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So that’s my 17-month-old in the cast she got right before Christmas when she fell off of her sister’s bed and fractured her wrist. The cast, mercifully, came off a week ago. Not that she hardly noticed, aside from discovering that she could make really cool noises by banging her cast against the wall.

She didn’t seem to be in any pain when the accident happened–in fact, she got up and walked into the playroom just like nothing had happened–and my husband and I spent several minutes deciding whether to even take her to the doctor.

The “should we see a doc?” question can be so hard with kids, particularly with wee ones who can’t verbalize their symptoms. For advice on what to do when your little one is sick, check out “12 Symptoms You Should Never Ignore,” my article in this month’s Parents magazine.