Pediatrics: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.
Ideal Body Weight Calculator for Kids and Adults
Parents often wonder if their children are overweight, underweight or just right. Using our ideal body weight calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight for his or her height. The ideal body weight calculator also works for adults!
Parents often wonder if their children are overweight, underweight or just right. Using our ideal body weight calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight for his or her height. The ideal body weight calculator also works for adults!
Height Predictor - How tall will your kids be?
Parents often have questions about how tall their kids will be. To predict your child's future height based on his genetic potential (which is based on his parent's midparental height), fill in the following form with the height of each of the child's birth parents.
Parents often have questions about how tall their kids will be. To predict your child's future height based on his genetic potential (which is based on his parent's midparental height), fill in the following form with the height of each of the child's birth parents.
Symptoms of Diabetes Screening Quiz
Does your child have any symptoms of diabetes? Try our symptoms of diabetes screening quiz.
Does your child have any symptoms of diabetes? Try our symptoms of diabetes screening quiz.
Autism Screening Quiz
Does your child have any signs or symptoms of autism? Try our autism screening quiz to find out if your child needs further evaluation for autism or other communication disorder.
Does your child have any signs or symptoms of autism? Try our autism screening quiz to find out if your child needs further evaluation for autism or other communication disorder.
Teen Quiz - Am I Fat?
Using our Teen 'Am I Fat' Quiz, we will hopefully convince teens who are at a healthy weight that they are not overweight so that they do not develop an eating disorder.
Using our Teen 'Am I Fat' Quiz, we will hopefully convince teens who are at a healthy weight that they are not overweight so that they do not develop an eating disorder.
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and/or Poison Sumac will cause an allergic reaction in most people. Urushiol is a chemical in these plants that causes the blisters and itchy rash. Learn to prevent and control reactions and common treatments.
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and/or Poison Sumac will cause an allergic reaction in most people. Urushiol is a chemical in these plants that causes the blisters and itchy rash. Learn to prevent and control reactions and common treatments.
Chiggers
Review how to avoid chiggers and treat chigger bites, which are common in late spring, summer, and early fall.
Review how to avoid chiggers and treat chigger bites, which are common in late spring, summer, and early fall.
STD Symptoms
Review the symptoms of common STDs, like chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, and syphilis.
Review the symptoms of common STDs, like chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, and syphilis.
Children's Growth Chart Percentiles Calculator
Enter your child's weight and age and see what percentile they are on the US growth charts:
Enter your child's weight and age and see what percentile they are on the US growth charts:
BMI Calculator
Using our body mass index calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight for his or her height. The BMI calculator also works for adults!
Using our body mass index calculator, you can figure out if your child is at an appropriate weight for his or her height. The BMI calculator also works for adults!
percentiles calculator
These percentile calculators can help you see where your kids are on the growth charts and how they are growing compared to other children.
These percentile calculators can help you see where your kids are on the growth charts and how they are growing compared to other children.
Potty Training Readiness Quiz
Potty training is an important milestone that almost all children learn. Unfortunately, it can sometimes cause a lot of distress for families, especially if they begin potty training before their child is ready. Take our quiz to see if your child is ready to start potty training.
Potty training is an important milestone that almost all children learn. Unfortunately, it can sometimes cause a lot of distress for families, especially if they begin potty training before their child is ready. Take our quiz to see if your child is ready to start potty training.
Height Weight Charts for your Kids
Use our growth charts, which include weight, length for boys and girls from birth to 36 months, and weight, height and body mass index for older children.
Use our growth charts, which include weight, length for boys and girls from birth to 36 months, and weight, height and body mass index for older children.
Iron Rich Foods
Review this list of iron rich foods so that you can give your kids at least two or three foods that have a lot of iron in them each day and avoid iron deficiency anemia.
Review this list of iron rich foods so that you can give your kids at least two or three foods that have a lot of iron in them each day and avoid iron deficiency anemia.
Teen Pregnancy Screening Quiz - Learn about Early Pregnancy Symptoms
A screening quiz to see if your teen has any of the early symptoms of being pregnant.
A screening quiz to see if your teen has any of the early symptoms of being pregnant.
Calorie Calculator - How many calories do you need each day?
Our Calorie Calculator will help you determine how many calories that you and your kids need each day.
Our Calorie Calculator will help you determine how many calories that you and your kids need each day.
Kids Height Predictors
Our height predictors can give you a pretty good idea of what your child's future height will be.
Our height predictors can give you a pretty good idea of what your child's future height will be.
Symptoms of Brain Tumor Screening Quiz
Does your child have any symptoms of a brain tumor? Try our symptoms of brain tumors screening quiz.
