Parents Respond - Treating Coughs and Colds
Most experts now recommend that parents not give cough and cold medicines to younger children, especially those under two to four years old. How are you treating your child's cold and cough symptoms since these recommendations changed?
Cough Symptom Checker
Here are the results of our Medical Symptom Checker to help you figure out what is causing your child's cough.
Review possible causes of a chronic cough in a toddler, including infections, allergies, asthma, and reflux.
Review the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments of pneumonia in children.
Asthma Screening Quiz
Although often easy to diagnose if your child has a cough, wheezing, and trouble breathing, asthma can be much more difficult to diagnose if the child simply coughs a lot. Take our asthma screening quiz to see if asthma might be causing your child's cough.
Allergy Screening Quiz
A seasonal allergy screening quiz to see if your kids have symptoms of seasonal allergies, including a runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing.
Coughing - About.com Symptom Checker
Check symptoms and treatment of coughing in infants and children in the Coughing in Infants and Children section of the About.com Symptom Checker.
Review the risk factors for tuberculosis and when your child should have tuberculosis testing done.
Review what to look for when choosing a cough and cold medicine for your child.
RSV and Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a common lung infection that is usually caused by RSV, with symptoms of a runny nose, cough, difficulty breathing and wheezing. Learn the signs, symptoms and treatments for bronchiolitis.
Croup is a common childhood illness that causes a croupy cough that sounds like a barking seal, stridor and difficulty breathing. Learn the signs, symptoms and common treatments for croup so that you know what to do if your child wakes up barking.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that can cause a chronic cough, frequent respiratory infections, poor growth, and malabsorption. Learn about treatments and how CF is diagnosed in children, including the sweat chloride test.
Your Child's Cough
Coughs are one of the most frequent symptoms of childhood illness, and although they can sound awful, they usually aren't a symptom of anything dangerous. Learn about your child's cough and what you can do to help.
Cough Patient Education Guide
View a patient information guide for parents of children with cough from the American College of Chest Physicians.
A discussion of the common causes of coughing in children from the Keep Kids Healthy Symptom Guide, including allergies, asthma, bronchitis, and croup, with a barking cough.
Pertussis or whooping cough has been increasing in recent years. Learn how to recognize and protect your child against this vaccine preventable illness.