Toddlers

Baby Screen Time

Excessive screen time linked to developmental delays in babies and toddlers, study finds

Green Sprouts recalls toddler sippy cups, bottles due to lead exposure risk

Green Sprouts recall

Children's Health

Tylenol use during pregnancy may contribute to sleep, memory problems in preschoolers

Children's Health

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don't need it

3-year-old girl hospitalized after Pennsylvania restaurant mistakenly served her alcohol

Pennsylvania Restaurant Toddler Alcohol

Mothers who breastfeed children after their 1st birthday should be supported, AAP says

Breastfeeding stigmas

Why kids shouldn't eat added sugar before they turn 2, according to a nutritional epidemiologist

Babies Added Sugar

Children's Health

Treating peanut allergies early could make kids less sensitive, study finds

Peanut Allergy Study

Children's Health

Kissing and food-sharing help babies identify close relationships, study shows

Baby Development Kissing

New U.S. dietary guidelines may alter a memorable first birthday tradition

Toddlers Cake Guidelines

Safely storing medicine a critical way to prevent accidental child deaths

Safe Medicine Storage

Most young kids – including infants – are getting way too much screen time

Screen Time Babies

Children's Health

Nail polish, makeup spur one ER visit every two hours for young children

children personal care products poisoning

Children's Health

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

Pregnant Baby Speech Development

Children's Health

Parents, dental hygiene should begin at the first tooth

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Playing favorites: When your toddler prefers one parent over another

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The terrible twos: What to expect and how to deal

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A properly installed car seat is one of the simplest ways to protect your child

Children's Health

Language dance: The importance of talking to your young child

The positive power of predictability

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Water baby: Summer safety tips for the ocean and the pool

Katie's Baby - Beach

Mom's boyfriend charged in death of toddler found with THC in system

Rimear Custis

Philadelphia police investigating Kensington toddler's suspicious death

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Listen to your body: Our family’s #1 food rule

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More kids eating detergent pods, study finds

How to homeschool a 4-year-old

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Brendan Creato Case

Pathologist says he is privy to 'privileged information' in Brendan Creato case

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Brendan Creato Case

Neighbors: Police seek info on baby carriage found behind house near Creato home

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Questions linger about Haddon Township boy's death – and investigation

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With no answers, a call for a second-look autopsy on toddler

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Post: U.S. toddlers shooting people on a weekly basis this year

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Mothers arrested after unattended toddler climbs onto roof

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Two-year-old DJ taking South Africa by storm

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