Does your child have any symptoms of a brain tumor? Try our symptoms of brain tumors screening quiz.
Becoming A Pediatrician Quiz
Do you want to become a Pediatrician? Take our Becoming a Pediatrician Quiz to see if you have done your homework and know everything you should about becoming a doctor and a career in Pediatrics.
Do you want to become a Pediatrician? Take our Becoming a Pediatrician Quiz to see if you have done your homework and know everything you should about becoming a doctor and a career in Pediatrics.
Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Dosage Calculator
This Tylenol Dosage Calculator can help you to find the dose of Tylenol for your child when he has pain or a fever and help to avoid overdosages and underdosages when giving your kids medicine.
This Tylenol Dosage Calculator can help you to find the dose of Tylenol for your child when he has pain or a fever and help to avoid overdosages and underdosages when giving your kids medicine.
Baby Gender Prediction
Learn how you can predict the gender of your baby and tell if you are having a boy or girl.
Learn how you can predict the gender of your baby and tell if you are having a boy or girl.
Heat Rash
Learn about the symptoms, prevention, and treatment for babies and children with heat rash or prickly heat.
Learn about the symptoms, prevention, and treatment for babies and children with heat rash or prickly heat.
Height Comparison Calculator
This Height Comparison Calculator makes it easy to see how your child's predicted height compares to everyone else (or enter your own height to see how your compare to the average adult).
This Height Comparison Calculator makes it easy to see how your child's predicted height compares to everyone else (or enter your own height to see how your compare to the average adult).
Stranger Danger Quiz - Can your kids recognize strangers?
Using our Stranger Danger Quiz, you can test your kids to see if they know how to recognize strangers. Will they just choose people who look mean or strange? Or will they recognize that a stranger is anyone that they don't know?
Using our Stranger Danger Quiz, you can test your kids to see if they know how to recognize strangers. Will they just choose people who look mean or strange? Or will they recognize that a stranger is anyone that they don't know?
Teen 'Am I Fat' Quiz Results
Here are the results of your Teen 'Am I Fat?' Quiz, whose main goal is to hopefully convince teens who are at a healthy weight that they are not overweight so that they do not develop an eating disorder.
Here are the results of your Teen 'Am I Fat?' Quiz, whose main goal is to hopefully convince teens who are at a healthy weight that they are not overweight so that they do not develop an eating disorder.
Growth Chart: Boys Two to Twenty Years
Growth Charts - Boys Two to Twenty Years. Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents height and weight percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Growth Charts - Boys Two to Twenty Years. Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents height and weight percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Insect Bite
Insect bites can be scary for parents, since even a 'normal' reaction to an insect bite, as shown in this picture, can include redness, swelling, and warm skin.
Insect bites can be scary for parents, since even a 'normal' reaction to an insect bite, as shown in this picture, can include redness, swelling, and warm skin.
Spoiled Brat Screening Quiz
A screening quiz to see if you or someone you know is raising a spoiled brat.
A screening quiz to see if you or someone you know is raising a spoiled brat.
Head Lice Egg or Nits Picture
An out of focus picture of a nit, or head lice egg, with a caption and red circle around the nit to make identification easy.
An out of focus picture of a nit, or head lice egg, with a caption and red circle around the nit to make identification easy.
Growth Chart: Girls Two to Twenty Years
Growth Charts - Girls Two to Twenty Years. Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents height and weight percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Growth Charts - Girls Two to Twenty Years. Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents height and weight percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Protein Rich Foods
Review common protein rich foods that your kids may be eating and learn if your children are getting enough protein in their diet.
Review common protein rich foods that your kids may be eating and learn if your children are getting enough protein in their diet.
Growth Chart: Girls Body Mass Index (BMI)
Growth Charts - girls body mass index (bmi). Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents bmi percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Growth Charts - girls body mass index (bmi). Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents bmi percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Poison Ivy Rash
A picture of the classic rash of poison ivy on a child's arm.
A picture of the classic rash of poison ivy on a child's arm.
Staph Infections
Learn to identify and treat common skin infections caused by the staph bacteria, including impetigo and abscesses.
Learn to identify and treat common skin infections caused by the staph bacteria, including impetigo and abscesses.
Growth Chart: Boys Birth to 36 months
Growth Charts - Boys birth to 36 months. Track your infants and toddlers height and weight percentiles and growth curve on these full color growth charts.
Growth Charts - Boys birth to 36 months. Track your infants and toddlers height and weight percentiles and growth curve on these full color growth charts.
