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 our Growth and Development topics and topics such as:
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Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries Abusive Head Trauma Acetaminophen Use in Young Children Amblyopia Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP) Asthma in Children Asthma: Overuse of Quick-Relief Medicines Autism and Vaccines Babies and Older Adults Have an Increased Risk of Cold Injury Baby's Daily Needs: What to Expect Baby's Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Barking Coughs in Children Basic Dental Care Basic Dental Care From Birth to 16 Years Belly (Abdominal) Gas in Babies Birthmarks Biting Blocked Tear Ducts Bonding With Your Baby Bonding With Your Newborn Bottle-Feeding Bottle-Feeding: Disadvantages for Babies Bottle-Feeding: Weaning a Baby Bottle-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop Bowel Movements in Babies Breastfeeding Breastfeeding a Sick Baby Breastfeeding After a C-Section Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery Breastfeeding and Your Milk Supply Breastfeeding at Work Breastfeeding During Pregnancy Breastfeeding Multiple Infants Breastfeeding Positions Breastfeeding When You Have Diabetes Breastfeeding Your Newborn and an Older Child Breastfeeding: Baby's Poor Weight Gain Breastfeeding: Choosing a Breast Pump Breastfeeding: How to Use a Breast Pump Breastfeeding: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Breastfeeding: Using Medicines Safely Breastfeeding: Waking Your Baby Breastfeeding: Weaning a Baby Breastfeeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop Breath-Holding Spells Breath-Holding Spells: Keeping a Record Bronchiolitis Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth Burping a Baby Caring for a Baby's Nails Caring for More Than One Baby Cataracts in Children Cerebral Palsy Chickenpox (Varicella) Chickenpox: Preventing Skin Infections Child Abuse and Neglect Child Car Seats Child Safety: Air Pollution Child Safety: Bathing Child Safety: Bicycles and Tricycles Child Safety: Drowning Prevention in Pools and Hot Tubs Child Safety: Guns and Firearms Child Safety: Pets Child Safety: Preventing Burns Child Safety: Preventing Drowning Child Safety: Preventing Falls Child Safety: Streets and Motor Vehicles Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts Child Safety: Washing Toys to Prevent Germs Childhood Immunization Record Childhood Immunization Schedule: Ages 0 to 6 Years Children's Growth Chart Choking Rescue for Babies Choking Rescue Procedure: Heimlich Maneuver Choosing Baby Bottles and Nipples Choosing Child Care Chronic Lung Disease in Infants Circumcision Cleaning Your Young Child's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis Cleft Lip Cleft Palate Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Baby Clubfoot Cognitive Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Cognitive Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months Cognitive Growth in Newborns Colds Colic Colic Diary Colic: Harmful Treatments Combining Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding Common Types of Birthmarks Complications of Ear Infections Congenital Heart Disease in Children Congenital Hydrocele Congenital Hydrocephalus Congenital Syphilis Congenital Torticollis Constipation in Children Constipation, Age 11 and Younger Coping Strategies to Avoid Harming a Baby Corporal Punishment Cough Symptoms in Children Coughs, Age 11 and Younger COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Babies Cradle Cap Craniosynostosis Crib Safety Croup Crying Child and Possible Abuse Crying Child Who Is Not Acting Normally Crying, Age 3 and Younger Crying: Helping a Tired or Overstimulated Child Cup-Feeding Baby With Breast Milk or Formula Cystic Fibrosis Dealing With Emergencies Dehydration: Drinking Enough Fluids (Babies and Young Children) Dental Checkups for Children and Adults Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Developmental Problems: Testing Diaper Rash Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger Diet, Breastfeeding, and Colic Domestic Violence Down Syndrome Down Syndrome, Ages 1 Month to 1 Year Down Syndrome, Ages 1 to 5 Down Syndrome, Ages Birth to 1 Month Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Communicate Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills Drug Withdrawal in Newborns (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome) DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know Ear Infections Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger Ear Tube Surgery Ebola Vaccine: What You Need to Know Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) Emotional and Social Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Emotional and Social Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months Emotional and Social Growth in Newborns Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) Evaluating Pain in a Child Failure to Thrive Feeding Schedule for Babies Feeding Your Child Using Division of Responsibility Feeding Your Premature Infant Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Fever or Chills, Age 11 and Younger Fever Seizures Fever Temperatures: Accuracy and Comparison Fifth Disease Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children Genetics Goniotomy for Childhood Glaucoma Group B Streptococcal Infections in Newborns Growing Pains Growth and Development Milestones 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 Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Vaccine: What You Need to Know Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease Head Injuries in Children: Problems to Watch For Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early Healthy Eating for Children Healthy Habits for Kids Hearing Loss in Babies, Ages 4 to 6 Months Hearing Loss in Babies, Ages 7 Months to 1 Year Hearing Loss in Babies, Newborn to Age 3 Months Hearing Loss in Children, Ages 1 to 2 Years Hearing Loss in Children, Ages 2 to 4 Years Heat Rash Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear Helping Children During Immunizations Helping Your Newborn Learn High Blood Pressure in Children and Teens Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger Hirschsprung Disease HIV Treatment