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Activities
Excerpt: The Art of Teaching Art to Children
Beat Boredom: Creative Summer Games
Beyond Snow Angels and Sledding: Fun and Unique Games for Winter Play
Bow, Wow! Have a 102 Dalmatians Party
Celebrate Fall: Outdoor Party Ideas for Kids
Down on the Farm: Escape to Simplicity, Education and Livestock!
Economical Family Fun: Inexpensive Ideas at Home and for Travel
Families Who Walk Together: Get Fit and Have Fun!
Festive Table Crafts: Bring a Homemade Touch to Your Holiday Feast
Fire Safety Training: A Lesson for Life
Fun in the Sun: Five Tips for a Connected Family Summer
Funny Magic for Funny Kids
In the Dark: Helping Children Cope With Fears Through Story and Crafts
In the Neighborhood: Exploring Your Hometown
Keeping Kids Active During Cold Weather: It's as Close as Their Imaginations
Learning Experiences for Kindergartners: Activities From The Giant Encyclopedia of Kindergarten Activities: Over 600 Activities Created by Teachers for Teachers
Maracas, Pinatas, Burritos, Oh My! Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids
Pay to Play: The Expense of Extracurricular Activities
A Pedal Party: Take Your Kids on a Bicycle Trek
See for Yourself: Experiments From Bubbles, Rainbows and Worms
Shake, Rattle and Roll! Introduce Your Child to the 1950s
A Simple Solution: Busy Bubble Behavior for Kids and Adults
Sporty Kids: Making a Game Plan
A Winter Escape: Plan a Hawaiian Day for Your Kids!
ADD/ADHD
ADD/ADHD Medications: Are They Affected by the Foods Kids Eat for Breakfast?
Attention Deficit Disorder: How It Affects the Family
Attention Deficit Disorder: Resources for Parents and Children
Attention Deficit Disorder The School System: Know Your Rights
Focusing On Ritalin
Strattera: A New Weapon in the Fight Against ADHD
Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder
What is ADHD?
Bedwetting
Absorbent Undergarments and Special Needs Children
Bedwetting and Special Needs Kids
Bedwetting and Summer Camp: Does Your Special Needs Child Have to Miss Out on All the Fun?
Childhood Baby Blues: The Effects of a New Baby on Bedwetting
The Effects of Divorce on Children: A Potential Cause for Bedwetting
Good Mornings: Bedwetting and Your Child
Oh, Brother! I Wet the Bed
Straight Talk About Bedwetting: Speaking to Siblings of Special Needs Kids
Summer Camp or Bust: Your Bedwetting Child Can Do It!
Talking About Bedwetting with Children
Under Special Circumstances: Sleep Disorders and Bedwetting in Special Needs Children
Wet Beds and Sound Sleepers: What's the Connection?
Wet, but Dry: How absorbent underwear may help your bedwetting child
Words That Heal: Incontinence Solutions for Special Needs Kids
Child Care Issues
In Search of a Super Sitter
A Real Life Mary Poppins: Meet the Nanny of the Year
Development
10 Ways to Help Kids to Really Say No and Buck Peer Pressure
Bonding With Books: Creating a Parent/Child Book Club
Book It: The Importance of Reading To Your Child
Cell Phones for Kids?
Children and the Mass Media: How Setting Limits Will Benefit Your Children
Children's Unspoken Language: Excerpts From the book by Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon
Crash! Boom! Bang! Does TV Violence Affect Our Children?
Fear of Failure: One Expert Shares His Views on a Childhood Epidemic
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
Helping Children Say Good-bye
I Win! Who Really Wins When You Let Your Kids Win?