Poison Ivy Quiz
Poison ivy can be a big problem, triggering itchy rashes, for families that like to spend a lot of time outdoors. Take our Poison Ivy Quiz to see if you know everything you should about poison ivy and are ready to keep your kids safe from poison ivy plants.
Poison ivy can be a big problem, triggering itchy rashes, for families that like to spend a lot of time outdoors. Take our Poison Ivy Quiz to see if you know everything you should about poison ivy and are ready to keep your kids safe from poison ivy plants.
Poison Oak on a Cedar Tree
Poison Oak in bud, growing on a cedar tree
Poison Oak in bud, growing on a cedar tree
Kid's Height Calculator - Two Years Times Two Method
Parents often have questions about how tall their kids will be. To predict your child's future height based on his genetic potential (which is based on his parent's midparental height), fill in the following form with the height of each of the child's birth parents.
Parents often have questions about how tall their kids will be. To predict your child's future height based on his genetic potential (which is based on his parent's midparental height), fill in the following form with the height of each of the child's birth parents.
Average Height Man
Statistics for the average height of an adult man in the United States.
Statistics for the average height of an adult man in the United States.
Head Lice Home Remedies
Review the symptoms of head lice infestations and get information about some of the natural remedies and home remedies for treating head lice.
Review the symptoms of head lice infestations and get information about some of the natural remedies and home remedies for treating head lice.
Calcium Rich Foods
Understanding which foods are high in calcium can help you make sure that you are encouraging your kids to get enough calcium in their diet by choosing calcium rich foods, such as milk, cheese, and yogurt.
Understanding which foods are high in calcium can help you make sure that you are encouraging your kids to get enough calcium in their diet by choosing calcium rich foods, such as milk, cheese, and yogurt.
Poison Ivy Symptoms
Review the symptoms of poison ivy, which typically includes an intensely itchy rash with red bumps and blisters that forms after exposure to poison ivy, poison sumac, or poison oak.
Review the symptoms of poison ivy, which typically includes an intensely itchy rash with red bumps and blisters that forms after exposure to poison ivy, poison sumac, or poison oak.
Live Louse on Hair
A picture of a live head louse on a girl's head, with a red circle around the louse and a caption to make identification easy.
A picture of a live head louse on a girl's head, with a red circle around the louse and a caption to make identification easy.
Eating Disorders Screening Quiz -Do your kids have an eating disorder?
An eating disorder screening quiz to see if your children and teens might have symptoms of an eating disorder, like anorexia or bulimia.
An eating disorder screening quiz to see if your children and teens might have symptoms of an eating disorder, like anorexia or bulimia.
Head Lice Nits Picture
An out of focus picture of a nit on a child's hair.
An out of focus picture of a nit on a child's hair.
Signs of Autism
Learn more about the early signs of autism and what you should do when you have concerns about your child's development.
Learn more about the early signs of autism and what you should do when you have concerns about your child's development.
New Baby Parenting Quiz
Are you ready to care for your new baby? Take our New Baby Parenting Quiz to see if you know everything you should to take care of your new baby.
Are you ready to care for your new baby? Take our New Baby Parenting Quiz to see if you know everything you should to take care of your new baby.
Growth Chart: Boys Body Mass Index (BMI)
Growth Charts - Boys body mass index (bmi). Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents bmi percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Growth Charts - Boys body mass index (bmi). Track your toddlers, school age children and adolescents bmi percentiles and growth curves on these full color growth charts.
Teen Depression Screening Quiz - Are your kids depressed?
A depressed screening quiz to see if your kids or teenager is depressed.
A depressed screening quiz to see if your kids or teenager is depressed.
Head Lice Treatments
Learn the basics of diagnosing and treating kids with head lice infestations.
Learn the basics of diagnosing and treating kids with head lice infestations.
Poison Oak Rash
The blistering rash that you can get after having contact with poison oak.
The blistering rash that you can get after having contact with poison oak.
Picture of Poison Ivy Rash
This child had a bad case of poison ivy, with red bumps, vesicles and blisters, in a straight line or streaks, from where the poison ivy plant had contact with her leg.
This child had a bad case of poison ivy, with red bumps, vesicles and blisters, in a straight line or streaks, from where the poison ivy plant had contact with her leg.
Puberty Quiz
People often think that puberty is a confusing and stressful time as they go through this stage of life as a child. Unfortunately, it sometimes isn't any less confusing or stressful when it is time to go through it again with your own kids. Take our Puberty quiz to see if you are ready for puberty.
People often think that puberty is a confusing and stressful time as they go through this stage of life as a child. Unfortunately, it sometimes isn't any less confusing or stressful when it is time to go through it again with your own kids. Take our Puberty quiz to see if you are ready for puberty.
Average Height Woman
Statistics for the average height of an adult woman in the United States.
