Nose, objects in the. Sometimes by accident, and sometimes just to find out what will happen, a child puts an object into a nostril. If the child's nose bleeds, or if you cannot see the foreign...
Near-sightedness – Nightmares
Near-sightedness (myopia) is a defect in sight. A near-sighted child sees close objects fairly well, but distant objects are blurred. The reason for this is that the eyes are longer from front to...
Muscular Dystrophy – Navel
Muscular dystrophy. The term muscular dystrophy refers to an inherited group of diseases that cause muscles to weaken and waste away. The muscular dystrophies usually attack the muscles that control...
Moles – Mumps
Moles are commonly found in the older child and adolescent. Large amounts of dark pigment in the cells give moles their color. Moles may be black, brown, gray, purple, or bluish black. Some may also...
Menstruation
Menstruation. All parents who have a daughter want her to grow up enjoying her femininity. It follows that all girls should learn to accept menstruation as a normal part of growing up, essential to...
Malocclusion – Meningitis
Malocclusion is the failure of the teeth of the upper and lower jaw to meet properly in biting, or when the mouth is closed. It is caused by irregular placement of the teeth. Malocclusion is also...
Laryngitis – Lyme Disease
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx (the organ in the throat that contains the vocal cords). A baby with laryngitis may be hoarse. An older child with this condition will have definite...
Jaundice – Knock-knee
Jaundice is a yellow discoloring of the skin and eyeballs that results from an excess amount of bile pigment in the bloodstream. It is a symptom of disease rather than a disease itself. If your child...
Immunization – Itching
Immunization. The purpose of immunization is to protect a child from disease. Immunization generally starts when a child is 2 months old. A child's first vaccine combines immunization against...
Hernia – Hydrocephalus
Hernia, or rupture, is an outpouching or pocket of the abdominal cavity which protrudes through a defect in the abdominal wall. An abdominal organ may bulge through this defect, becoming larger when...
