I have rarely met a parent who did not, at one time or another, wonder if some aspect of their child’s development was “normal.” There are good reasons for this. Gone are the days when extended kin ...

Many parents know that their own pulse or heart rate should be within about 60 to 100 beats per minute. Your child, however, may have a higher pulse rate, depending on their age. Because heart rate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children and teens with elevated BP were twice as likely to have high BP as adults. The probabilities for ...

At birth the average U. S. child weighs 7½ lb., contains 270 bones, measures just 20½ in. from top to toe. Its stomach holds 1 oz. of food, the capacity increasing to 6 oz. in six months. At 3 weeks ...

Concerns about gait and leg alignment in children are common. It's hard to tell when to worry and when to just be reassured. Here are four of the most common gait and leg alignment concerns in ...