Statistics for the average height of an adult woman in the United States.
Ringworm Picture
Review a picture of a child with ringworm.
Review a picture of a child with ringworm.
Yeast Diaper Rash
You should suspect a yeast diaper rash, as shown in this picture, when your baby's regular diaper rash just isn't getting better and then becomes bright red, with red bumps (satellite lesions) around the genital area.
You should suspect a yeast diaper rash, as shown in this picture, when your baby's regular diaper rash just isn't getting better and then becomes bright red, with red bumps (satellite lesions) around the genital area.
Poison Ivy Closeup Picture
View the classic 'leaves of three' appearance of poison ivy in this closeup picture, including red stems and green berries.
View the classic 'leaves of three' appearance of poison ivy in this closeup picture, including red stems and green berries.
Growth Chart: Girls Birth to 36 months
Growth Charts - Girls birth to 36 months. Track your infants and toddlers height and weight percentiles and growth curve on these full color growth charts.
Growth Charts - Girls birth to 36 months. Track your infants and toddlers height and weight percentiles and growth curve on these full color growth charts.
Meningitis
Menenitis, menigitis, menangitis and menningitis are all common misspellings for meningitis.
Menenitis, menigitis, menangitis and menningitis are all common misspellings for meningitis.
Your Child's Predicted Height - Two Years Times Two Method
Parents often have questions about how tall their kids will be. To predict your child's future height based on his genetic potential (which is based on his parent's midparental height), fill in the following form with the height of each of the child's birth parents.
Parents often have questions about how tall their kids will be. To predict your child's future height based on his genetic potential (which is based on his parent's midparental height), fill in the following form with the height of each of the child's birth parents.
Symptom Checker Results
Here are the results of our Medical Symptom Checker to help you figure out what is causing your child's medical symptoms.
Here are the results of our Medical Symptom Checker to help you figure out what is causing your child's medical symptoms.
Postpartum Depression Screening Quiz
A screening quiz to see if you or someone you know has any of the signs or symptoms of postpartum depression.
A screening quiz to see if you or someone you know has any of the signs or symptoms of postpartum depression.
Head Lice
A picture of a head louse on the head of a young child with an infestation with live head lice.
A picture of a head louse on the head of a young child with an infestation with live head lice.
Pill Identification
Review how to identify pills that you might find in your teen's pockets, especially if you suspect that they might be abusing drugs.
Review how to identify pills that you might find in your teen's pockets, especially if you suspect that they might be abusing drugs.
Understanding Growth Charts
Growth charts are an important way to monitor your child's growth. This guide should provide you with all of the information you need to use the growth charts to follow how well your child is growing.
Growth charts are an important way to monitor your child's growth. This guide should provide you with all of the information you need to use the growth charts to follow how well your child is growing.
Head Lice Life Cycle Stages
Review the three stages of the head lice life cycle, including the egg or nit, nymph, and adult louse, as compared to the size of a penny for scale.
Review the three stages of the head lice life cycle, including the egg or nit, nymph, and adult louse, as compared to the size of a penny for scale.
Infant Feeding Guidelines
Review these infant feeding guidelines so that you know how much formula and solid foods your baby should be eating and drinking.
Review these infant feeding guidelines so that you know how much formula and solid foods your baby should be eating and drinking.
Pityriasis Rosea
Pityriasis rosea is often confused with ringworm because it typically begins with a large scaly herald patch that actually does look like a ringworm.
Pityriasis rosea is often confused with ringworm because it typically begins with a large scaly herald patch that actually does look like a ringworm.
Pediatric Problem Solver - Find Medical and Parenting Advice and Information
Use our parenting problem solver to help find medical and parenting advice and information.
Use our parenting problem solver to help find medical and parenting advice and information.
Learning Disability Screening Quiz
Does your child have a learning disability? Try our learning disability screening quiz to see if your child has unexpected problems learning to read, write, listen, speak, or do math, and needs testing for a learning disability.
Does your child have a learning disability? Try our learning disability screening quiz to see if your child has unexpected problems learning to read, write, listen, speak, or do math, and needs testing for a learning disability.
An Insect Bite
This insect bite was already starting to improve the day the next day, a good sign that it wasn't infected.
This insect bite was already starting to improve the day the next day, a good sign that it wasn't infected.
Bug Bites
Treatment of insect bites and stings includes epinephrine for anaphylactic reactions, and symptomatic treatments for painful or itchy bites and stings. Cool compresses, ice, a meat tenderizer solution or backing soda paste can help with pain, while antihistamines and topical anti-itch creams relieve itching.
