Child Health

New parents, who are worried about their baby, may soon be able to use specially designed clothing that tells about such vital signs as heartbeat, activity level and emotional state.

As children grow up, their interests and preferences change, and this refers to their oral care as well. Crest and Oral-B has released a newest complete line of oral care products called Pro-Health FOR ME, specially designed for children aged eight and up. The novel products for tweens were developed to stimulate healthy dental care habits and to avoid the most common problems.

Most parents struggle to take their child's temperature, because children can be worried about the unknown objects inserted inside their bodies. Many children are also too fidgety to keep them in place for some time to take the temperature. This makes the procedure very difficult to perform and decreases the accuracy of the readings.

Many people are aware of the dangers of the UV exposure, which include skin cancer and premature skin ageing. But few people realize that we need to protect our eyes from sun damage just as much as our skin. This is especially important for children, who are more susceptible to UV exposure, because their eyes are not mature enough to filter UV rays.

Children, who use electronic readers, might become more interested in reading and improve their reading abilities, scientists say.

Lotta Larson, a professor at Kansas State University says that e-readers such as Amazon Kindle e-Reader encourage children's reading due to its interactive features.

New moms, who have to spend days and nights with their baby, watching for the minor signs of breathing, can now use a baby monitor with video camera. The Luvion Platinum Digital Video Baby Monitor is designed for all the restless parents, who want to have a peace of mind.

Nowadays many parents switch to cloth diapers as more economical and eco-friendly way to keep your baby or toddler dry and clean.

Making your child follow regular dental care routine can be tricky and require imagination and patience from the parents. Every parent knows how important is to choose a good toothbrush to keep your child interested in tooth-brushing and enjoying the process.

Fever is one of the primary concerns for parents, especially during the colds an flu season. Nowadays there is a wide variety of thermometers available on the market and it is quite difficult to find a right thermometer that will suit your baby or toddler the best. What are the most popular and accurate thermometers to take your baby's temperature?

New parents, who are conscious about environment, want to find the best goods for their babies to protect their health, keep kids safe and go green at the same time. There is a variety of ways to help your baby grow in an eco-friendly environment and baby products to make your little ones go green from the start. Here is a list of most popular eco-friendly baby products:

Many new moms and dads are adored by the innocent look of their baby, but find it quite hard to resist baby's constant crying. Persistent and piercing crying of a baby is difficult to deal with even for the most patient parents. Since crying is the only way a newborn baby can tell about his or her needs, many parents are at loss when they hear constant screams of their child.

Men who became fathers at older age produce less intelligent children their younger counterparts, scientists claim.
Previous studies linked father's age to the risk of developing such health conditions as autism, schizophrenia, dyslexia, epilepsy and dwarfism.

A study published in German magazine for doctors showed that television and DVD designed for children do more harm than good to the development of child's brain. Babies who watch television cannot process all the changing images and sounds they see and hear, Professor Manfred Spitzer of Ulm said.

An innovative device for weight loss is more effective at treating childhood obesity than common treatments, a new study shows.

Mandometer, a computerized scale developed by scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, helps you eat less and more slowly during meal.

Daytime wetting is quite common problem for children that can be caused by various reasons. Fortunately, for most children the condition is likely to resolve on its own over time. However, the wetting incidents become quite stressful events for children and their parents

Didget, the first blood glucose monitoring system for children was released by Bayer Diabetes Care in the US after its successful launch in the UK in 2009. Among the variety of blood glucose monitors available at the market, the Didget is the only one that is intended specifically for child's use.

Diaper rash can be quite an unpleasant thing for your baby, if you change disposable diapers seldom, but what about more serious complications like UTI(Urinary Tract Infection)? Japanese scientists conducted a study to find if there is a link between the frequency of disposable diapers changing and the occurrence of UTI in babies.

Parents, who want to make their baby smart and calm from the birth now can start learning right from the womb. The innovative Baby Plus Prenatal Education System was designed by scientists to enhance your child development while you are pregnant. The Baby Plus system is a specially developed audio lessons that give your unborn baby an opportunity to distinguish rhythmic sounds from mother's heartbeat and other sounds.

Bedwetting alarm is one of the effective ways to stop your child bedwetting. Nowadays there is a wide range of bedwetting alarms that can help your child stay dry during the night.

Malem is one of the top manufacturers of bedwetting alarms and other products for bedwetting solutions.

Educational videos for babies such as Baby Einstein do not speed up language development in babies, the recent research shows.

Rebekah A. Richert, Ph.D. the leading author of the study, and her colleagues at the University of California, Riverside, analyzed vocabulary and general development in 96 toddlers aged 12 to 24 months.