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Toddler Health and Safety

Keeping your little one safe and healthy is a big part of your parenting job (and not the easiest part, either!). Find out how you can treat those inevitable colds, coughs, bumps and spills, and learn what you can expect during toddlerhood.

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Common Conditions
Caring for a Sick Toddler
Safe Medicine for Toddlers
Well-Child Visits
First Aid
Allergies
Ear Health
Eye Health
Nose Health
Skin Health
Digestive Health
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Common Conditions

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

when your toddler can't breathe, child with nebulizer mask over nose and mouth

RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

Caring for a Sick Toddler

When to Call the Doctor if Your Child Is Sick

How to Take Your Toddler's Temperature

How to Make Sick Toddlers Feel Better

parent kissing baby, when is child too sick for day care

When Is Your Child Too Sick for Day Care?

How to Stop the Flu From Spreading

caring for a child in a cast, toddler with leg in a cast

How to Care for a Child in a Cast

Safe Medicine for Toddlers

doctor or parent giving baby medicine through a syringe, children's medication safety guidelines

What Medications Are Safe for Children?

getting toddlers to take medicine, little girl taking liquid medicine

How to Get Toddlers to Take Medicine

Are Antihistamines Safe for Kids?

Avoiding antibiotic overuse in babies and toddlers

Are Antibiotics Safe for Kids?

Well-Child Visits

The 12-Month Well Visit

The 15-Month Well Visit

The 18-Month Well Visit

The 2-Year Well Visit

The 3-Year Well Visit

First Aid

$when your toddler fractures a bone, little girl with cast on leg$

Allergies

Ear Health

Chronic Ear Infections

Ear Piercing

Eye Health

Pink Eye

Eye Infection or Injury

toddler eye problems, closeup of toddler boy's face and eyes

Chronic Eye Problems

toddler eye exams, toddler girl getting vision screening done

Visiting the Eye Doctor

Nose Health

Nosebleeds

Nose Care

Nose Injuries

when your toddler has an object stuck in the nose, little toddler girl blowing and touching her nose on a bed

Foreign Object Stuck in Nose

Skin Health

Sunscreen and Sun Protection

Tick Bites

Digestive Health

Latest

dry drowning and secondary drowning, toddler girl by swimming pool edge

The Truth About 'Dry Drowning'

How to Take Your Toddler's Temperature

What Should I Do If My Baby Has a Stomach Bug?

toddler drinking bottle of water on the beach

The Signs of Dehydration in Toddlers Every Parent Should Know

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