Treatment of insect bites and stings includes epinephrine for anaphylactic reactions, and symptomatic treatments for painful or itchy bites and stings. Cool compresses, ice, a meat tenderizer solution or backing soda paste can help with pain, while antihistamines and topical anti-itch creams relieve itching.
Night Terrors
Night terrors are common in younger children, who may 'wake' up screaming and crying and are inconsolable as you try to comfort them.
Night terrors are common in younger children, who may 'wake' up screaming and crying and are inconsolable as you try to comfort them.
Ringworm
Review a picture of the characteristic rash of a tinea corporis (ringworm) infection. Note the red, ring shaped lesion with scale.
Review a picture of the characteristic rash of a tinea corporis (ringworm) infection. Note the red, ring shaped lesion with scale.
Medical Symptom Checker - Figure Out What Is Causing Your Child's Symptoms
A medical symptom checker to help you figure out what is wrong with your child. Common symptoms that you can review include ear pain, fever, diarrhea, cough, wheezing, etc.
A medical symptom checker to help you figure out what is wrong with your child. Common symptoms that you can review include ear pain, fever, diarrhea, cough, wheezing, etc.
Aderol, Aderall or Aderal f...
Common misspellings for Adderall and Adderall XR, ADHD medicines for kids, include Aderol, Aderall and Aderal.
Common misspellings for Adderall and Adderall XR, ADHD medicines for kids, include Aderol, Aderall and Aderal.
Constipation Treatment Guide
Constipation, the passage of hard, painful and infrequent stools, is common in children. Learn how to prevent and treat constipation by increasing fluids and fiber in their diet, avoiding constipating foods and using stool softeners, in this constipation treatment guide.
Constipation, the passage of hard, painful and infrequent stools, is common in children. Learn how to prevent and treat constipation by increasing fluids and fiber in their diet, avoiding constipating foods and using stool softeners, in this constipation treatment guide.
Baby Food
Review the ages, stages, and steps, at which your baby can eat each type of baby food.
Review the ages, stages, and steps, at which your baby can eat each type of baby food.
Thrush
Thrush is a common infection that causes white patches inside a child's mouth. Learn about treating and preventing this common yeast infection.
Thrush is a common infection that causes white patches inside a child's mouth. Learn about treating and preventing this common yeast infection.
Identifying Poison Ivy
You can help kids avoid poison ivy by showing them where it is and what it looks like...
You can help kids avoid poison ivy by showing them where it is and what it looks like...
High Fiber Foods
Review these lists of high fiber foods to find healthy foods for your child, and learn which foods are good sources of fiber, including many fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans), breads, and cereals.
Review these lists of high fiber foods to find healthy foods for your child, and learn which foods are good sources of fiber, including many fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans), breads, and cereals.
Breastfeeding Quiz - What do you know about breastfeeding?
There is a lot of misinformation about breastfeeding that may keep your from breastfeeding effectively or for as long as you would like. Take our breastfeeding quiz to see if you know as much about breastfeeding as you should.
There is a lot of misinformation about breastfeeding that may keep your from breastfeeding effectively or for as long as you would like. Take our breastfeeding quiz to see if you know as much about breastfeeding as you should.
Shingles
Learn if you can catch chickenpox from a person with shingles.
Learn if you can catch chickenpox from a person with shingles.
Head Louse Close-Up Picture
A close-up picture of a live head louse, which can help you to identify head lice on your child's hair during a lice infestation.
A close-up picture of a live head louse, which can help you to identify head lice on your child's hair during a lice infestation.
BRAT Diet
Although starting a BRAT diet, bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, is popular among parents when their kids have diarrhea, it is important to remember that it is usually not necessary.
Although starting a BRAT diet, bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, is popular among parents when their kids have diarrhea, it is important to remember that it is usually not necessary.
Milk Quiz
Do your kids drink enough milk? If they don't, they may not be getting enough calcium and Vitamin D. Take our Milk Quiz to see if you know as much about milk as you should to help make sure your kids are getting enough of the right kinds of milk each day.
Do your kids drink enough milk? If they don't, they may not be getting enough calcium and Vitamin D. Take our Milk Quiz to see if you know as much about milk as you should to help make sure your kids are getting enough of the right kinds of milk each day.
Children's Sleep Quiz
Take our children's sleep quiz to see if your kids are getting a good night's sleep.
Take our children's sleep quiz to see if your kids are getting a good night's sleep.
Poison Ivy Plant
A picture of a poison ivy plant growing at the base of an old wood fence post.
A picture of a poison ivy plant growing at the base of an old wood fence post.
West Nile Virus
Although children are thought to be at low risk from the West Nile Virus, it is important to know the symptoms if your child gets sick and has recently had a mosquito bite.
