toddlers

Keep kids in rear-facing car seats until age 2--pediatricians

Kids should stay in rear-facing car seats until age 2 or until they exceed the height or weight limit for the car seat, advises the United States’ largest organization of pediatricians.

Early intervention for autistic kids shows promise

Seattle, December 1 -- A comprehensive new study has found that early intervention program in toddlers with autism not only improved their IQ, language skills, and social interaction, but even resulted in an improved diagnosis of the neuro-developmental disorder.

Teaching toddlers to swim could lower their drowning risk

New York, March 3:Enrolling toddlers in formal swimming lessons could be a wise decision, as by doing this you are minimizing their risk of death from drowning, suggests a new research.