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Child Development & Health

Why is one child a risk taker and the other a couch potato?

Every day mothers across the country and across the world marvel: How can two children from the same home be so different?! Same...

Activities for Kids

Care packages for kids at camp

Camps across the country are filled with campers eagerly awaiting camp care packages, but you're left wondering what to send to your...

Tweens, Teens & College

Botox Mom: Not who she says she is, loses custody of her daughter

First, Kerry Brown went on Good Morning America , insisting that it was perfectly acceptable to give her eight-year-old daughter...

Children's School & Education

What is unschooling?

To those brought up in a strict school environment, the idea of unschooling seems almost unfathomable. But this growing movement...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Supplementing your child’s art education

School budgets all over the country are taking hits. Hard, hard hits. Even while there are increasing demands on academic...

Mom & Dad

Skechers Shape-ups for girls: Cute or inappropriate?

Skechers recently introduced its apparently not-so-functional and previously adult-sizes only Shape-up shoes for young girls, and...

Child Development & Health

Small changes: Improve your family’s eating habits

We constantly hear about the obesity rate in the United States -- how children today are far heavier than they should be and how...

School Age Kids

How to afford to send your kids to camp

Dream of giving your child the same summer camp experience you had as a child, but worried that you won't be able to swing the costs...

Children's School & Education

Homeschool: Why are so many parents choosing it?

What is behind this growing movement in home education? With over two million students being homeschooled in the United States,...

Activities for Kids

High-tech, musical and artsy summer camps for kids

Is your child a film-lover? A budding scientist? A Grammy-winner in the making? Here are some of the most unique camps and summer...

Activities for Kids

Summer camp packing checklist

Packing for camp is an art form. Unlike sending your child for a sleepover at a friend's house, a stay at a resident camp can last...

Family Activities

7 Kid-friendly outdoor activities

With spring fast approaching, it's time to get the kids back into nature. Exposing them to a wide range of outdoor activities at a...

School Age Kids

Is the iconic Barbie bad news?

Barbie might be an icon, but she’s also a hot button topic for controversy. Some say the blond bombshell is all in good fun, while...

Crafts

Sunshine prints: Make art from the sun

If you have sun and have kids, here's a cool craft project to try (though if you just want to get a set just for yourself, we won't...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Define your family traditions

Routine. Kids tend to thrive on it -- and adults find comfort in it, too. Whether it’s the rhythm of a morning as the house rouses...

Child Development & Health

Sunscreen for kids: Ask the expert

How often does your child really need to wear sunscreen -- and which type is best? A pediatrician has some advice for you!

Parenting Humor

CFS (Can't Find Sh*t) Syndrome

Like color-blindness, CFS Syndrome is a predominately male affliction. The main symptom is a frustrating form of object blindness...

Parenting Advice & Columns

The right age for kids and yard work

Yes, you love your yard. You worked hard for this yard, for this home you’ve created and the outdoor space where the kids play. But...