Read about how to choose a car seat or booster seat, how to position your child in the seat, and other safety precautions.
Every day, parents and caregivers make choices about what products to buy for their children. Learn what to look for to keep your kids safe and to prevent injuries from consumer products.
Learn about the equipment your child may need to help them get around while they are being treated for developmental dysplasia of the hip, including car seats and vests.
How to effectively keep your newborn baby safe and comforted. Tips, such as holding them to offer proper head support, are included.
Second-hand smoke is harmful for babies and children. Learn tips on keeping your home 100% smoke-free.
Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.
Learn about making sleep time easier and safer for your newborn baby.
Learn about the importance of routine health care. Also find information about the importance of sleep and physical activity and how much your child should be getting.
A guide for parents on preventing head injuries at home and outdoors.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Learn how an ostomy impacts your baby's day-to-day activities and about considerations for protecting the stoma and ostomy pouch.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
Information for parents about indoor and outdoor safety, car and travel safety, and poison prevention. Also find first aid resources including information about animal bites, insect bites and sunburns.
Learn how to prevent falls from occurring in your home, including how to spot common causes of falls and how to fall-proof your home.
Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Clubfoot is a malformation of the foot present at birth that causes the foot to be turned inward and downward. Learn about how it is treated with the boots and bar orthosis, and how to take care of your child.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
How to effectively make bath time easier for your newborn. Information on giving a newborn baby a sponge bath is provided, as well as safety tips.
Having 'the talk' isn't always easy. Find advice for parents and caregivers on talking to their kids about sex and reproduction.
Following heart surgery, children require extra care and attention. Learn which positions and activities infants and toddlers must avoid after heart surgery.
