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:

• Toilet Training.
• Croup: Managing a croup attack.
• Thumb-sucking: Helping your child stop.
• Should I give my child antibiotics for an ear infection?

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• Health Topics
• Medical Tests
• Medications
• Make a Wise Decision
• Take Action

Health Topics

Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger

Alcohol Effects on a Fetus

Alcohol or Drug Use During Pregnancy

Amblyopia

Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)

Asthma in Children

Atopic Dermatitis

Birth Defects Testing

Birthmarks

Biting

Blocked Tear Ducts

Bottle-Feeding

Breast-Feeding

Breath-Holding Spells

Bronchiolitis

Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth

Celiac Disease

Cerebral Palsy

Chickenpox (Varicella)

Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Car Seats

Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver)

Choosing Child Care

Chronic Lung Disease in Infants

Circumcision

Cleaning Your Young Son's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis

Cleft Lip

Cleft Palate

Clubfoot

Colic

Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Hydrocele

Congenital Hydrocephalus

Congenital Torticollis

Constipation, Age 11 and Younger

Coughs, Age 11 and Younger

Cradle Cap

Craniosynostosis

Crib Safety

Croup

Crying, Age 3 and Younger

Cystic Fibrosis

Dealing With Emergencies

Dehydration

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Diaper Rash

Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger

Domestic Abuse

Domestic Violence

Down Syndrome

Ear Infections

Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger

Early Disease DetectionHealth Screenings

Family Life Cycle

Fever Seizures

Fever, Age 11 and Younger

Fifth Disease

Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children

Goniotomy for glaucoma

Group B Streptococcal Infections in Newborns

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

Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger

Headaches in Children

Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years

Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years

Healthy Eating for Children

Heat Rash

Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger

Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger

Hirschsprung's Disease

Hypospadias

Immunizations

Impetigo

Interactive Tool: From Embryo to Baby in 9 Months

Intrauterine fetal blood transfusion for Rh disease

Intussusception

Jaundice in Newborns (Hyperbilirubinemia)

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kawasaki Disease

Kernicterus

Lead Poisoning

Measles (Rubeola)

Molluscum Contagiosum

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Newborn Rashes and Skin Conditions

Nursery Equipment Safety Checklist

Orchiopexy for undescended testicle

Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Playground Safety

Postpartum Depression

Premature Infant

Preventing Poisoning in Young Children

Protecting Your Child From Drowning Hazards

Pyloric Stenosis

Quick Tips: Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children

Radial Head Subluxation

Rash, Age 11 and Younger

Repair of Choanal Atresia

Respiratory Problems, Age 11 and Younger

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Reye Syndrome

Roseola

Rotavirus

Rubella (German Measles)

Scalp Problems

Sensory Integration Dysfunction

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Speech and Language Development

Spina Bifida

Spitting Up

Strabismus

Stuttering

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Tay-Sachs Disease

Teething

Temper Tantrums

Thumb-Sucking

Toilet Training

Tongue-Tie

Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy

Trabeculotomy for glaucoma

Tubes for ear infections

Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease

Umbilical Cord Care

Umbilical Hernia in Children

Undescended Testicle

Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger

Urinary Tract Infections in Children

Vaccine Information Statements

Weaning

What to Expect When You Have an Extremely Premature Infant

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Medical Tests

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood

Bilirubin

Cranial Ultrasound

Galactosemia Test

Lead

Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test

Sweat Test

Tay-Sachs Test

Medications

Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal lung development

Antibiotics for middle ear infection

Antibiotics for urinary tract infections in children

Hormone therapy for undescended testicle

Rh immune globulin

Make a Wise Decision

ADHD: Should my child take medicine for ADHD?

Blocked tear ducts: Should my baby have a probing procedure?

Breast-feeding: Should I breast-feed my baby?

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?

Take Action

Asthma in children: Helping a child use a metered-dose inhaler and mask spacer

Breast-feeding: Learning how to nurse

Croup: Managing a croup attack

Diabetes in children: Checking blood sugar in a child

Diabetes in children: Counting carbs

Diabetes in children: Giving insulin shots to a child

Diabetes in children: Preventing high blood sugar

Diabetes in children: Preventing low blood sugar

Hip dysplasia: Caring for your child in a body (spica) cast

Thumb-sucking: Helping your child stop

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: May 6, 2008
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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