Health & Parenting Features
- What to Do When Adult Children Want to Move Back In
How do you handle it when your millennial adult child wants to move back home? See what a psychologist has to say about house rules and boundaries.
- Should Your Child Try a Cleanse?
If your child wants to try a detox diet, should you say yes? Here’s what every parent should know about cleanses.
- Good Food Goals: Help Kids Eat Healthier
Too much junk food in your house? Learn how to set goals to help your kids healthier.
- Mood Control Goals: How to Teach Your Kids
Struggling with your child’s mood swings? Learn how to set goals to improve their attitude.
- Can Vegetarian Food Fuel Your Kids?
Lots of adults are cutting meat out of their diet. But is a plant-based diet healthy for kids?
- The Right Snacks for Your Kid’s Schedule
Snacks help your kids get the nutrition they need to get through their busy days.
- Is Healthy Food Really More Expensive?
Good news, parents: Healthy eating might be cheaper than you think. Get tips for how to make smart choices at the grocery store.
- Does Your Kid Need a Smartphone?
A smartphone is a big responsibility. Can your child handle it? Expert advice on how to decide.
- Curtis Stone on Fatherhood and Fighting Hunger
For those who love to cook -- and for many who don't -- chef Curtis Stone whets appetites for inventive recipes and entertaining TV.
- 8 Surprising Facts About Twins
Can you guess which state has the highest rate of twin births?
- 9 Parents of Twins Share Their Best Advice
We asked what they would tell other parents before bringing two bundles of joy into the world.
- Why Handwriting Matters for Kids
Pencils, paper, and penmanship may be good for growing brains.
- Soledad O'Brien Talks Kids' Health and Self-Help
The award-winning journalist and busy mom takes a special interest in being well.
- Teaching Kids to Eat Healthy
Kids need to learn about nutrition. Start the conversations about the best way to choose healthy foods.
- Get Your Family Routine Back on Track
Derailed by a school break or family trip? Here’s how to get everyone in your house back on schedule.
- Mindful Eating for Your Family
With a few easy changes, you can get your kids to slow down, eat when they’re hungry, and enjoy their food.
- Help Your Child Choose the Right Sport
Many kids aren’t born knowing they want to play soccer or be on the cheerleading squad. Parents can help them find an activity that will keep them active.
- 8 'Healthy' Foods That Aren’t
Don’t be fooled by the health halo that hangs over seemingly good-for-you foods. Many of them are anything but.
- How to Teach Empathy to Selfie-Loving Kids
Have reality TV and social media promoted a rise in narcissism and a loss of empathy in children?
- How to Find Help for Your Anxious Child
Treatment can change the world for your child with anxiety -- you just have to find the right therapy.
- Is My Child Ready for a Cell Phone?
Younger and younger children are walking around with cell phones. Is your child ready for one?
- What Does Bullying Look Like?
Think your child is being bullied? Here’s how to find out if it’s happening and what you can do to make it stop.
- Christina Milian's Fun-Loving Parenting Style
The 'Grandfathered' actor reflects on mommyhood.
- Smart Sips for Healthy Kids
Kids need healthy drinks to fuel their growing bodies. Make a toast to good health with these smart choices.
- How to End the Picky Eating Struggle
The surprising reasons why some kids are picky eaters, and what you can do to end the struggle.
- How Can You Help Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues Do Better in School?
There is no medication to treat sensory processing issues, but there are therapies, as well as practical changes you can make at school and home to help your child feel and do better.
- 10 Tips for Parenting Anxious Children
Many well-meaning parents try to protect anxious kids from their fears, but overprotecting can actually make anxiety worse.
- Can Toddlers Be Overweight?
Worried about your toddler’s weight? Child obesity and weight gain in children is something to talk about now with your pediatrician.
- Safe Weight Loss for Overweight Kids
Dieting isn’t the answer when it comes to weight loss for kids. Learn to avoid crash diets and unhealthy habits when your doctor suggests safe weight loss.
- Go to Bed! How to Get Teens to Get Enough Sleep
Is your teen sleep deprived? Most are. Here’s why and how to help teens get enough sleep.
- Sleep Tips for Kids of All Ages
Sleep is crucial kids’ health. Help them get the shut-eye they need with these tips.
- Scott Foley Talks Parenthood and Pet Advocacy
More than just a TV heartthrob, this actor and dad is a champion for assistance dogs.
- Do Your Kids Get Too Many Holiday Presents?
The meaning behind gift-giving is what matters, an expert says.
- Teach Kids Manners
Ditch the nose pick for a polite handshake with these simple suggestions.
- How to Talk to Your Teen
A guidance counselor's cheat sheet for healthy communication.
- Back-to-School Homework Routine
Need a little homework help? Get back into the swing of things with these 6 simple steps.
- When Dad Does Chores, Girls Benefit
Dads, did you know that doing your part with the dishes, laundry, and other household tasks might help your daughters see unlimited opportunities for their future?
- Heidi Klum: Supermodel, Super Mom, Super Mogul
The world-famous beauty has long since left the runway, but she's still always on the run.
- Q&A With Jaime King
The actor and mom expands her reign to include kids' clothing design.
- How to Be a Better Father to Your Son
Take an active role in your boy's life early on. It'll benefit both of you.
- Q&A With Ali Wentworth
The actor opens up about her happily-ever-after with 2 daughters and an overachieving hubby.
- Q&A With Debi Mazar
Actor, cooking-show star, and mom of two Debi Mazar dishes on life with her own entourage.
- Cyber Safety for Kids
Kids spend a lot of time online, which has its benefits. Here's what you can do to keep them safe.
- Kristen Bell: Living the Healthy Life
The actor talks about how she keeps motherhood, health, and life in check.
- Q&A With Molly Sims
The model mom reveals how she stays beautiful and balanced.
- When You Don't Like Your Kid's Friend
Not crazy about your kid's new BFF? Should you intervene or keep mum?
- What Does Bullying Look Like?
There's a definite pecking order on the playground, and some children learn early on that one way to get to the top is to become the queen or king of mean. But where does typical kid- nastiness cross the line into bullying?
- Denzel Washington's Greatest Role: Mentor
Throughout his career, award-winning actor Denzel Washington has played many parts. Perhaps none is more life-changing than his role as national spokesman for Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
- Q&A With Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano, the former child star who grew up before our eyes on the television hits "Who’s the Boss," "Melrose Place," and "Charmed," is fully embracing not only adulthood these days, but motherhood, too.
- Help! My Kid Is a Jerk!
Your little angel can sometimes have obnoxious moments. If your kid is a jerk, find out when it's just a phase and how you can teach better behavior.