Medical

Toddlers are prone to ailments easily and frequently. However, they also tend to recover rather quickly once given proper treatment.Some of the common ailments that are likely to attack your toddlers include fever, skin infections, cough/cold, dental problems etc. You can treat minor ailments by yourself with the help of a well-stocked medicine chest. However, please note that … [Read more...] about Help your sick toddler

It is best for parents to start and establish an oral health routine with their toddlers at an early age. Their role and guidance in their children’s dental care is very important till at least the age of 5.Sometimes, parents face a lot of obstacles for simple activities like brushing teeth as toddlers tend to get cranky at bedtime or often forget to brush altogether. … [Read more...] about Dental care for toddlers

Infantile acne is a term used for the acne that affects toddlers between the age of three and 12 months. On rare occasions, infantile acne may persist in toddlers until the age of three. This type of acne is slightly more severe than baby acne that affects toddlers immediately after birth. Infantile acne usually results from hormonal changes during the birth of the toddler. … [Read more...] about Infantile Acne

Toddlers often start complaining about pains in their legs and knees. Their calf muscles often feel knotted up. This kind of leg pain in children is part of what is called, ‘Growing Pains’. These pains are part of growing up and occur mostly due to the strenuous activity during daytime. Other than the above, here are a few more indicators to help you identify growing … [Read more...] about Growing pains in toddlers

Chickenpox is the common name for Varicella simplex, a disease that mainly affects children. Until recently, chickenpox manifested itself so frequently as a disease, that it came to be recognized almost as a rite of passage for childhood. Parents knew the first symptom: the red itchy rashes that would spread across the back, the chest, and the scalp; the smaller signs of … [Read more...] about Surviving the Pox