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• Water Safety Tips

  Among preventable injuries, drowning is the leading cause of death for children one to four years of age. 

• Prevent Hot Car Deaths in Babies & Children

  Find out a few easy steps you can take to prevent hot vehicle-related injury or even death.

• Understanding Your NICU Baby’s Behavior & Cues

  Infants in the NICU use cues to communicate with their families and caregivers to indicate when they are stressed, hungry, or comfortable, or self-soothing.

• What Parents Should Know about the Formula Shortage

  Our pediatric experts weigh in on what parents and care givers should know about the recent formula shortage. 

• Feeding Your Baby Through the First Year

  Learn how much, how often and what kinds of foods babies eat from birth through their first birthday.

• What to Know About Feeding Your Newborn

  See feeding tips and get answers to common newborn feeding questions, including how much milk newborns need and breastfeeding positions.

• How to Introduce Solid Foods to Your Baby

  Babies start to eat solid foods in their first year. Learn how and when to introduce solid foods into your baby’s diet.

• Cluster Feeding FAQs

  Cluster feeding, when a newborn wants to eat every two hours or less, occurs during major periods of growth and development.

• Worried Your Newborn is Sick? Here’s What to Look For

  Newborns with a fever (100.4 or greater) should always be seen. Here are other signs of sickness, along with common newborn issues not to worry about.

• Bonding with Your Baby in the NICU

  While in the NICU, there are still many opportunities for you to bond with your baby. Learn a few recommended ways to help you build that bond.

• Navigating Teenage Moodiness, Anxiety and Other Emotions

  If a pre-teen or teen is showing signs of emotional and mental health changes, when is it cause for concern versus typical developmental mood changes?

• Trying to Get Your Newborn Down? Try These 10 Sleep Tips.

  Our pediatricians offer expert tips for establishing good sleep routines, calming overtired babies and getting your newborn down to sleep.

• Newborns and Nighttime Sleep

  Trying to get your newborn to start sleeping through the night? We break down some sleep goals, piece by piece.

• Typical for a Newborn

  Learn about sleep schedules, normal vital signs, expected behaviors and when to call the pediatrician.

• How Much Sleep Your Newborn Needs and Other FAQs

  Your questions about newborns and sleep answered, including how much sleep newborns need, sleep safety and sleep routines.

• How to Sleep Train Your Baby

  Sleep training helps your baby figure out how to fall asleep on their own, and most parents can start around 4 months.