Should you treat your child’s illness at home or take them to the pediatrician? Parents often wrestle with this big question. The following will provide some guidelines to help answer this qu...
Child abuse and neglect is a significant issue in our culture, bringing physical and emotional damage to children and their families. This abuse was brought to the forefront locally as news broke w...
A child’s home is supposed to be a safe place, away from all the dangers of this world. Unfortunately, the home can also be a dangerous place if parents don’t take the necessary precaut...
Over the past 30 years, video games have been a popular form of entertainment for both children and adults. But in terms of development, many parents want to know if video games are negatively affe...
With the success of whooping cough vaccines, many people assume that these types of outbreaks no longer occur; however, the reality is that whooping cough is highly contagious and remains one of th...
How can you determine if your child is too sick to go to school? Parents have always had this dilemma: Do you send your child to school knowing he may infect everyone around him or keep him home an...
Unless you are blessed with the powers of Superman and his X-ray vision, you won't be able to determine whether an injury to your child involves a broken bone or if it is just a sprain. That being...
Planning and Preparation If you are thinking about going on a trip that will include young children and airline flights, it is crucial to plan ahead to make the trip as stress-free as possible. You...
Every year is unique when it comes to influenza - both the strains that are circulating and the timing of its arrival in a geographic area vary tremendously year-to-year. The Centers of Disease Con...
Mount Nittany Medical Center names new Cancer Pavilion for donors Lance and Ellen Shaner.