Safety_and_prevention

“Over-the-counter” (OTC) means you can buy the medicine without a doctor's prescription. Talk with your child's doctor or pharmacist* before giving your child any medicine, especially the first time.

A bicycle of the wrong size may cause your child to lose control and be injured. Any bike must be the correct size for the child for whom it is bought. To keep your child safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the following:

While a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic can add to the stress of co-parenting, it can also help parents overcome their issues and work together to safeguard the children they both love.

Information and guidance on when COVID-19 is diagnosed or suspected.

Information and guidance on preventing COVID-19 infection.

Information and guidance on similarities and differences of COVID-19 and influenza infections.

Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about cyberbullying and what parents can do to keep online socializing healthy for their children.

Even if you don’t smoke, breathing in someone else’s smoke can be deadly too. Secondhand smoke causes about 3,000 deaths from lung cancer and tens of thousands of deaths from heart disease to nonsmoking adults in the United States each year.