Kids

Despite an egg allergy, your child should probably be vaccinated against measles.

When there are giant congenital nevi larger than 20com, patients should be seen by a pediatric dermatologist for exact management.

A mother asks how she can help her son who has ADHD and Tourette's syndrome.

Learn what our expert has to say about how long a child should stay home from school when he has a fever.

A mother wonders how she can best deal with a 14-year-old daughter who has run away twice.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta is classified as an orthopedic disability, which would mandate an IEP for a child.

Both warm and cool mist humidifiers accomplish the same thing -- getting moisture into the air.

The symptoms of a sinus infection are different for children than for adolescents and adults.

At age 14, many teens demonstrate this type of behavior with their younger siblings.

A mother seeks advice on how to change her daughter's tendency to place her interests and happiness below those of others.

Our expert is concerned that a parent's attempts to correct a "listening" problem appear to be forms of punishment.

A parents wants to know how to teach her 11-year-old son to deal with his anger and respond appropriately to kids who pick on him.

A mother wonder how she can get her six-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome to cooperate on routine tasks like dressing and eating.

The unfortunate reality about being a small boy in this culture is that one will most likely receive jibes for it throughout childhood.

When a child has trouble with classmates, it helps to look for friendships outside of school -- in social, civic, athletic, religious, and volunteer kids' groups.

An expert explains how to handle inappropriate outbursts from a ten-year-old.

A parent who questions an ADD diagnosis in her child is advised to rethink the child's school problems.

The best solution to this problem is a pediatric dentist/orthodontist.