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A baby sucking the thumb

Updated on Feb. 28, 2025

2 minute read

Does Thumb-Sucking Prevent Allergies?

Emily Oster, PhD

A gray knit bear on a pink background has a thermometer under its arm.

Updated on Feb. 25, 2025

1 minute read

How Often Is Normal for My Kid to Be Home Sick?

Emily Oster, PhD

A kid trying to go potty.

Updated on Feb. 24, 2025

11 minute read

What to Do About Chronic Constipation

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent breastfeeding her baby on a couch

Updated on Feb. 21, 2025

2 minute read

Do Prolactin Levels Matter for Breastfeeding Success?

Emily Oster, PhD

An above shot of an empty packing box.

Updated on Feb. 19, 2025

2 minute read

How Can I Handle a Long-Distance Move with a Toddler?

Emily Oster, PhD

kid sitting on couch cleaning nose with tissue

Updated on Feb. 18, 2025

2 minute read

Does Zinc Help with Immunity?

Emily Oster, PhD

A child's crayon drawing shows a large clock being held up by a figure in a pink dress.

Updated on Feb. 12, 2025

2 minute read

How Important Are Routines for Toddlers?

Emily Oster, PhD

A child playing on an outdoor jungle gym.

Updated on Feb. 5, 2025

3 minute read

How Common and Serious Are Playground Accidents?

Emily Oster, PhD

A potty seat, toys and diapers

Updated on Feb. 3, 2025

3 minute read

Will My Kid Be Harder to Potty Train After Age Three?

Emily Oster, PhD

A person holding a chicken in a lab wearing gloves

Updated on Jan. 29, 2025

8 minute read

What You Need to Know About Bird Flu

Emily Oster, PhD

A mother cups her child's face during a hard conversation.

Updated on Jan. 28, 2025

14 minute read

Talking About Death with Small Children

Miranda Featherstone

A pill box, stars, and moon on a blue background

Updated on Jan. 23, 2025

7 minute read

Should I Give My Child Melatonin to Help Them Sleep?

Emily Oster, PhD

Child (a young girl) lays on a massage bed while female chiropractor lifts her leg

Updated on Jan. 21, 2025

2 minute read

Should My Kid See a Chiropractor?

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent combs a child's long hair with a lice comb, and examines the comb in the light.

Updated on Jan. 20, 2025

8 minute read

Pinworms, Lice, and Itching

Emily Oster, PhD

A children's slide and fort are seen, abandoned, on a smokey day.

Updated on Jan. 13, 2025

3 minute read

Can I Take My Kids Outside When There's Wildfire Smoke?

Christopher Worsham, MD

A close up of a polio vaccine and stethoscope.

Updated on Jan. 13, 2025

2 minute read

Should I Be Worried About My Kids Getting Polio?

Emily Oster, PhD