A Job Well Done! The Art of Delegating Chores to Your Children
A Love of Books: First Lady Laura Bush Recalls a Childhood Blessed With Reading
Making The Grade: What Parents Should Know about Psychological Testing
Playing the Sporting Game: 12 Tips to Help You Show Support, Encourage and Teach
Posture Perfect: Getting Kids to Straighten Up
The Power of Choice
The Power of Imagination: The Role of Dress-Up Play in Child Development
Reading Rocks! Steps to Encourage Our Children to Read
Ready to Read: Sparking Your Child's Interest in Books
A Sixth Sense? The World of Highly Intuitive Children
Smelly Boys: Teaching Young Boys Good Hygiene Habits
Too Much TV? Setting limits on television viewing
The Torture of Touch: Raising a Child with Sensory Integration Dysfunction
When I'm Angry and When I'm Afraid
Win or Lose: Playing With Grace
Discipline
Arguing and Back-Talk
Battling Bullies: Putting an End to Schoolyard Conflicts
The Bully Spectrum: Your Child Could Be a Bully or a Victim
Dealing with Stealing
Don?t Just Say No: Setting Effective Boundaries
I Think My Child Is Being Bullied! A Guide for Parents
Inside The Mind of A Bully: An Interview
Redirecting Aggression: Be Productive, Not Destructive
Relational Aggression: Helping the Young Victims of Emotional Bullying
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones ? And Words Can Hurt, Too
Family
The Bond of Siblings
Bringing the Lessons Home: An Excerpt From Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn – And Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D., with Diane Eyer, Ph.D.
A Daily ?Zen? Walk for Parents and Children: An Excerpt From Zen Parenting: The Art of Learning What You Already Know
Quiz: Do You Know Your Parenting Style?
Doubletalk: Raising a Bilingual Family
Family Resolve: Making Positive Changes This New Year
From Only to Oldest: Helping Your Older Child Adjust to a New Sibling
Growing Up with Grandparents: Why You Should Make Your Parents Part of Your Child's Life
Quiz: How Angry Are You?
A Healthier Year: Tips From the American Academy of Pediatrics
Let Me Show You the Ways: 14 Ways to Show Love for Your Child From the American Academy of Pediatrics
Lifelong Friends? Soothing Sibling Rivalry
Taming TV Time: Is Your Babysitter a Square?
Turn Off the TV: Turn on to Physical Activity!
When Bad Things Happen: Talking to Children About Disasters
When They Need You Most: Dads and Daughters
The Value of Play: Why Kids Just Need to Be Kids
Volunteering: Let's Get Started! An Excerpt From The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering by Jenny Friedman
Wartime Parenting: The Do?s and Don?ts of Talking to Children About a Parent in the War Zone
Witnessing Child Abuse: What Should You Do?
Fiction/Opinion/Essays/Humor
All I Didn't Know I Learned from My Kindergartner
The Bad Neighbor Kid
The Best, Lowest Paid Job in School
The Cost of Competition: An Expert Shares Her Thoughts on Winning and Losing
Fess Up: Confessions of an Imperfect Mom
Full Circle: The Evolution of Mother-Child Relationships
The Gift of Sarcasm: How to Train Your Kids
Gramma's Game
Hello? Anyone Home? The Modern Man's Hunt for the Cordless Phone Receiver
How I Learned to Say "I Love You"
The Ice Cream Man Cometh: Summer Comfort From a Musical Truck
Just a Game: Learning Not to Keep Score
Kid Camp Paradise: Do Kids Really Miss You When Away?
A Mouthful of Peas: Teaching the Bad Manners Game
My Son's First Dance Class
No Can Do!
Parent Talk
Pollyanna Had a Point: A Mother Looks Hard to Find the Good in Everything
Trial and Error: Things My Children Have Learned From Me
'Twas the Night for Assembling
The Value of Friendship
Zen and The Art of Fatherhood: The Sound of One Dad Clapping
Finances
Clothing Exchange: Clothes to Fit Your Budget When Nothing Fits Your Kids
A Good Investment: Teaching Kids How to Invest in the Stock Market
Raising Financially Savvy Kids
A Ray of Sunshine in a World in Turmoil: The Miracle of Elizabeth Smart
Holidays / Special Days
The Art of Christmas Caroling
Candy-Coated Fun: Recycling Leftover Halloween Treats
Cheap Scares: Great Halloween Costumes for Less!
Day of the Irish: Host the Best Bash West of Belfast!
