Infants & Toddlers

Children’s flu: Five things to know this season to prevent complications

The flu is common, but for some children, complications can be serious. Children under 5 and children with certain underlying conditions are at higher risk for flu complications.

What to know about children’s cleft lip and palate repair

Understanding these birth differences, their treatments, and their outcomes.

New parents: Here’s when to start tummy time

The practice of setting infants on their bellies has come under scrutiny on social media recently. Here’s what to know about the do’s and don’ts of tummy time.

A mom’s plea: Pay attention to RSV

Within a few weeks of starting daycare, their son came home with RSV, which at…

Grade-school-aged girl asleep holding a blanket and wearing a pink sleep mask.

5 ways to help your child get their best sleep

There's so much that can interfere with a child's sleep. Here's how to help.

Pulmonary hypertension in children: what to know

High blood pressure in the lungs can affect people of all ages. The word hypertension…

Crossed eyes in kids: when to be concerned

Be alert for signs of crossed eyes within a child's first year.

Complex congenital heart disease and childhood development

What parents need to know — and who they should seek out — to optimize neurodevelopment for children born with congenital heart disease (CHD).

How much screen time can my child have over the summer?

Now that school is out and the weather is hot and muggy, you may be tempted to relax your family’s screen time rules. Here’s why pediatric nurse practitioner Jasmine M. Terrell doesn’t recommend it.