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Review a week by week guide to your baby, including information on feeding your baby, developmental milestones, safety, childhood illnesses, common problems, vaccines, and more.

Your Baby Week By Week

Pediatrics Blog with Vincent Iannelli, M.D.

Back to School Season

Friday August 15, 2008

Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty ImagesThe back to school season means different things for different kids. For some, it is going to be the first day of kindergarten. Is your preschooler ready for kindergarten? If you are sitting on the fence about whether or not to start your child in kindergarten or wait another year, review some of these signs of kindergarten readiness.

For many other children, the back to school season really means getting ready to go back to school. In addition to stocking up on school supplies, this is a good time to make sure your child's immunizations are up-to-date, that you have addressed any school performance problems, including adjusting your child's ADHD medicine if necessary, and your are prepared to handle your child's medical problems at school, especially if he has food allergies, diabetes, seizures, or asthma, etc.

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Stye Symptoms and Treatments

Wednesday August 13, 2008

Stye - Photo courtesy Andre Riemann / Wikimedia CommonsA stye, also known as a hordeolum, is a common infection on a child's eyelid.

Although common, parents frequently are unsure what to do when their child gets a stye. Learn about the symptoms and treatments in case your child gets a stye.

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