Easter Egg-stravaganza! The Art of Dying Easter Eggs
Ghouls, Goblins and Gobs of Candy: Ideas for Doling Out Those Hard-earned Treats
Heart-y Gift Giving: Teaching Kids the True Meaning of the Giving Season
Halloween Spooktacular: Party Ideas That Won?t Make You Batty!
Halloween Temptations: Healthy and Non-food Alternatives From Texas Children?s Hospital
Happy Blended Holidays: 12 Ways "Non-Traditional" Families Can Make the Most of the End-of-Year Festivities
Holiday Gift Twist: Give Children the Lifelong Gift of Financial Savvy
Holidays After Divorce: Keeping the Children First
Hop to It! Fun Springtime Crafts for the Family
Is There Really a Santa? 7 Tips to Help You Answer the Santa Question
Red, White and Balloons: Memorial Day Activities for Kids
Remember Mother Earth: Celebrating Earth Day With Your Children
The Santa Myth: One Mom Shares Her Views on Santa
Spirit of the Season: Teaching Children to Give of Themselves
Teaching Thankfulness: An Important Holiday Gift for Children
 Two Cute! Adorable Costumes to Make for Your Twins
Nutrition and Health
7 (Sometimes Surprising) Secrets for Stopping Childhood Obesity: Tips From the Authors of Overcoming Childhood Obesity
20 Questions: What to Ask Your Pediatrician
April Showers, May Flowers ?- and Allergies
The Bad News About Couch Potatoes: An Excerpt From Your Active Child: Physical, Emotional and Cognitive Development through Age-Apropriate Activity
Boot Camp Basics: A Kid-Friendly Marine Corp Workout
Bracing for the Big Day: Good Hygiene Habits for a Healthy Smile After Braces
Brain Nutrients: An Excerpt from Brain Food for Kids by Nicola Graimes
Breathe Easy: Asthma is a Treatable Illness
Bug Bites: Prevention for Those Itching for Insect Bite Relief
The Clean Plate Club: Why Your Family Shouldn't Join
Could Your Child Need Glasses?
Divorce and Diet: The Relationship Between Childhood Obesity and Single Parent Households
Finger Pricks, Insulin and Occasional Indulgences: Parenting a Diabetic Child
Fit or Fat? Tips for Raising Healthy, Active Kids
The Flu Bug: Protecting Your Kids From Influenza
Food Allergies and Children: Is It Taking a Toll on Your Family?
Food Fight: 5 Common Nutritional Mistakes Parents Make
Getting Kids to Eat
A Guide to Commonly Prescribed Medications for Children
High Energy Drinks: Do Kids Really Need Caffeine?
Health Hazards in Hiding: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Raise a Healthy Child
Heart-healthy Fitness: Great for All Ages!
Helping Children Develop a Healthy Lifestyle: 10 Tips for Parents from the St. Louis Children's Hospital
Angels Smiling: Parents Touched By Angelman Syndrome
 Irritable Bowel Syndrome: How to Help Your Child Through IBS
Leaves of Three: Dealing With Poison Ivy
Lifestyle Changes for Family Health: 10 Easy Back-to-School Tips to Help Children (and Parents!) Eat Smarter This Fall
No Butts About It! Keep Your Kids Smoke-free
No Butts About It: Talking to Your Kids About Smoking
Not Just for Adults: Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
Nutrition in a Box: What to Pack in Your Child?s Lunchbox for Good Health and Learning
One Child Too Many: Preventing Bacterial Meningitis
Posture Perfect: What Is Your Child?s Posture Telling You?
Potatoes, Bananas and Duct Tape: Uncovering the Facts on Childhood Warts
Smallpox Vaccinations: What Parents Need to Know
Sneezes and Wheezes: Exploring Childhood Respiratory Illnesses
"Soft" Teeth: Cavities Waiting to Happen
The Terrible Dangers of Childhood Obesity: An Excerpt From The Highly Healthy Child by Dr. Walt Larimore
Tips for the Hospital Trip: A Checklist of Dos and Donts
Vitamin Supplements: Are they Good For Your Child?
