Ear pain, sore throats, the cold and flu, minor burns and cuts. For some children, childhood is marked by more than just a few visits to the local emergency room or urgent care clinic. Invariably, like Murphy's Law, it seems that your child is sick or injured when your pediatrician's office is...

Staying dry at night is a major milestone in a child’s physical and social development. Bedwetting is children is very common, but it can be embarrassing for your child and frustrating for you. Bedwetting should not be considered abnormal until a child has reached 5 or 6 years of age. It is important...

As summer vacation draws to an end, it’s important to help children re-establish a healthy back-to-school sleep schedule. Children need more sleep than adults. Children ages 5 to 12 require 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night, while teens should have at least nine hours. Chronic sleep deprivation has...

Proper hearing is essential to a child’s ability to develop speech and language skills, as well as his or her cognitive, social and emotional development. The first few years of a child’s life are particularly important. During this time, children learn to make sense of sounds via their ears, working...

Fourth of July activities can provide a fun-filled time for families. But, fireworks needlessly injure children every year. Children ages 10 to 14 suffer from fireworks-related injuries more than any other age group. Sparklers, often considered the safest of fireworks, are most frequently linked to injuries...