children

Tweens, Teens & College

The hidden dangers of blogging

When parents blog, do kids get hurt? In your quest for comments and recognition, have you cast off the cloak of anonymity that once...

Children's Health

Cycling, in-line skating and skateboarding safety tips for children

Follow these important cycling, in-line skating and skateboarding safety suggestions for kids.

Technology

Keeping up with your kids on the Internet

A few years ago, parents viewed the Internet with a mix of fascination and fear. Fascination because it was clear that the future...

Community & Human Services

Helping children worldwide: Donate your child's old video games

Every used video game needs a new home once it is no longer wanted. One hundred million used video games are traded annually in the...

Child Development & Health

Is it a cold or allergies? Tips for parents

Is it a cold or allergies? Should you keep them home from school or do they just need an allergy treatment? If little Katie or...

Mom & Dad

5 Reasons inner strength is a must for raising children

Raising children is challenging, to say the least. Prepare yourself with some inner strength for the journey and heed these five...

Mom & Dad

Why having children empowers women

Usually, we parents are all about empowering our children but we often overlook how they actually empower us , too. Here are a few...

Organizing & Cleaning

Avoid morning madness

It's a brand-new school year, and that means a fresh start. This could be the year that you finally face morning madness head on and...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Tips for talking to family about your child's autism diagnosis

You've just learned your child has autism. On top of dealing with your own feelings of shock -- or even relief that you finally have...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The upside of autism: Joyful reflections from parents of autistic children

There are countless stories and movies about the challenges and difficulties of raising a child with autism -- dreams are dashed,...

Child Development & Health

Itsy bitsy yoga: The new exercise for kids

Bend, stretch, breathe. Ahhhhhhh. When it comes to the mind cleansing body arching exercise of yoga, adults aren't the only ones...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

What autism does to a mother

Nicole Kalkowski knows that beyond the stress, fear, and family turmoil that come with learning that your child has this devastating...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The autism diagnosis and family stress

When children are diagnosed with autism, families often find themselves dealing with financial and social challenges as well. The...

Child Development & Health

Are headbanging toddlers at risk for autism or other disorders?

Why is your child -- who seems perfectly normal -- all of the sudden banging his head on the wall every time he gets mad? (And no,...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Special diets for special kids: Autism and casein- & gluten-free diets

Beky Garrett never suspected milk was the culprit negatively influencing her daughter's potty-training. Garrett has two children, a...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Promote autism awareness with these goodies, gifts & garb

Whether you want to proudly proclaim that you "love someone with autism" or want to make a more subtle statement, there are a...

Organizing & Cleaning

12 Tips for helping disorganized children

If your child suffers with poor planning abilities, impulsive behavior and disorganization, the following tips will help them, and...