has been in hospital. It is also discovered that over a half of them have been smoked in front of them. Forest, the smokers' rihts group, said that bans would just increase smoking at home. Researchers surveyed the...

by Mark over a year ago

foot problems in children

My daughter showed me , my granddaughter's feet. She is 9 years old, and good height and weight for her age. At the side of both feet (not the instep) looks like round bone protruding .No skin breakage, no bruising . The girl said , it is a bit painful when the area is pressed by a hand or...

by cheryl over a year ago

Children of young moms have bigger chances of living to 100

Scientists think they have figured out a secret longevity. It is as simple as your mother’s age when she gave birth to you and your siblings. Analyzing data from the lives of 200 centenarians, researchers realized that children to women under 25 are more likely to live to their 100th birthday....

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Child with a bad cough

Answered by a doctor

My 5 yr old daughter has had a bad cough for days now. SHe also has asthma. I took her to her ped 2 days ago to have her checked out. Her ped said she didn't hear wheezing, but she did hear some crackling. SHe then had a WBC test done to check her white blood count. That came back normal....

by pdssan over a year ago

28 month old son with stomach problems

I have a 28 month son who has a running stomach 3 times a week and this is regularly, he eats normal and he drnks water and he likes tea and juice. His stomac is bigger than his body , that worries me, he sometimes get a rash aound his penis, Is this serious? What must I do? Please advise 8-|

by Guest over a year ago

The outbreak of measles in the UK

At the Central Middlesex hospital in the northwest London the outbreak of measles began after two children were admitted to it last week and later. One 13 year old boy from the North West has died from this disease. Now hundreds of hospital staffs that were exposed to the hospital scenario, are...

by Natalia3856 over a year ago

daughters toe and finger nails

Answered by a doctor

My daughter is 18 months old and caught her big toe,ripped the skin back and it got infected. the other foot, little toe has got infected too,red,swollen and peeling.Today i noticed that one of her finger nails are coming off and peeling skin around the nail. could anyone help with the possible...

by cazza over a year ago

Toddler who is contipated

My 2 1/2 year old suffers from periodic constipation. Our last experience, she went 3 days without pooping. She was trying so hard not to poop and, of course, that makes it worse. I have found that if I make her squat when she is in the middle of crying and trying to hold it in, it helps relax...

by sellis3742404 over a year ago