Health & Nutrition

Find advice on how to manage doctor visits and hospital stays, learn how to teach self-feeding skills and discover new medical treatments and research opportunities for children who are blind

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Feeding and Eating

6 Tips for Food Allergy Safe Playdates

Food-allergic children can host and attend playdates. Open communication with the other child’s parents is important to ensure your child’s safety.

A young boy eating a tasty raspberry with yogurt.

Cooking and Kitchen Play, Feeding and Eating

13 Best Gluten-Free Snacks for Kids

The best gluten-free snacks for kids combine nutrients found in fruits and veggies with protein to provide optimal fuel for a growing child’s body.

Beautiful mother treating injured daughter with antiseptic at home.

Health & Nutrition

First Aid Essentials for Parents: Be Prepared for Life’s Little Emergencies

Be prepared with the essentials so you can help keep your family safe and healthy in case of an emergency. Learn more about first aid for families here.

Pretty nice schoolgirl feeling good while feeding a kid.

Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment

Albinism and Vision: Unraveling the Myths and Understanding the Facts

Albinism is a genetic condition that reduces melanin. There are many myths about albinism and vision, so educating yourself with the facts is important.

Close up of young mother kissing her baby girl while lying under a blanket in the bedroom.

Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP): What Parents Need to Know

Retinopathy of prematurity is common in babies born before 33 weeks. Early intervention can help prevent blindness in babies with this condition.

Optometry, vision and mother with child with glasses after examination, test and diagnosis for eyesight.

Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Visual Impairment

Understanding the Impact of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Children: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents

If you have a child with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), family members, therapists, and eye specialists can help you manage the stress that comes with vision loss.

Family mother with children at burning house fire accident background.

Health & Nutrition

Fire Safety for Kids: Teaching Your Children How To Stay Safe

Learn how to keep children safe with fire safety guidelines, prevention tips, creating an escape plan, and essential fire safety tools.

Asian woman making healthy food salad.

Feeding and Eating

Avoiding Cross-Contamination for Kids With Food Allergies

Preventing exposure to food allergens through cross-contact can be done successfully through thoughtful planning and careful food preparation.

Playful blond girl covering eyes with orange slices in kitchen at home.

Eye Conditions and Syndromes, Health & Nutrition

Eye Health Nutrition: Foods and Supplements to Support Your Child’s Eye Health

Eye health nutrition is something all parents should know about. It’s a way to protect your child’s vision by ensuring they eat foods that promote eye health.

The baby who drinks milk.

Feeding and Eating

Why Your Hungry Baby Keeps Pushing Their Bottle Away

If your baby pushes the bottle away but seems hungry, you’re likely desperate for them to finish their milk. Is this normal behavior or a sign something is up?

Girl with EEG electrodes attached to her head.

Health & Nutrition

Innovative Therapies and Treatments for Childhood Epilepsy

Using innovative or alternative treatments for childhood epilepsy can decrease the frequency and severity of seizures your child experiences.

Happy mother and daughter reading nutrition label.

Feeding and Eating

Decoding Food Labels When Your Child Has Food Allergies

Time and practice are necessary to accurately interpret the presence of major food allergens on a product or food label.

Close up mother nice-smelling newborn baby boy.

Health & Nutrition

Help! Why Does My Baby’s Breath Smell Like Sour Milk?

If your baby’s breath smells sour, it might be due to poor oral hygiene, thrush, or acid reflux. Good oral hygiene habits can combat a baby’s bad breath.

A young mother and her little daughter cooking.

Feeding and Eating

Cooking for Kids With Severe Food Allergies

Label reading and thoughtful food preparation are important when cooking for a child with severe food allergies.

Group of children in masquerade costumes paint gingerbread for the halloween holiday at home in the kitchen.

Feeding and Eating

Celebrating Halloween With Food Allergies

Food allergies can be safely managed during Halloween with care and thoughtful planning. Enjoy the spirit of the season safely with this guide!