Children's Health

Sleep patterns can vary quite a bit from child to child, but there are warning signs to look for.

Learn what you can do for a child that still bed wets at age nine.

When a child backslides into bed wetting, you may need to sort out the motivation for her behavior.

Skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and seborrhea are very common in young children. Find out what to do.

Find out how to choose the right medicine for a cold.

The mother of an overweight girl questions how to handle parties and holidays, when there is so much high calorie food around.

It's wiser to give a child the vaccine than to wait to see if he catches the chickenpox, which sometimes has complications.

Chickenpox can be spread to someone who hasn't had it, from 24 hours prior to the first appearance of the rash until the rash crusts over, which is a variable number of days.

It is easy to confuse chicken pox with insect bites, a reaction of the skin to something it came in contact with, or other causes of rash.

During the winter months, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza (flu) are widespread among children, especially in the first two years of life.

The chickenpox vaccine is thought to be safe for healthy children.

Learn what can happen when there is a blow to a tooth, and what you should do about it.

Our expert addresses a mother's concern that her four-year-old gets sick more than he should.

Roseola is a very common viral illness. Find out when children who have it are contagious.

If misused, Tylenol and other brands of acetaminophen have the potential for fatal injury to a toddler's liver.

Scarlet fever is simply a "strep throat" with a rash.

Warts are not uncommon in children. Find out when they should be treated.

Pediatricians have different styles of managing ear infections, which are one of the more common infections in childhood.