When a virus tears through your household, you do not have time to scrub every corner, yet you still want to keep the next child, partner, or grandparent from catching it. The fastest way to do that ...

“Children are going to get sick, and it’s important for them to stay home when they aren’t well enough to be at school,” said Michael Axler, director of intervention and prevention services of Fairfax ...

During the pandemic, the rules for school attendance with the sniffles were clear, if a bit draconian: Keep a child home from school at any sign of illness. Since then, school policies have softened ...

A common respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in the United States, leading to some children's hospitals being overwhelmed. The influenza virus is also on the rise, along with ...

Kids are really the germiest members of the household. In case you didn’t know that from experience, new research published in the journal Pediatrics confirmed that respiratory viruses circulate ...

58% of moms worked at home while their child is sick. Further, a staggering 70% of respondents are depleting their own paid sick days when their child is sick. Text first, telehealth second: 55% of ...

A viral parenting debate is spreading quickly online after a social media influencer criticized parents who give their children medicine and send them to school while they’re sick.