You pick your child up from daycare and his teacher tells you he’s been clingy and crying over  little things all day. By dinner time, he’s getting the sniffles, doesn’t want to eat (even though you made his favorite!), and his temperature is rising. Is it a cold, or is it the flu? During this cold and flu season, it’s important to know the difference between a cold and flu and what to do for each. We’ll also tell you how you can prevent both. Cold symptoms The common cold

One minute your child is complaining of a stomach ache, and the next minute you find yourself running to get something under him or her to catch vomit! Gastroenteritis, or the “stomach flu” as it is sometimes called, is a highly contagious illness. The stomach flu in kids is very similar to that in adults. It commonly causes fever, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhea in children. It can be caused by bacteria, such as those encountered in contaminated food, or by viruses, which are usually spread from person-to-person. Vigilant hand

You are at the playground with your child. She is running around and having fun. Suddenly, you hear crying and see that she has cut her arm on a sharp edge of the playground equipment. Your child has an open wound and it is bleeding. What you do next depends on several factors such as how deep the wound is, whether the bleeding stops, and even what type of material they cut themselves on. Scrapes and cuts are an almost-unavoidable aspect of childhood. Normally, a scrape or small cut does