kids

Technology

How to start a family blog

Why should you start a family blog? In this age of cyber-communication, the days of handwritten notes sharing news of little...

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...

Crafts

Kids Easter craft: Home decorations

When decorating the house for spring and Easter, we think about adding color and adding decor items. Always adding! But there's a...

Family Activities

Live Easter pets: Buying bunnies or chicks for kids

They are so cute, aren't they? Baby bunnies and chicks are fluffy and soft and can elicit an "Aww!" from even the most hardened...

Children's Health

Looking at hospitalization through a child's eyes

From toddlers to teens, you can help to ease your child's fear of hospitalization.

Parenting Articles

Set rules for kids and video game play

After weeks or months of pleading, you let your kids convince you that they truly cannot survive without the latest must-have video...

Parenting Articles

Safety first: Tips to keep kids safe during the summer

Summertime. For kids, it means freedom, the great outdoors, and lots of physical activity. For parents, it can be terrifying to...

Parenting Articles

Repeating kindergarten

At the beginning of the school year, you send your child on the big yellow bus, blinking back tears as your baby ventures out into...

Parenting Articles

Play it again, Mom

Some parents might be worried at the sound of a two-year-old clapping gleefully and announcing “TiVo!” when the cheerful icon...

Parenting Articles

Party on, kids: How to plan the perfect sleepover

It happens to the best parents. Sometime between first and fifth grade, your child comes to you with a request. "Can I have a...

Parenting Articles

Let’s get real: Reality shows you can watch with your kids

When Kid Nation aired this past year, bloggers around the world questioned the parents who could be irresponsible enough to send...

Mom & Dad

Checklist for stepparents

"Blending a family is hard work," said Charlotte Shoup Olsen, Kansas State University Research and Extension family systems...

Parenting Articles

Kids' favorite holiday music

The house always seems more festive with music playing, and that's especially true at the holiday season. With so much great music...

Parenting Articles

Is your kid smarter than that contestant?

Way back in “the olden days” before cell phones and email, game shows weren’t exactly prime time entertainment. Sure, you...

Parenting Articles

Hot holiday books: New releases your kids want to read

Even though we've barely dusted off the backpacks and started the school year, it's already time to start thinking about holiday...

Parenting Articles

Great kids' books about love

It's fun to find books that really speak to your kids. As Valentine's Day approaches and kids hear and think more about what love...

Parenting Articles

Fall TV finds for your kids

The change of seasons from summer to fall brings a sigh of relief for parents everywhere (that is, everywhere in the northern...

Parenting Articles

Educational shows your kids will watch

Remember back before you had kids and you told everyone how your children would never watch TV? Yeah. So, then, around the time your...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Get kids involved in painting their rooms

One of the easiest home improvement projects around is a can of paint. With a gallon of a fabulous color and a few hours, you can...

Parenting Articles

Help kids deal with disappointment

Your child comes in the door in tears. He didn't make the spelling bee. Her best friend is moving away. The cool kids wouldn't sit...