Although children are thought to be at low risk from the West Nile Virus, it is important to know the symptoms if your child gets sick and has recently had a mosquito bite.
Adult Head Louse
A picture of an adult head louse.
A picture of an adult head louse.
Bed Bugs
Once limited to hotel and motel rooms, perhaps from international travelers, bed bugs are now a problem in many homes and apartments. Learn about the symptoms of bed bug bites and how to get rid of bed bugs.
Once limited to hotel and motel rooms, perhaps from international travelers, bed bugs are now a problem in many homes and apartments. Learn about the symptoms of bed bug bites and how to get rid of bed bugs.
Measles
Review a picture of the characteristic red blotchy rash of a child with measles and read about other measles symptoms these children have.
Review a picture of the characteristic red blotchy rash of a child with measles and read about other measles symptoms these children have.
Poison Ivy on the Ground
Here is another good reason to always wear shoes when walking around outside, poison ivy growing on the ground, mixed in among these weeds.
Here is another good reason to always wear shoes when walking around outside, poison ivy growing on the ground, mixed in among these weeds.
Terrible Twos Countdown Calculator
Our Terrible Twos Countdown Calculator can help you figure out when your toddler's tantrums and quick mood changes might end.
Our Terrible Twos Countdown Calculator can help you figure out when your toddler's tantrums and quick mood changes might end.
Head Louse Picture
A picture of a head louse.
A picture of a head louse.
Average Weight Woman
Statistics for the average weight of an adult woman in the United States.
Statistics for the average weight of an adult woman in the United States.
Head Louse
A picture of a head louse near a hair to show scale and so you can see how big head lice really are.
A picture of a head louse near a hair to show scale and so you can see how big head lice really are.
Allowance Calculator - How much should your child get?
An allowance calculator to help you figure out how much money to give your kids each week to help them learn about money.
An allowance calculator to help you figure out how much money to give your kids each week to help them learn about money.
Switching to Whole Milk
Learn about how to change your child from an infant formula to whole cow's milk so that she continues to get enough calcium in her diet.
Learn about how to change your child from an infant formula to whole cow's milk so that she continues to get enough calcium in her diet.
Swimmer's Ear
Learn how to prevent and treat children with Swimmer's Ear.
Learn how to prevent and treat children with Swimmer's Ear.
Measles Picture
Review a picture of the characteristic red blotchy rash on a child with measles.
Review a picture of the characteristic red blotchy rash on a child with measles.
Four Months
You Four Month Old. What you need to know to take care of your 4 month old, including information about nutrition, growth and development, safety, Pediatrician visits, vaccines, common problems, and other topics.
You Four Month Old. What you need to know to take care of your 4 month old, including information about nutrition, growth and development, safety, Pediatrician visits, vaccines, common problems, and other topics.
Adult Male Head Louse
A picture of an adult louse, which is likely a male, since it is a little skinnier than typical female head lice.
A picture of an adult louse, which is likely a male, since it is a little skinnier than typical female head lice.
Chicken Pox
View a picture of the classic rash of chicken pox infections, including red papules (bumps), vesicles (the spots that look like little blisters), which then become crusted scabs.
View a picture of the classic rash of chicken pox infections, including red papules (bumps), vesicles (the spots that look like little blisters), which then become crusted scabs.
Hives
Review common triggers for hives in children, including foods, medications, and other less common causes, and how to treat your child with hives.
Review common triggers for hives in children, including foods, medications, and other less common causes, and how to treat your child with hives.
Child Development Quiz
Do you understand your child's development? Take our Child Development Quiz to test if you have a good understanding of whether or not your child is growing and developing normally.
Do you understand your child's development? Take our Child Development Quiz to test if you have a good understanding of whether or not your child is growing and developing normally.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Quiz - Do your kids have symptoms of OSA?
An obstructive sleep apnea screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of OSA, such as loud snoring, headaches, and behavior problems.
An obstructive sleep apnea screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of OSA, such as loud snoring, headaches, and behavior problems.
Smoothie Recipe
A fruit and yogurt smoothie is a quick, easy, and healthy way to get more fruit and calcium into your child's diet
A fruit and yogurt smoothie is a quick, easy, and healthy way to get more fruit and calcium into your child's diet
Poison Ivy Warning Sign
An easy way to avoid poison ivy is to simply look for posted warning or caution signs like this one that says 'Caution Poison Ivy.'
An easy way to avoid poison ivy is to simply look for posted warning or caution signs like this one that says 'Caution Poison Ivy.'
Teething
Parents often think that their baby's are teething when they begin drooling and putting their fingers in their mouth when they are around three or four months old. Review more classic teething symptoms and learn what you should do if you think your baby is teething.
