- 41. Dental Health: Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- By age two and a half, your child should have all his primary (or baby) teeth, including the second molars, which usually erupt between twenty and thirty months. His secondary (or permanent) teeth probably ...
- 42. A Guide To Children's Dental Health
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- ... is important information about how to care for your child’s teeth from birth to 24 months of age and beyond. Baby Teeth Are Important! Tooth decay can develop as soon as the first tooth appears. It’s ...
- 43. Practical Bottle Feeding Tips
- (Feeding & Nutrition)
- ... bottle of milk, especially if she is beginning to cut teeth. Milk pooled in your baby’s mouth can cause serious tooth decay, known as nursing-bottle caries. After feeding and before putting your baby to ...
- 44. Diaper Rash Solution
- (Diapers & Clothing)
- ... if the rash Has blisters or pus-filled sores Does not go away within 2 to 3 days Gets worse Causes of Diaper Rash Over the years diaper rash has been blamed on many causes, such as teething, ...
- 45. Mouth cancer
- (Mouth cancer)
- ... of your mouth A white or reddish patch on the inside of your mouth Loose teeth Poorly fitting dentures Tongue pain Jaw pain or stiffness Difficult or painful chewing Difficult or painful ...
- 46. When Mom Gets Sick: Minor Illnesses and Infections While Breastfeeding
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... when they become damp, and wash your hands often. Be sure to boil or at least thoroughly wash with warm, soapy water anything that goes into your baby’s mouth, including teething rings, pacifiers, artificial ...
- 47. Common Feeding Problems
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... or an ear infection may make nursing painful. Clearing the infant’s nasal passages with a bulb syringe prior to feeding may help with temporary nasal congestion. Teething can cause gum pain when nursing. ...
- 48. Toothache: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... that clings to the surface of your teeth. Acids produced by the bacteria in plaque can eat through the hard, white coating on the outside of your teeth (enamel), creating a cavity. The first sign of ...
- 49. Human bites: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... teeth, as might happen in a fight, this is also considered a human bite. If you sustain a human bite that breaks the skin: Stop the bleeding by applying pressure with a clean, dry cloth. Wash the ...
- 50. Childhood asthma
- (Childhood asthma)
- ... has to take daily medication, don't make a big deal out of it — it should be as routine as eating breakfast or brushing teeth. Make sure your child gets exercise. Don't let asthma sideline your child. ...
