1. Good nutrition makes a healthy child. Be sure your child eats regularly and has a variety of nourishing foods. 2. Everyone should buckle up in the car. If your child needs a car seat, make sure it is a proper size for his or her height and weight and that it is properly installed into the vehicle...

Cold winter days now have replaced the warmth and activity of summer. With winter come the holidays – stuffed with festivities, fun and food – lots of food. Childhood obesity is on the rise across the United States, which is why keeping your kids physically active year round is so important. Staying...

The holidays have arrived, and can be a joyous time for children and adults alike. But often decorations, entertaining and other festivities can distract parents from taking proper child-safety precautions, especially when it comes to dangerous holiday poisons. Parents should be aware of these holiday...

These days, it seems parents and their children are bombarded with many images pointing to the hottest new toy. Not advertised is the latest toy craze that is inexpensive, fun and good for your child: creativity. Play for a child should be about the process, not the actual toy. Sometimes, the simpler...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD, is a condition of excessive distractibility and impulsivity. Kids easily are drawn away from their tasks and make quick and sometimes poor judgments. They have difficulty waiting for rewards. You don’t have to be hyperactive to have...

Looking for some tools to skyrocket your family to better health? Check out Children's Hospital of Wisconsin's 3-2-1-0 Blast Off to a Healthier Family! program that helps families like yours achieve better health. We know obesity continues to be an epidemic problem in both adults and children...

Soon your neighborhood will be filled with ghosts, goblins, witches and more as they take to the streets in search of tricks and treats. Although children look forward to the festivities and traditions surrounding Halloween, the excitement can cause them to forget to heed safety precautions, which can...

Children in homes without working smoke detectors are at a greater risk for fire-related injury and death. Take these simple steps to prevent fires, prepare your home for a fire and teach your child fire safety. They could save your child’s life. Preventing fires To help keep a fire from starting, closely...

It’s a scary statistic, but true: by eighth grade, one in five young people has used an inhalant to get high, risking brain damage and death. Young people can get high on more than 1,000 legal, useful, everyday products. Inhalants are chemicals that cause a person to feel "high” after inhaling or...

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...