{"id":11365,"date":"2026-10-12T03:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/?p=11365"},"modified":"2026-10-12T03:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T03:00:29","slug":"found-a-tick-on-your-child-heres-what-parents-should-do-and-what-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/?p=11365","title":{"rendered":"Found a Tick on Your Child? Here\u2019s What Parents Should Do\u2014and What to Watch For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One tiny tick can send a parent\u2019s mind racing toward catastrophe. Suddenly, every second feels loaded with danger, but panic can obscure the simple steps that protect your child, from careful removal to knowing which symptoms deserve attention. Before fear takes over, there is something every parent should know about what happens next\u2014and when it is time to reac\u2026 Continues<\/p>\n<p>Finding an attached tick is frightening, but most bites do not cause serious illness. Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp it as close to the skin as possible, then pull upward with steady, even pressure. Avoid twisting, jerking, burning, or covering it with petroleum jelly. Clean the bite and your hands with soap and water. Photograph the tick, note the date and location of exposure, and estimate how long it was attached.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One tiny tick can send a parent\u2019s mind racing toward catastrophe. Suddenly, every second feels loaded with danger, but panic can obscure the simple steps that protect your child, from careful removal to knowing which symptoms deserve attention. Before fear takes over, there is something every parent should know about what happens next\u2014and when it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11367,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11365\/revisions\/11367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timeshow.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}