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burns understanding the severity of different types of burns and how to treat your child when they get one a child’s skin is thinner and more sensitive than that of an adult so a burn can be...

...child bumps into something or falls down, these blood vessels may rupture and leak blood into the tissues. this causes the initial “black and blue” bruise. within a few days, the bruise...

bronchitis recognising the symptoms of bronchitis in your child and when to take action when an infection gets into the bronchi, or large airway passages of the lungs, and causes inflammation, it is...

broken collarbone how to recognise if your child has a broken collarbone surprisingly, the collarbone, or clavicle, is one of the more commonly broken bones during childhood. this is due to the way in...

broken bones how to spot if your child has a broken bone the bones of a child are more resistant to breaking than those of an adult; however they do break and you should know how to spot a broken...

bow legs bowleggedness is normal for babies and is more apparent when they start walking as toddlers. if your child stands with her feet together, ankles touching and toes facing forward and her knees...

blood infection / bacterial sepsis risks associated with bacterial sepsis and how to prevent your child from getting it bacterial sepsis is an infection of the blood that can be serious, but is...

bites and stings how to treat your child’s stings and bites the majority of bites and stings from spiders and insects are not poisonous and require minimal treatment. if your child is bitten by...

...child has a birthmark, make sure to have your pediatrician or a dermatologist take a look at it. when a birthmark does require medical attention, it is usually because of its location. if the...

bee stings how to treat your child’s bee sting although a bee sting can be painful, it is usually fairly harmless. because a bee's stinger will continue to pump venom into the skin, the...

...children generally do better when things are predictable. establishing a nightly ritual teaches your toddler what is going to happen next, so there are no surprises. whether you choose to read a book...

bad breath bad breath is a common problem for toddlers even healthy children sometimes get bad breath. there are several things that could be causing your toddler to have bad breath, including...

asthma understanding asthma and how you can help your child cope with it asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that causes inflation of the lungs and airways. the disease if characterised by sudden...

appendicitis recognising the signs of appendicitis in your child and acting fast while appendicitis is uncommon in toddlers, it still can happen; therefore, you should know what to look out for. in a...

...child suddenly becomes very fearful of the vacuum cleaner when it never bothered him before. more than likely, his fear was triggered by a particular incident. while he may not be able to fully...

...children under six months of age, anaphylactic shock can happen to any child. there are a number of things that can cause anaphylactic shock in children; foods like peanuts, milk, eggs; drugs such as...

...child’s oxygen level and tell if he has ams or one of the more dangerous types of altitude sickness; high altitude cerebral edema (hace) or high altitude pulmonary edema (hape). hace will cause...

...children will lose hair for a variety of reasons. here’s how to tell if your child has alopecia areata. the hair will fall out in round or oval patches. this is much different from the balding...

allergies how to figure out if you child has allergies or just a cold nasal or seasonal allergies and colds often have the same symptoms so how do you tell the difference? first of all, a nasal...

...child for showing or imitating the appropriate behaviour; describe what they did so that they will know to do it again. show them the effects of negative actions after your toddler hits or slaps you...