What ?Just Being a Kid? Means Today: An Excerpt From Physical, Emotional and Cognitive Development Through Age-Apropriate Activity
When the Family Pet Makes Your Child Sneeze
Yeast Infections: Treatment and Prevention of a Common Condition
Pets
The Dog Days of Summer: 10 Warm-Weather Care Tips for Pets
Pet Parents Prepare: Tips to Help Prevent and Manage Accidents
Tears for Fido: Dealing With the Loss of a Pet
Product Reviews
Mozart's Magnificent Voyage
Safety
American Red Cross Urges Caution During Sweltering Summer: The Elderly and the Very Young Are the Most Susceptible to Heat Illness
The Anxious Child: Raising a Healthy Child in a Frightening World
Be Aware! Burn Prevention Tips From SAFE KIDS
Be ?Danger Ranger? Ready! Animated, Action-Adventure Characters Empower Kids to Think Safe, Play Safe and Be Safe With 10 Important Summer Safety Tips
Biking and Your Child's Safety
Bus Safety: For The Safety of Our Kids
Child Abduction: Tips for Parents
Child Abduction: Waking Up to Every Parent's Worst Nightmare
Don't Spoil July 4th Fun: Preventing Firework Injuries
Fire Safety Training: A Lesson for Life
From Candles to Candy and Ornaments to Allergies: 14 Tips for Protecting Children From Holiday Hazards
Internet Safety:
Protect Your Children from the Internet's Seamy Side
Internet Strangers: The Real Dangers to Kids Online and How to Avoid Them
Jeepers, Creepers, Protect Those Peepers: Be Aware of Potential Hazards to Prevent Eye Injuries
Play Safe: Preventing Playground Injuries
Play It Safe: Avoiding Recreational Hazards
Poison on the Playground: Should Parents Be Concerned About Treated Wood?
Safe Freedom: Giving Your Children Room to Grow
A Safer Home: Home Safety Council Calls Families to Action
Sexual Abuse: How to Prevent It
Smoke Signals of Safety: 10 Life-Saving Tips Every Family Should Know
Spring Cleaning: Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Splash Into Safety This Summer: Four Simple "Water Safety Wisdoms"
Tagging Our Children: A Simple Way to Protect Our Kids
Teaching Your Children the Dangers of Strangers
A Walk in the Park: Teach Your Child About Animal Behavior to Prevent Dog Bites
Water Safety: Don't Let Summer Fun Turn Tragic
What's Happening Next Door? Establishing Internet Rules for Home and Away
School and Learning
11 Ways to Help Your Middle Schooler Have a Peaceful School Year: An Excerpt From The Kids? Guide to Working Out Conflicts: How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe and Get Along by Naomi Drew
Adventures of a Reluctant Reader: Learning at an Individual Pace
Back to School Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
Beyond Apples: Creative Ways to Say ?Thank You? to the Teacher
CAPD: Does My Child Have Central Auditory Processing Disorder?
Class Act Dad: Getting Involved With Your Child's School
Does Back to School Mean Back to Bullies? What Every Parent and Child Should Know
Down the Same Path: Is Your Child Destined for Financial Ruin?
Encouraging Genius: What's Best for the Gifted Child?
Extracurricular Activities: Get Your Child Involved
Fall Conferences: Don't Be Spooked by the Teacher!
Get Involved! It's Worth It! Building a Strong Relationship With Your Child's School
Getting Ahead: How to Benefit From "No Child Left Behind"
The Gifted Child: Better Off? Or Branded?
Gifted Children: Their Trials and Triumphs
Grow Slow: Clothes Should Promote Playing on Monkey Bars, Not Monkey Business
Handwriting 101: Helping Your Child Learn Write Right
Homeschooling the Gifted Child: A Gift of Time and Experience
How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book that Takes the Nuisance out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense
How to Handle Bullies, Teasers, and Other Meanies
Jump Starting the School Year
Learning to Learn Differently: Helping your LD Child to Excel
Levels of Giftedness: How Smart Is My Child?
