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How To Celebrate Halloween Safely This Year

Updated: 10/28/2020 Because so many birthday parties, family vacations and other childhood milestones have been canceled this year, you may be determined to give your child a Halloween to remember. The...

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Behind the ‘Benadryl Challenge’ and Why It’s Harmful

Teenagers are no strangers to taking on challenges. However, there is a new challenge that’s sweeping across social media networks, and has the potential to be deadly. The “Benadryl Challenge” has been...

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How to Care for a Child With a Seizure Disorder

Nationwide, there are roughly 470,000 children with epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means in a school of 1,000 kids, about six of them may have epilepsy, a...

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4 Ways You Can Help NICU Parents

Having a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is stressful for parents, but there are some simple ways that friends and family can help, say Sabrina Malik, M.D., a neonatologist, and Donna...

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Is Your Teen or Preteen Suffering From Anxiety?

It’s normal for everyone to experience some anxiety from time to time. But how can you tell if your teen or preteen is overly anxious? Anxiety in adolescents may present as fear or worry, and it can...

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What Makes a Pregnancy High-risk?

Women have been having babies for millennia, but that doesn’t mean pregnancy and childbirth are without risk. Health insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield conducted claims research and found that...

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How Parents Can Prepare For Their Child’s Surgery

If your child has to have surgery, no matter how minor, you will no doubt be nervous. Here are some tips for how you can prepare yourself for your child’s surgery, from Thomas Steineke, M.D.,...

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How Early Can a Baby Be Born?

About one in 10 American babies is born preterm, defined as prior to 37 weeks into their mother’s pregnancy, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But fewer than 1 percent...

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Frozen Honey Challenge, Is It Safe?

By: Katie Woehnker There’s nothing like a frozen treat in the summertime, but what about frozen honey? A new trend has taken off on TikTok where users are freezing honey and filming themselves taking a...

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How to Make Sure Your Child Is Safe in School This Year

As parents gear up for another school year, COVID-19 is still a dominant issue for many. Will in-person learning be safe? What should I do to protect my family? “We know schools are more than just a...

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