Parents often think that their baby's are teething when they begin drooling and putting their fingers in their mouth when they are around three or four months old. Review more classic teething symptoms and learn what you should do if you think your baby is teething.
Baby Formula Choices
Which baby formula for your infant will meet all of his nutritional requirements?
Which baby formula for your infant will meet all of his nutritional requirements?
Calories Per Pound of Fat
Understanding how many calories it takes to gain a pound of fat can help you understand how your kids become overweight so quickly.
Understanding how many calories it takes to gain a pound of fat can help you understand how your kids become overweight so quickly.
Poison Oak
Get help identify poison oak with this picture showing the classic cluster of three oak like leaves.
Get help identify poison oak with this picture showing the classic cluster of three oak like leaves.
Baby Weight Gain
Review how much weight a newborn baby should gain during their first few weeks of life.
Review how much weight a newborn baby should gain during their first few weeks of life.
Symptoms of Dehydration
Review the signs and symptoms of dehydration in children.
Review the signs and symptoms of dehydration in children.
Eczema
Review a picture of the typical skin rash caused by eczema.
Review a picture of the typical skin rash caused by eczema.
Your Baby Week Ten
Will their baby's eyes stay gray, which many babies are born with, or will they turn brown, green, or blue?
Will their baby's eyes stay gray, which many babies are born with, or will they turn brown, green, or blue?
Eastern Poison Ivy
View the classic 'leaves of three, let it be' configuration of a poison ivy plant.
View the classic 'leaves of three, let it be' configuration of a poison ivy plant.
Low Fat vs. Whole Milk
Review the issue of whether you should give your kids whole milk, low fat milk, or skim milk.
Review the issue of whether you should give your kids whole milk, low fat milk, or skim milk.
Baby Formula
Review how much formula your baby should be eating at each feeding.
Review how much formula your baby should be eating at each feeding.
Pregnancy Symptoms Screening Quiz Results - Are You Pregnant?
A early pregnancy symptom screening quiz to see if you have any of the signs of being pregnant.
A early pregnancy symptom screening quiz to see if you have any of the signs of being pregnant.
Summer Safety Quiz
A quiz to test your knowledge of summer safety, including using sunscreen, insect repellents, water and fireworks safety.
A quiz to test your knowledge of summer safety, including using sunscreen, insect repellents, water and fireworks safety.
Croup
Croup is a common childhood illness that causes a croupy cough that sounds like a barking seal, stridor and difficulty breathing. Learn the signs, symtoms and common treatments for croup so that you know what to do if your child wakes up barking.
Croup is a common childhood illness that causes a croupy cough that sounds like a barking seal, stridor and difficulty breathing. Learn the signs, symtoms and common treatments for croup so that you know what to do if your child wakes up barking.
Treatments for Itching
Review common treatments for itching that can provide some relief for itchy kids with rashes, including many over-the-counter 'anti-itch' type medications.
Review common treatments for itching that can provide some relief for itchy kids with rashes, including many over-the-counter 'anti-itch' type medications.
Getting Into Poison Ivy
It is easy to see how kids might get into poison ivy as you see these twins walking around in the background of these trees that have poison ivy growing all around them.
It is easy to see how kids might get into poison ivy as you see these twins walking around in the background of these trees that have poison ivy growing all around them.
Terrible Twos
By learning more about the terrible twos, a normal stage in your child's development, it can make it easier to get through it and make sure that you aren't contributing to more battles than are necessary.
By learning more about the terrible twos, a normal stage in your child's development, it can make it easier to get through it and make sure that you aren't contributing to more battles than are necessary.
Mono Symptoms
Learn about the classic symptoms of mono, which can include a severe sore throat, high fever, enlarged lymph glands and fatigue.
Learn about the classic symptoms of mono, which can include a severe sore throat, high fever, enlarged lymph glands and fatigue.
Molluscum Contagiosum
Molluscum contagiosum is a rash caused by a virus that caused small, flesh colored, dome shaped bumps on a child's skin.
Molluscum contagiosum is a rash caused by a virus that caused small, flesh colored, dome shaped bumps on a child's skin.
Interview with a Pediatrician
An interview with a pediatrician for students interested in a job in pediatrics, including what it is like being a pediatrician.
An interview with a pediatrician for students interested in a job in pediatrics, including what it is like being a pediatrician.
Child with a Cold Sore
View a picture of a child with a cold sore or fever blister on her lip.
View a picture of a child with a cold sore or fever blister on her lip.
Parenting Styles
Review the three main styles of parenting, including parents who are authoritarian, permissive, or authoritative.
