Children's Health Videos
- Child Obesity Causes & Treatments
What’s the secret to controlling your child’s weight? The answer may surprise you.
- What Is BPA? Is It Dangerous?
What is BPA and should it be a cause for concern?
- Most Toxic Cleaning Products
Do you know which household cleaning products are the most hazardous to your child’s health?
- Toxins and Developmental Disorders
Are toxic exposures linked to developmental disorders in children? A top expert offers clues.
- Lead Exposure in the Home
As environmental health expert Philip Landrigan, MD, explains, toxic lead exposure continues to be a health threat.
- Kids and Toxins
The National Children’s Study examines the role toxins play in developmental diseases.
- Starting Menstruation
Teenage girls unravel the myths and mysteries of menstruation.
- Kids and Toxic Chemicals
Young children can easily transfer toxic substances from hands to mouth if proper precautions aren’t taken.
- Kids and Lactose Intolerance
Lactose intolerance in children typically develops in late adolescence, although onset can be earlier. It’s rarely life threatening but can cause discomfort and affect quality of life.
- Cleaning Kids' Rooms
Getting kids to clean up their messes doesn’t have to make a mess of your nerves.
- Childhood Obesity Tsunami
Find out why child obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig says childhood obesity is a tsunami that will soon overpower America.
- Your Role in Your Child's Weight Loss
Can your child lose weight if you don't? Ask childhood obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig.
- Child Snacking and Obesity
Should you limit your child's snacking to manage his or her weight? Ask childhood obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig.
- Family Mealtime and Child Obesity
How does sitting down to dinner as a family help your child lose weight? Ask childhood obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig.
- Stop Childhood Obesity
Can childhood obesity be stopped? Yes, says child obesity expert Dr. David Ludwig.
- Inside an Autism Assessment
WebMD's Steven Parker, MD, takes us inside one of his developmental assessments.
- Child Sleep Disorders
Most American adults can admit to not getting enough sleep, but are your children sleep deprived as well?
- Vision Therapy
Is your child having problems in class, difficulty reading, maybe even been diagnosed as suffering from ADHD? Instead of a behavior or learning problem, your child could be experiencing vision difficulties. What’s the prescription for this ailment? Therapy…for your eyes.
- Surviving Kids' Germs
Tips to keep your children--and you--healthy during these stressful times.
- Sickle Cell Miracle
We follow one young man with sickle cell, as he juggles a treatment regimen that is allowing him to plan for the future.
- Preemie Miracles
Neonatal miracles are commonplace thanks to modern medicine. But the real solution is to slow the rate of premature births.