Health & Parenting News & Features
- Learning to Like Themselves
If you are the parent of a son or daughter who seems unhappy with how he or she looks, here are some tips for fostering healthy self-acceptance.
- If a Child Is Overweight
Here are a few ways that parents can help.
- Kids in the Water
Kids swim safely in the summertime.
- Teens Who Drink Too Much
Teenage drinking is on the rise, and a number of organizations nationwide have introduced programs to help parents and teens identify problem drinking before it does long-term damage.
- Young. Eager. And Drunk.
Binge drinking among college students has been in the news recently, but surveys show that troubles with alcohol tend to start much earlier.
- A Woman's Work Is Never Done
Everyone knows that breast is best, but are working moms getting the help they need? You may be surprised at the answer.
- Talking to Teens About Drugs
Talking to Teens About Drugs
- How Safe Is Junior at Play?
More than 240,000 playground injuries are treated each year in U.S. emergency rooms.
- Positive Time-Out..
While some discipline experts have rejected the idea of time-outs, Jane Nelsen, author of Positive Time-Out, suggests modifying time-outs to make them a comforting experience.
- Gentle Discipline Tips
The new parenting approach
- Positive Time-Out
Try modifying time-outs to make them more effective.
- Positive Time-Out
While some discipline experts have rejected the idea of time-outs, Jane Nelsen, author of Positive Time-Out, suggests modifying time-outs to make them a comforting experience.
- Gentle Discipline Tips
Three experts who have written extensively on the new, enlightened approach to parenting young children, offer suggestions for dealing with toddlers.
- Gentle Discipline Tips.
Three experts who have written extensively on the new, enlightened approach to parenting young children, offer suggestions for dealing with toddlers.
- How to Know When Your Family Needs Help.
How to Know When Your Family Needs Help
- How to Know When Your Family Needs Help
The American Association for Marriage and Family notes that signs of distress are not always obvious, but that some signals are worth paying attention to.
- How Grandparents Can Improve Your Child's Well-Being
Family disputes sometimes make headlines, but the fact is that many grandparents play an important role in a child's emotional and physical well-being. Here's how your child can benefit from a relationship with his elders.
- Keeping the Honeymoon Alive
It's probably always been a struggle to maintain emotional intimacy with one's partner while taking care of young children
- Questions to Ask Your Child's School
If you are concerned about the use of pesticides or herbicides at your child's school, here are some questions to take up with the school administration.
- Questions to Ask Your Child's School
If you are concerned about the use of pesticides or herbicides at your child's school, here are some questions to take up with the school administration.
- Grand Parenting?
Tips for staying sane when you're bringing up your grandchildren.
- Abstinence vs. Sex Ed.
We know what kids are doing but what are they learning?
- Putting the Squeeze on Juice
When you hear the phrase 'All things in moderation,' fruit juice probably doesn't come to mind, but most pediatricians caution parents that allowing kids to drink excessive amounts of juice is a recipe for poor health.
- Avoid Toy Horror Stories
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), more than 120, 000 children were treated in hospital emergency rooms in 1998 for Holiday toy-related injuries, and 14 children died.
- When Santa Stops Being Real
When your child starts guessing the truth about St. Nick.
- A Simple New Strategy May Put Bedtime Struggles to Sleep
It's been a long day for Lola Franco and her husband, Kevin Seaman. They have barely begun to unwind from a hectic workday in New York City when they both begin to nervously eye the clock on the wall. Bedtime is fast approaching, and so is the battle to get their only child, two-year-old Patrick, to sleep.
- Choosing a Baby Sitter You Can Count on
Parents are particularly scrupulous when looking for daytime child care arrangements. It is also equally important to make the right choice when hiring a nighttime sitter.
- Busting the Sugar-Hyperactivity Myth
Many concerned parents and health organizations believe there is a link between a child's diet and behavior.