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A bacterial infection of the tonsils caused by Strep. Also called Strep tonsillitis

A child who refuses to be toilet trained. He passes stools into his underwear or pull-up. The medical term for this is encopresis.

A child who refuses to be toilet trained and passes stools into his underwear. The medical term is encopresis.

Readiness training means preparing your child for later potty training. It increases his or her chances of success.

Your goal is to toilet train your child. Your child will be toilet trained when without reminders he can: Walk to the potty. Pull down his pants.

The corner of the toenail grows into the skin around it. Almost always involves the big toe (great toe)

Injuries to toes.

Time-out means putting a child in a boring place for a few minutes to correct a misbehavior. It’s the most effective consequence (discipline technique) for misbehavior in 2- to 5-year-old children. Every parent needs to know how to give a time-out.

Skin infection of teens and adults caused by a fungus. Tinea versicolor means “ringworm of many colors”

A tick (small brown bug) is attached to the skin. A tick was removed from the skin.