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Health and Safety

Managing your family's health and safety - as well as your own - with products, knowledge and tips that's designed to make the job easier.

How to Treat a Cold without Medicine

A few easy home remedies to alleviate children's cold symptoms.

Fun Exercises for Kids

Get your kids active and healthy with these great exercises.

How To Exercise When the Kids Are Around

How to get your workout in even when the kids want your attention.

How Should I Really Put My Baby Down To Sleep?

What is the right way to put baby down to sleep?

Guide Review: Angelcare Deluxe Movement and Sound Monitor

A product that may help ease any fear of SIDS

Guide Review- The Portable Pediatrician

A book to help you take charge of your child's health

Ear Infections - Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention

A roundup of articles talking about the symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment of ear infection.

Road Safety – Road Safety for Children

Teaching road safety for children isn t an easy task, especially since most kids prefer to run as fast they can, as long as they can and in whatever direction they happen to feel like. But, instilling the basics of road safety as young as possible can only encourage the development of good safety habits. Here are a few tips to keep in mind:

Sweet Dreams

Tips to help you and your kids get some much needed sleep

Child Health: Teach Kids to Help Stop Spread of Germs

Whether it's washing hands while singing happy birthday two times, learning to cough into the crook of an arm when no tissue is nearby, or keeping a healthy distance from others when sick, there are good habits that can help keep the cooties away and result in healthier and happy kids. Here are quick health tips to teach kids to help stop the spread of germs.

Kids in Hot Cars Alert

Although experts often focus on more common safety measures, like using car seats correctly and basic childproofing, there are many less well known 'hidden dangers' that may put your kids at risk. Your family car is one of these 'hidden dangers,' and it is not just because of car accidents.

Choosing a Pediatrician

Choosing the best pediatrician for your family isn't an easy decision, but spending some time researching doctors in your area can help you find the perfect fit.

Caring for Your Sick Child

Ease your sick child's symptoms and prevent serious complications.

Cold Germs Linger for Days

Here's yet another reason to say "ewwww" to using items shared openly in the public and to advocate frequent hand washing. Scientists testing the surfaces in homes and in the public have found that the cold germ rhinovirus can linger on surfaces touched by the affected for days.

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