in Children Home Ear Examination Hospital Policies and Breastfeeding How Asthma Develops in Children How Reading Helps Language Development Hypospadias Ibuprofen Use in Young Children Immunization Schedules Immunizations for Premature Infants Immunizations That May Cause Fever Immunizations: Questions Parents Ask Impetigo Importance of Immunizations Infant Crying Infant Formulas Infant Massage Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome) Introducing Foods to Your Baby Intussusception Iron Toxicity Jaundice in Newborns (Hyperbilirubinemia) Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease Kawasaki Disease Kernicterus Language Development Between 12 and 24 Months of Age Language Development in Newborns Lead Poisoning Managing Your Toddler's Frustrating Behaviors Measles (Rubeola) Meningitis Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine: What You Need to Know Milestones for 2-Year-Olds Milestones for 3-Year-Olds Milestones for a 1-Year-Old Milestones for an 18-Month-Old Child MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella): What You Need to Know MMRV Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella): What You Need to Know Molluscum Contagiosum Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger Necrotizing Enterocolitis Nephrotic Syndrome Newborn Rashes and Skin Conditions NICU: Communicating With the Staff Nightmares and Other Sleep Problems in Children Nipple Shields for Breastfeeding Problems Nursemaid's Elbow Object Stuck in a Child's Airway Oral Rehydration Solutions for Children Orchiopexy for Undescended Testicle Orthopedic Surgery for Cerebral Palsy Overfeeding a Baby Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests Phenylketonuria (PKU) Physical Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Physical Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months Physical Growth in Newborns Playground Safety Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What You Need to Know Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head) Premature (Preterm) Infant Premature Infant: Safe Travel With Your Baby Preventing Breath-Holding Spells in Children Preventing Choking Preventing Tooth Decay in Young Children Protecting Your Child From Infections Pyloric Stenosis Quick Tips: Babyproofing Your Home Quick Tips: Getting Baby to Sleep Quick Tips: Helping Children Take Medicine Quick Tips: Safely Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children Quick Tips: Successful Breastfeeding Rash, Age 11 and Younger Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP) Recurrent Ear Infections and Persistent Effusion Reducing Biting in Teething Babies Respiratory Problems, Age 11 and Younger Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Reye Syndrome Roseola Rotavirus Rotavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know Rubber Bulbs Safe Water for Mixing Infant Formula Safety Plan: Preparing to Leave a Violent Relationship Screening for Hearing Problems Sensory and Motor Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Sensory and Motor Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months Sensory and Motor Growth in Newborns Separation Anxiety: Helping Your Child Sickle Cell Disease: Splenic Sequestration Signs That Your Baby Is Getting Enough to Eat Speech and Language Delays: Common Misconceptions Speech and Language Development Speech and Language Development: Helping Your 1- to 2-Year-Old Speech and Language Development: Signs of Possible Problems Speech and Language Milestones, Ages 1 to 3 Years Speech and Language Milestones, Ages 3 to 5 Years Speech and Language Milestones, Birth to 1 Year Spina Bifida Spitting Up Sponge Bath for a Child's Fever Staying Safe: After You Leave a Violent Relationship Stimulate Your Baby's Learning Storing Breast Milk Strabismus Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Swallowed Air Swallowed Button Disc Battery, Magnet, or Object With Lead Taking Care of Yourself When Your Baby Is Fussy Tay-Sachs Disease Teething Teething Products Teething: Common Concerns Temper Tantrums Temper Tantrums: Keeping a Record Thinking About Child Safety Thrush Thumb-Sucking Thumb-Sucking Versus Pacifier Use Toilet Training Toilet Training: Knowing When Your Child Is Ready Tongue-Tie Tooth Development in Children Trabeculotomy for Childhood Glaucoma Treating Asthma in Babies and Younger Children Type 1 Diabetes in Children Umbilical Cord Care Umbilical Hernia in Children Undescended Testicle Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger Urinary Symptoms After an Injury in Children Urinary Tract Infections in Children Using Vaporizers and Humidifiers Vaccine Information Statements Vaccine Safety Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine: What You Need to Know Vital Signs in Children Ways to Comfort a Baby in the Hospital Ways to Comfort a Crying Baby Weaning Weaning: Signs That Baby Is Ready Well-Child Visits What to Expect When You Have an Extremely Premature Infant Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Your Child and the Dentist Your Child's First Vaccines: What You Need to Know Your Toddler: Nutritious Meals for Picky Eaters Your Toddler: Safe Ways to Explore
Bilirubin Test Body Temperature Cardiac Catheterization in Children Cranial Ultrasound Galactosemia Test Lead (Pb) Test Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test Stool Analysis Sweat Test Tay-Sachs Test Tympanocentesis for Ear Infections Tympanometry
Circumcision: Should I Keep My Son's Penis Natural? Ear Infection: Should I Give My Child Antibiotics? Ear Problems: Should My Child Be Treated for Fluid Buildup in the Middle Ear? Umbilical Hernia: Should My Child Have Surgery?
Amblyopia: Wearing an Eye Patch Breastfeeding: Planning Ahead Breathing Problems: Helping a Child Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler and Mask Spacer Croup: Managing a Croup Attack Cystic Fibrosis: Helping Your Child Cough Up Mucus Feeding Your Infant Nutrition While Breastfeeding Preventing Choking in Small Children Preventing Poisoning in Young Children Sibling Rivalry: Reducing Conflict and Jealousy Sleep: Helping Your Children—and Yourself—Sleep Well Stress Management: Helping Your Child With Stress
Current as of: October 24, 2023
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