10 Health Tricks Every Parent Must Know

For a sting quickly apply a cotton ball soaked in Amonia, takes care of the sting, the redness, and the swelling. My mom used this on me and my little one got a wasp sting the other day, I did it and you couldn't even tell he had been stung the next day.

Mayonaise works for lice. Put in through your hair and put a plastic bag on it for 30 minutes and it suffocates them. It also works for a deep conditioner...

I've found that a very wet teabag tends to ease the pain of bites and stings. It also has the added benefit of drawing out the venom. Once, when I was a child, someone used wet tobacco from a cigarette to do the same thing, but because of all of the toxins, I would suggest that you stick to the teabags.

I've actually read that you should allow babies teething toys to be only cold and not frozen. Frozen can cause frost bite.

I recall getting stung by a yellow jacket as a child and after removing the stinger and washing the area with cold water, my mother packed baking soda on top of the wound and I remember it feeling much better afterward! just.. a nice tidbit.

At a 1st aid class that I attended recently the teacher instructed that for a 1st degree burn (red with no blisters) if possible wrap the burn in a wet (room temp) clean cloth or gauze. for a 2nd degree burn (blisters) if the blisters are closed then to do the same as with a 1st degree burn, If the blisters are open then wrap the burn in a dry clean cloth or gauze so it can absorb the ooze. 3rd degree burn wrap in a dry clean cloth or gauze and seek immediate medical attention (of course)

To myronwaxman......FYI - clean people also carry lice!! I am sorry your 18 month old has it, but lice actually prefer clean hair.

for a red bottom due to diaper rash I let my little one sit in a bath of a few inches of warm water and half of a small box of baking soda... usually for about 10 or 15 minutes. Then when it's time to get out, I pat his bottom with a towel (instead of rubbing him down with it) and apply diaper rash cream with zinc oxide to protect against wetness. Usually over night the diaper rash redness and irritation goes away from the baking soda bath.

I am looking for a home remedy, something natural from the house, for head lice that my 18 month son got from an unclean person who had it and passed it onto his beding. Any suggestions????