Learn how to properly care for your child's eye injury, discover potential causes and know when to seek medical attention.
Find information about how your eyes work and what happens when you take your child for an eye exam. You can also learn about basic first aid for eye injuries, and different types of eye conditions and how they are treated.
Find a list of supplies and medicines to include in a first aid kit. It is recommended that there be an equipped first aid kit in the house and in the car.
Burns can lead to permanent scars. Find out how to prevent your child from getting a burn injury and what to do if a burn does occur.
An overview on how to properly care for your child's burn.
Read about some of the things you can do if your child has a tooth injury.
Learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, prevent shock and stop severe bleeds.
Learn how to properly care for your child if they have been bitten or scratched by an animal.
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.
Learn how to treat cuts, scrapes and other minor injuries in children.
Learn safety tips for keeping your family safe in crowded places, including how to plan ahead, what to do if your family gets separated and preventing common injuries.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
Learn how an eye patch can force the weaker eye to work harder so the vision in the eye improves.
If you have JIA, regular eye exams are very important for detecting early signs of eye inflammation. Learn what happens during an eye exam.
Young people with arthritis are at risk of eye inflammation, called iritis. This page describes the use of eye drops and other medications to control eye inflammation. It also explains the importance of having regular eye checks if you have arthritis.
An overview of the different causes, symptoms and treatments of this common eye infection in children known as pink eye.
Learn what to expect when a child receives a custom-fitted eye after an enucleation.
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.
Take a detailed look at the types of eye conditions that can occur in young people with arthritis. These conditions include uveitis, cataracts and glaucoma. Learn about some of the potential treatments for these conditions.
Enucleation is surgery to remove a damaged or diseased eye. Learn about the surgery and how to care for your child afterwards.
If your child has JIA, regular eye exams are very important for detecting early signs of eye inflammation. Learn what happens during an eye exam.
An overview of what the recovery position is, when you might need to use it and how to put your child in it.
Follow these steps to put eye ointment in your child's eyes.
Minor ankle injuries, such as ankle sprains or minor fractures to the fibula, are common in childhood. These injuries tend to heal quickly. Learn more about minor ankle injuries and their treatment.
