
Basic first aid skills every parent should know
For parents and caregivers, knowing how to respond to common childhood injuries is invaluable.

For parents and caregivers, knowing how to respond to common childhood injuries is invaluable.

If your child is currently well enough to be cared for at home, give them fluids, medicines for fever and pain, and make sure they rest.

Each year, half a million parents call Poison Control because their child got into a medication they shouldn’t have or took more of their medication than prescribed.

Food allergies affect about 4 to 6 percent of all kids under the age of 18 in the United States. Chances are, if your child does not have a food allergy, you know someone who does.

Learn what to do about the ByHeart infant formula recall, including how to keep babies safe, what symptoms to watch for and when to call your pediatrician.