Articles for Tag: "Advocate Children’s Hospital"

Preventing poisoning in children 
Preventing poisoning in children
Might your toddler mistake Windex for Gatorade or Pine Sol for apple juice?
5 dangerous car seat mistakes  Featured
5 dangerous car seat mistakes
Find out how to avoid these common errors you might be making.
Having a younger sibling may be good for your child’s health 
Having a younger sibling may be good for your child’s health
Children without a younger brother or sister by the time they reach first grade are three times more likely to be obese, new research suggests.
What’s really keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep? 
What’s really keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?
Streetlights, billboards and lit buildings may be disrupting your downtime.
Making hard moments into better memories 
Making hard moments into better memories
A child life specialist reflects on the challenges of providing care after a life-changing tragedy.
Is your baby’s crying due to a strand of hair? 
Is your baby’s crying due to a strand of hair?
If you’ve exhausted all your usual tactics to calm your child, experts say to be quick to check fingers and toes.
A Leap Day birthday: The good, the bad and the ugly 
A Leap Day birthday: The good, the bad and the ugly
Despite paperwork issues, tiresome jokes and an empty Facebook wall, a February 29 birthday does have its perks.