The Main Idea: Smart Studying for Academic Success
Making Music Magical: American Music Conference Offers Tips on Choosing the Right Music Teacher
Mastering Math: Make a Mathematical Connection to Children's Academic Success
The Myth of Giftedness: Do You Want a Gifted or Hardworking Child?
No, The Dog Did Not Eat Your Child's Homework
 Off Two School We Go: Should Twins Be in the Same Classroom?
Partners in Education: Establishing a Strong Alliance With Your Child?s Teacher
Peer Pressure Pointers: How Parents Can Make a Difference
Plenty of Z's Can Mean More A's and B's: Children Need a Good Night's Sleep for School Success
Put Your Best Foot Forward: Tips to Start the School Year With the Right Pair of Shoes
Reading Between the Lines: 10 Signs Your Child May Need a Tutor
Ready, Set, Read! Parents Play Key Role in Developing Solid Reading Skills
Stress Tests? Sizing up Academic Assessments
Talking With the Teacher: Making the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Visual Success: 5 Tips to Help Kids Bring up Their Grades
Volunteering at Your Child's School: You Do Have Time!
Sleep Issues
A 25-Hour Day?
Children and Circadian Rhythms
A Break in Routine: Transitioning to Daylight Savings Time
Daylight Savings Time: Tips to Make the Transition as Smooth as Possible
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Your Child
Not-So-Silent Night: Children and Snoring
Taking a Night-time Stroll: Children and Sleepwalking
Terror in the Night
Uncontrollable ZZZZZs
Narcolepsy in Children
Special Features
Ocean of Tears: Tsunami Brings Tide of Emotion
Special Needs
Pervasive Development Disorder: What Parents Need to Know
Weighing Your Options : An Excerpt From Should I Medicate My Child? Sane Solutions for Troubled Kids With and Without Psychiatric Drugs (Basic Books, 2002) by Lawrence H. Diller
Traveling
Are We There Yet? Car Games to Keep Kids Occupied
Gearing up for Camp! Preparation Is Key to a Successful Summer at Camp
Making Your Child a Happy Camper
One Day at a Time: How to Choose a Day Camp
Ready for Summer Camp? The Salvation Army Shares Tips for Parents Sending Kids Off to Camp
You and Your Children
Building a Better World: One Pair of Socks at a Time
Child?s Play: Combining Fitness and Fun

Dads on the Front Line: The Fight Against Sexism

Fit for the Fun of It: Great Ways to Encourage Children to Exercise
Getting Fit With Furry Friends: How the Family Pet Can Get Your Kids in Shape
The Lost Art of Letter Writing: How to Get Your Child to Pick up a Pen
The Not-So-Evil Stepmother
Parents on the Field: Volunteering Your Time in Team Sports
Playing With Words: The Unsavory Art of Swearing
Super Dads: Handling Parenting Challenges in a Single Bound
Tune out for Good Health: Limiting Computer and Television Time Makes a Life-Saving Difference in Kids' Health
Working for a Living: Telling Children about Your Job
Your Children
Affirming Your Children's Voice: How and When to Encourage Your Child to Speak Up
The Big Move: Moving With Kids Does Not Have to Be a Struggle
The Bottom of the Toy Box: Ideas for Toys With Staying Power
The Buck Stops Here! Parenting in a Material World
Dealing With Death
Down in the Dumps: Dealing With Childhood Depression
Four Eyes Can Be Fabulous
Karate Kids: Children and Martial Arts
On the Move: Helping Children Adjust to Moving and Relocation
Out With the Old: Ways to Recycle Toys
Show Me Your Pearly Whites! Cosmetic Dentistry for Kids
Slumber Buddies: Can a Friend Spend the Night Tonight?
Thanks! Age-Appropriate Ideas for Thank You Notes
Too Tense: 7 Things Parents Can Do to Help an Anxious Child
Three's a Crowd: When Two Play, One May Stray
The Tragedy of Terrorism: Helping Your Kids Cope
Winning the Whining Wars: Words That Empower
Your Child's Overnight Invitation: He's Ready, Are You?

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