When buying toys for kids, consider this advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read more from the Mayo Clinic site

Water safety is of great concern during the summer months. Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death and injury among children in the United States. And, it is the leading cause of unintentional death and injury among 1- and 2-year-olds in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). A new AAP policy statement says swimming lessons for children under 4 may give them a false sense of security without adding to their safety around the water. Read more from the Mayo Clinic site 
  

Aspirin has been a staple in medicine cabinets for more than a century — used to help safely relieve everything from headaches to stomach cramps. But in households where children reside, these commonplace pills are often seen as a dangerous drug. That's because the use of aspirin has been linked with Reye's syndrome — a rare, but serious illness that can affect the blood, liver and brain of children and teenagers after a viral infection. Read more from Mayo Clinic site

For parents, it can be delightful to watch toddlers' fascinated explorations of the world — and terrifying when they pick up a piece and swallow it. Preschoolers ages 6 months to 4 years are especially likely to swallow foreign objects, including coins, marbles, safety pins, buttons, fruit pits, and anything else small and shiny. Read more from Mayo Clinic site

If you have a young child, chances are you have a question about toilet training. What do you do if your child won't go near the potty? How do you deal with accidents? We've asked our two toilet-training experts — Dr. Edward R. Christophersen, a clinical psychologist and child development expert at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and Meg Zweiback, pediatric nurse practitioner and author of Keys to Toilet Training (Barron's Parenting Keys Series) — for advice on the six most common problems parents face. Read more from womencentral.msn.com

Temper tantrums may be unnerving, but they're pretty common. Tantrums typically occur between the ages of 18 months and 3 years. In deciding on the way to respond to a tantrum, Mayo Clinic psychologist Robert Colligan, Ph.D., says you need to know the type of tantrum you're dealing with. Read more from Mayo Clinic site

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