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How To Introduce A New Pet To Your Young Family
Baby, Meet Doggo and Kitty
How to Clean Your Kids’ Space, Kondo-Style
Your kids can help you give their space the Marie Kondo treatment.
Is Your Child Modeling Material?
Your child’s cute as a button, no doubt. But does he have what it takes to pose for a national…
How To Teach Your Kids To Recycle
Four tips to getting your kids started in R&R–reuse and recycle
27 Laws Every Texan Parent Should Know
Texas harbors a host of laws that affect you as a parent. Some may enhance your parental rights, while others could land you in jail or create other civil or criminal liabilities if not obeyed.
Why (and How) Parents are Cutting Back Screen Time
We live in a world of quick fixes: If it squeaks, oil it. If it sticks, grease it. And if…
The Lowdown on Lockdowns
On the one year anniversary of Parkland, we sadly revisit the latest in Texas gun control legislation. Are North Texas children safe from school shooters?
Best for Moms and Babies 2019
Your top picks for everything from birthing centers to Mommy & Me classes.
Why Your Parenting Fears Aren’t Helping Your Kids
Hovering and worrying can hold children back, so here’s how to stop parenting out of fear.
Travel-Friendly Infant Feeding Tips
New parenthood is stressful enough, but add in a busy end-of-year agenda of travel, parties, family gatherings and more into the mix and you’re looking at a very hectic holiday season. Dr. Dyan Hes, a pediatrician and children’s nutrition advocate, is here to offer advice on providing your new baby with healthy food during the holidays.
4 Tips for Raising Non-Materialistic Children
Follow these strategies to teach your kids gratitude instead of greed in today’s me-me-me world.
Is My Child a Bully?
Getting a phone call from your child’s teacher that your child has been engaging in bullying behaviors may be one…
How to Prepare Your Little One to Be a Big Brother or Sister
Is baby No. 2 on the way and you’re not sure how to prepare your firstborn for siblingdom? The truth is, there…
The Upside Down of Parenting
I was forewarned that parenting would become my hardest job for the next 18 years—people said, “You’ll never sleep again,” and, “Say…
What’s Your Parenting Style?
Your birth plan included … A. A midwife, a bathtub and a placenta smoothie. B. What birth plan? C. A copy of…
About Our Boys
Carla Morton remembers the day she was running errands while her sons, Collin and Ben, now 10 and 8, were…
How To Raise a Curious Kid
On a recent visit to the Half Pint section of Half Price Books, I grabbed a copy of Curious George…
How To Raise a Curious Kid
Science says curiosity has long-term benefits for your child. Our experts have practical tips for encouraging curiosity at home.
Teaching Your Children To Love Themselves
Helping your child build a positive, healthy self-image starts with being nicer to yourself.