Toddler Health

Summary

Most young children get sick. It is hard for parents to know what is serious. You can learn what the common warning signs are. In the end, trust your intuition. If you are worried about your toddler, call your health care provider right away.

Well-child visits are important to your toddler’s health. Toddlers will get their recommended vaccines during these visits. Routine exams and screenings help you and your kids prevent and treat health problems as well as chart their growth and development.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Related Issues

• AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) Schedule of Well-Child Care Visits American Academy of Pediatrics
• Daily Medicine Record for Your Child Food and Drug Administration
• Getting the Most From a Doctor’s Visit Nemours Foundation
• Toddler Nutrition: MedlinePlus Health Topic National Library of Medicine
• When Your Child’s in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nemours Foundation

Encyclopedia

• Anemia caused by low iron – infants and toddlers Medical Encyclopedia
• Bedtime habits for infants and children Medical Encyclopedia
• Intussusception – children Medical Encyclopedia
• Your baby and the flu Medical Encyclopedia

Specifics

• Are Antibiotics Needed for My Child’s Runny Nose? Q & A Guide for Parents Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions Nemours Foundation
• Coughing (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Ear Infection (Otitis Media) Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Febrile Seizures National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Fever (High Temperature) In Kids Nemours Foundation
• Getting the Most From a Doctor’s Visit (For Patents) Nemours Foundation
• How to Take a Rectal Temperature Nemours Foundation
• How to Take an Axillary Temperature Nemours Foundation
• How to Take an Oral Temperature Nemours Foundation
• In-Toeing Nemours Foundation
• Kids and Sleep (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Out-Toeing Nemours Foundation
• Repeated Infections in Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Toe Walking Nemours Foundation

Diagnosis and Tests

• Chest Pain in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Elimination Problems or Constipation in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Feeding Problems in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Fever in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Mouth Problems in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Nausea and Vomiting in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians

Find an Expert

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Find a Pediatrician or Pediatric Specialist American Academy of Pediatrics
• KidsHealth Nemours Foundation

Statistics and Research

• FastStats: Child Health National Center for Health Statistics

Prevention and Risk Factors

• Hearing Tests (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Your Child’s Vision Nemours Foundation

Treatments and Therapies

• How to Give Your Child Medicine American Academy of Family Physicians
• Treating Vomiting American Academy of Pediatrics

Start Here

• Infants and Toddlers (Ages 0-3) – Raising Healthy Children Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Medical Care and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old Nemours Foundation
• Medical Care and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old Nemours Foundation

Journal Articles

• Toddler Health

Patient Handouts

• Your Baby’s First Vaccines: What You Need to Know Centers for Disease Control and Prevention