Cough

Kids under 6 years old shouldn't take over-the-counter medicine, but we've got a list of other remedies to try when your kid is feeling awful.

...You can't sleep. All you hear from your child's room is that nasty cough, over and over again.... The good news: Coughs usually sound much worse than they are. "It's the body's way of clearing... of the Children's Health Center at Mercy FamilyCare in Baltimore. In addition, coughs offer valuable clues about...

... affects children ages 6 months to 3 years. The telltale cough usually gets better during the day... Features: Your child's cough sounds mucousy, and she also has a runny nose, a sore throat, watery eyes... the mucus and make her less likely to cough. Using a cool-mist humidifier and giving her a warm bath can...

If your child has trouble paying attention or sitting still, you may wonder if he has ADHD. Experts from the Child Mind Institute share the latest info about the real symptoms and best treatments.

Keep the sniffles at bay with these sensible tips.

Looking for safe, doctor-approved cures for sore throats, coughs, stomachaches, and more? Check this out!

An "Allergic March" refers to how allergic diseases progress throughout your life. Find out how allergies begin -- and progress -- throughout your child's early ears.

Do you know that neighborhood kid who never seems to come down with anything? Do his parents know something you don't? Probably not, experts say, but put these six habits of healthy kids to use to avoid illness this year.

... Daniel Frattarelli, MD, a member of the AAP's Committee on Drugs. Show your child how to sneeze and cough.... Coughing helps your child breathe better by clearing mucus from her airways, so don't try to stop it.... "Cough suppressants may actually be harmful: They make some kids hyperactive, dizzy, and restless...

It's tougher than you think to tell which kids have ADHD. We set the record straight about diagnosis, drug dangers, and more.

Cold and flu season is coming, but that doesn't mean your family has to get sick. Outsmart germs with our expert-approved prevention strategies and mom-tested treatment tips.

Chicken soup really works, antibiotics aren't the answer, and other key info you need to survive the coughing and sneezing season.

Colds and flu are a fact of life for kids, but there are smart steps you can take to help reduce their number of sick days.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Peter Jensen, M.D., tells parents how to recognize and cope with their children's attention disorders.

For kids with an attention disorder, completing schoolwork is especially challenging. Find out how you can help.

The same viruses that cause a stuffy nose can infect other areas of the body -- or reduce your child's immunity and pave the way for a secondary bacterial infection.

New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Although diabetes is definitely on the rise, media hype and misconceptions keep many parents from getting the whole picture about the illness -- or from understanding the best ways to help kids avoid or manage it. "Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children after asthma, but the percentage of kids who have it is still relatively low," says Parents advisor Lori Laffel, MD, chief of the pediatric, adolescent, and young-adult section at Harvard's Joslin Diabetes Center. That's reassuring news, but if your child is one of the kids at risk, the threat to his health is very real. Here are five important truths about this serious illness.