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Health

Worm Infections in Children: What Parents Need to Know

Worm infections in children -- particularly threadworm -- are extremely common. Many parents are understandably alarmed when they discover a child has...

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Safety

Hygiene as a Key Element of Safety

When we think about child safety, we often imagine preventing falls, securing furniture, or monitoring water temperature. But one of the most powerful...

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Safety

Hygiene After Contact with Pets

Pets bring joy and companionship to families, but they can also carry bacteria, viruses, and parasites that cause illness in young children. Young chi...

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Safety

Why Handwashing Beats Almost Every Other Hygiene Intervention

Handwashing is the single most over-recommended and under-explained hygiene intervention. Every authority says do it; few explain *why* it works, *whe...

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Daycare

How to Prevent the Spread of Illness in Daycare

Some illness exposure in daycare is inevitable, but thoughtful practices significantly reduce spread. Understanding what practices prevent illness tra...

4 min read

Care

Caring for Skin Folds in Newborns and Infants: Preventing and Treating Irritation

Babies have folds — at the neck, the armpits, the groin, behind the knees, behind the ears, the wrists. Those rolls trap milk, sweat, and the warm dam...

6 min read

Daycare

Which Self-Care Skills Develop in Daycare

A 2.5-year-old at home might wash her hands twice a day. The same child at daycare washes them six or seven times — before snack, after toileting, aft...

8 min read

Health

Foreskin Care in Boys: Leave It Alone (and What Counts as Different)

The foreskin is one of those areas where well-meaning advice has historically caused harm. Generations of parents — and some health professionals — we...

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