Children's Health Category

8 Natural Fixes for Cradle Cap

You notice a patch of skin on your newborn baby's head that looks odd and unattractive. What could have caused your perfect little one to have this imperfection? Did you do something to cause this ...

The Disturbing Rise of Precocious Puberty & Why It’s Happening

I’m going to ask you to do something painful right now: think back to hitting puberty. Ouch. This is often an awkward time to look back on, as you recall adjusting to the changes in ...

What Is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease? + 17 Natural Treatments

Hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD as it is commonly known, is a highly contagious viral illness that usually affects young children. In the United States, summer and early fall are the most common ...

Weight Loss in Children: How to Lose Weight for Kids

Nearly two-thirds of this U.S. group are overweight. In fact, 17 percent are obese, with the rate tripling from 1971 to 2011. (1) Worst of all, these folks are being exposed to a whole host of health ...

Relieve Your Child’s Scarlet Fever Rash: 10 Natural Treatments

Once considered a very severe childhood disease, scarlet fever is now easy to treat, and the prognosis for recovery is excellent. Physical signs include a very red sore throat and scarlet fever rash, a red ...

Is Tramadol a Narcotic? 10 Reasons to Never Use for You or Your Child

The FDA recently issued new warnings against prescribing tramadol and codeine to children and adolescents. After the agency reviewed event reports from about the past 50 years, they found that 64 reports of severe breathing ...

Is Codeine a Narcotic? 20 Reasons to Never Use Cough Syrup with Codeine

Did you know that codeine is dangerous for your child? After reviewing adverse event reports for the past 50 years, the FDA concluded that prescription codeine and tramadol should not be given to children and ...

Impetigo Causes & Symptoms + 9 Natural Treatments

Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection that most commonly affects infants and young children. Adolescents and adults with a weakened immune system are also susceptible. The hallmark of the most common impetigo diagnosis ...

Dangerous Kids’ Makeup, Including the 11 Scariest Ingredients

The only thing scarier than kids' Halloween costumes this time of year is the ingredients in dangerous kids' makeup used to get them in character. An eye-opening 2016 report published by the Breast Cancer Fund and ...

Croup Cough Symptoms + 6 Natural Remedies

Have you ever had a cough that sounds similar to a barking dog or seal? Well, then, you've unfortunately had experience with croup cough. What is croup exactly? It's a viral infection that's most common in children, ...