Review the three main styles of parenting, including parents who are authoritarian, permissive, or authoritative.
Fifth Disease
Fifth disease (erythema infectiosum) is a common viral infection of childhood that causes a distinctive rash, including red or 'slapped cheeks' and a pink or red lacelike rash on their arms.
Fifth disease (erythema infectiosum) is a common viral infection of childhood that causes a distinctive rash, including red or 'slapped cheeks' and a pink or red lacelike rash on their arms.
Baby Names Popularity
Our Baby Names Popularity Script can help you discover how popular a baby name has been over the past 100 years.
Our Baby Names Popularity Script can help you discover how popular a baby name has been over the past 100 years.
Years of School
Review how many years of school, including college, medical school, and a residency program, that you must finish to become a Pediatrician.
Review how many years of school, including college, medical school, and a residency program, that you must finish to become a Pediatrician.
Down Syndrome
Review some of the causes of Down syndrome, including advanced maternal age.
Review some of the causes of Down syndrome, including advanced maternal age.
Chickenpox Picture
This picture shows the classic rash that is associated with a chickenpox infection, including red papules (bumps), vesicles (the spots that look like little blisters), which then become crusted scabs.
This picture shows the classic rash that is associated with a chickenpox infection, including red papules (bumps), vesicles (the spots that look like little blisters), which then become crusted scabs.
Gardasil
Gardasil is a new, recently FDA approved vaccine being made by Merck against the two types of HPV or Human Papillomavirus that cause most cervical cancers and the two types that cause the most genital warts.
Gardasil is a new, recently FDA approved vaccine being made by Merck against the two types of HPV or Human Papillomavirus that cause most cervical cancers and the two types that cause the most genital warts.
Pedi Career
Review the main things that you should consider when thinking about a career in medicine and Pediatrics.
Review the main things that you should consider when thinking about a career in medicine and Pediatrics.
Is This Poison Ivy?
Is This Poison Ivy? Test your skill to see if you can identify poison ivy before heading out to any trails, lakes, or parks, where you might encounter the real thing.
Is This Poison Ivy? Test your skill to see if you can identify poison ivy before heading out to any trails, lakes, or parks, where you might encounter the real thing.
High Calorie Foods
Review this list of high calorie foods to avoid, especially if your kids are overweight, and some you might want to encourage your kids to eat if they are poor eaters and underweight and you are trying to boost their calories.
Review this list of high calorie foods to avoid, especially if your kids are overweight, and some you might want to encourage your kids to eat if they are poor eaters and underweight and you are trying to boost their calories.
Two Months
Two months is a fun time, and you can expect your baby to smile, laugh and make noises, lift his head and chest up while lying on his stomach. Learn how to take care of a two-month-old baby, like the one pictured in this photo.
Two months is a fun time, and you can expect your baby to smile, laugh and make noises, lift his head and chest up while lying on his stomach. Learn how to take care of a two-month-old baby, like the one pictured in this photo.
Poison Ivy Near a Log?
Is that poison ivy growing near this log?
Is that poison ivy growing near this log?
Food Allergy Screening Quiz - Do you have symptoms of food allergies?
A food allergy screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of food allergies.
A food allergy screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of food allergies.
Yeast Diaper Rash Picture
Review this picture of a baby with a yeast diaper rash.
Review this picture of a baby with a yeast diaper rash.
Biting at Daycare
Review what you can do to help your toddler stop biting other children in daycare.
Review what you can do to help your toddler stop biting other children in daycare.
Tinea Capitis
A picture showing the round, scaly patches with hair loss that are charactistic of tinea capitis or ringworm on a child's scalp.
A picture showing the round, scaly patches with hair loss that are charactistic of tinea capitis or ringworm on a child's scalp.
Average Weight Man
Statistics for the average weight of an adult man in the United States.
Statistics for the average weight of an adult man in the United States.
Poison Sumac
Get help identifying and avoiding poison sumac by viewing this picture of poison sumac, showing the end of the classic seven to 13 smooth edged leaflets.
Get help identifying and avoiding poison sumac by viewing this picture of poison sumac, showing the end of the classic seven to 13 smooth edged leaflets.
Chlamydia
Review the symptoms of chlamydia infections and how this STD is diagnosed and treated with antibiotics.
Review the symptoms of chlamydia infections and how this STD is diagnosed and treated with antibiotics.
Normal Growth
How do I know if my child is growing normally? Regular measurements of your child's height, weight and head circumference and plotting them on a growth chart are a good way to see if your child is growing normally.
How do I know if my child is growing normally? Regular measurements of your child's height, weight and head circumference and plotting them on a growth chart are a good way to see if your child is growing normally.