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Toddler > Health

Toddler Health and Safety

Keeping your little one safe and healthy is a big part of your parenting job (and not the easiest part, either!). Find out how you can treat those inevitable colds, coughs, bumps and spills, and learn what you can expect during toddlerhood.
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Common Conditions

asthma
Asthma
parent holding sleeping baby, how to treat baby's cold
Cold
mom and baby at pediatrician's office, decoding your child's cough symptoms
Cough
mom checking crying baby's temperature on forehead with older child looking on, croup in babies and toddlers
Croup
dehydration
Dehydration
fever in babies and toddlers, thermometers on pink background
Fever
children's flu, sick baby in bed
Flu
growth
Growing Pains
baby toddler with hand food and mouth disease coxsackie virus
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
when your toddler can't breathe, child with nebulizer mask over nose and mouth
Labored Breathing
head lice, comb and squirt bottle for head lice removal
Lice
lyme disease in children, toddler in a meadow
Lyme Disease
motion car
Motion Sickness
rsv in babies, sick baby with hand over his eyes being held by mom
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
sore throat in kids, gradient of dark and light pink buttons on a pink background
Sore Throat
Strep throat
Strep Throat
baby blowing nose in grass, stuffy nose in babies and toddlers
Stuffy Nose
UTIs in children, twisty straws on an orange background
UTI
pool, water borne illness kids
Waterborne Illness
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Caring for a Sick Toddler

doctor
When to Call the Doctor if Your Child Is Sick
taking child's temperature
How to Take Your Toddler's Temperature
sick toddler
How to Make Sick Toddlers Feel Better
parent kissing baby, when is child too sick for day care
When Is Your Child Too Sick for Day Care?
flu
How to Stop the Flu From Spreading
caring for a child in a cast, toddler with leg in a cast
How to Care for a Child in a Cast
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Safe Medicine for Toddlers

doctor or parent giving baby medicine through a syringe, children's medication safety guidelines
What Medications Are Safe for Children?
getting toddlers to make medicine
How to Get Toddlers to Take Medicine
Is Benadryl safe for kids?
Are Antihistamines Safe for Kids?
Avoiding antibiotic overuse in babies and toddlers
Are Antibiotics Safe for Kids?

Well-Child Visits

1 year well visit, mom and baby
The 12-Month Well Visit
15 Month Well Baby
The 15-Month Well Visit
18 Month Well Baby
The 18-Month Well Visit
Two Year Well Baby Checkup
The 2-Year Well Visit
doctor
The 3-Year Well Visit
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First Aid

cpr
Child CPR
choke
Choking
cut
Cuts
dog bites in children, little girl with dog on front steps of house
Dog Bites
child and adult with inflatable raft aerial view, child drowning and secondary drowning
Drowning
when your toddler fractures a bone, little girl with cast on leg
Fractures
injury
Head Injuries
infant and child cpr, parents attending a child cpr class
Infant CPR
mouth
Mouth Injuries
accidental childhood poisoning, toddler with medicine in hands
Poisoning
how to remove splinters, child holding cactus plant
Splinters
toddler sprains, little girl with bandage around her hand
Sprains
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Allergies

test
Allergy Testing
baby getting medicine, seasonal allergy medications that are safe for babies and toddlers
Allergy Meds
peanut butter and peanuts, food allergies in children
Food Allergies
pet
Pet Allergies
seasonal allergies in babies and toddlers, young toddler blowing his nose with mom looking on
Seasonal Allergies
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Ear Health

ear infection
Ear Infections
cleaning toddler ears, toddler boy watching tablet
Ear Care
hearing
Ear Tubes
headphones toddler
Hearing Loss
ear ache
Chronic Ear Infections
earring
Ear Piercing
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Eye Health

pink eye
Pink Eye
eye
Eye Infection or Injury
toddler eye problems, closeup of toddler boy's face and eyes
Chronic Eye Problems
toddler eye exams, toddler girl getting vision screening done
Visiting the Eye Doctor

Nose Health

toddler nosebleeds
Nosebleeds
toddler nose
Nose Care
nose injuries in toddlers
Nose Injuries
when your toddler has an object stuck in the nose, little toddler girl blowing and touching her nose on a bed
Foreign Object Stuck in Nose

Skin Health

bee stings
Bee Stings
treating mosquito bites in children, little boy putting calomine lotion on a mosquito bite on his leg
Bug Bites
summer
Bug Spray
burns
Burns
skin
Dry Skin
baby hives, baby boy with hives on his face
Hives
Skin rashes in babies and toddlers
Rashes
wound
Scrapes
spider bites in kids, black plastic spiders on teal blue background
Spider Bites
sunscreen and sun protection in toddlers, toddler asian girl at the beach
Sunscreen and Sun Protection
tick bites in children
Tick Bites
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Digestive Health

toilet paper
Constipation
diahrrea
Diarrhea
sick little girl, stomach flu (rotavirus) in children
Stomach Bug
sick
Vomiting
poop
Poop
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Latest

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toddler drinking bottle of water on the beach
The Signs of Dehydration in Toddlers Every Parent Should Know
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