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Caring for Your Child With Cerebral Palsy (CP): Birth to Age 5 for Parents
If your child has cerebral palsy, there's a lot to know. This checklist makes it easy to find out what programs and services may be available to you.
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Bonding With Your Baby for Parents
Bonding, the intense attachment that develops between you and your baby, is completely natural. And it's probably one of the most pleasurable aspects of infant care.
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Transition of Care: Crohn's Disease for Parents
Most teens with Crohn's disease should transition to an adult health care provider when they're between 18 and 21 years old. Here's how parents can help them do that.
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Transition of Care: Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Parents
Most teens with IBD should transition to an adult health care provider when they're between 18 and 21 years old. Here's how parents can help them do that.
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Mpox (Monkeypox) for Parents
Cases of mpox have been reported in areas that don't usually see infections with the virus. Here are the basics on it.
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Health Care Providers: Optometrists for Parents
An optometrist is a doctor who examines eyes for problems, prescribes contact lenses and glasses and eye exercises, and diagnoses and treats eye diseases. They provide many of the same services as ophthalmologists, but they don't perform surgery.
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Styes for Parents
A stye is a backed-up oil gland in the eyelid. Styes are usually easy to get rid of.
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Transition of Care: Ulcerative Colitis for Parents
Most teens with ulcerative colitis should transition to an adult health care provider when they're between 18 and 21 years old. Here's how parents can help them do that.
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Food Poisoning for Teens
The germs that get into food and cause food poisoning are tiny, but can have a powerful effect on the body. Find out what to do if you get food poisoning - and how to prevent it.
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Corneal Abrasions for Parents
Corneal abrasions, which are common among kids, happen when something gets into the eye. Though sometimes painful, they're rarely serious and usually heal within a few days.