Science says curiosity has long-term benefits for your child. Our experts have practical tips for encouraging curiosity at home.
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Sibling Struggles
Beating the Bullies
Bullying is an issue with which many parents today are faced— and sadly, children with differences tend to be targeted. While you are…
Now You’re Talking
When a partnership fails, the possibility that the family will become poverty-stricken greatly increases. Not only that, research shows that people in failing relationships are less productive at work, and more likely to fall into substance abuse. Children from fragmented homes do not perform as well in school as their peers from stable two-parent homes. And both children and adults with a poor-quality family life experience more emotional distress, anxiety and depression.
Mind Your Child’s Mind
Overall brain health is about more than what kids eat. When they sleep, their activity level and how secure they feel are also key contributors to their overall well-being and brain health, experts say. So parents need to help their kids find the right balance of food, activity and sleep—and make sure kids feel secure—so those developing brains function better.
She’s Got Personality
She’s got her mommy’s eyes, her daddy’s nose and Aunt Dana’s smile. But how about that sass, that stubbornness or that incredible…
Silent Sufferers
In the short term, having a parent who is addicted to drugs or alcohol can make a child lose his sense of self. He may be embarrassed to bring friends home. Long term, children with parents who suffer from addiction have an increased incidence of academic problems, mental illness, criminal behavior and early use — and abuse — of the same substances that bind and restrict their parents.
Teaching Kids to Think for Themselves
Most brain development in children happens before the age of 3. So parents are encouraged to actively engage in their child’s initial touching, talking, reading and playing experiences, which leads to successful parent-guided parent-child collaborations in the future. That’s right: The molding of good decision makers starts at infancy and grows from there.
She's Not There
PANDAS was first identified and labeled in the mid-1990s by investigators at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Basically, a bacterial infection such as strep prompts the immune system to produce antibodies.
How to Raise Kind, Empathetic Kids
Undoubtedly, we want to raise kind, thoughtful, compassionate kids, right? But can kindness be taught?
Concussions and Kids — What You Need to Know Now
Concussions are an alarmingly commonplace injury, particularly among kids. According to a recent study in Pediatrics, nearly two million kids suffer concussions each year, and one-third of those happen to kids younger than 12.
Etiquette Lessons For Kids
Etiquette classes teach kids how to behave in professional situations and make good first impressions.
Lasting Scars: Bullying Can Have Long-Term Impact on Children
Children can experience the emotional and psychological effects of being bullied even years later.
How to Raise Spiritual Kids
While spirituality can be fostered in children through participation in organized religion, it can also be sought — and found — in less structured settings.
How to Talk to Your Black Kids Honestly About Race
Race is an abstract concept for children to grasp and can prove to be tricky waters for parents to navigate.
Raising Fatherless Kids
More than 24 million American children are being raised without the presence of their biological fathers.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Cops
Police officers are not here to scare your child out of a tantrum or threaten to place them in cuffs for not turning in their homework.
How to Stepparent
Blended families are becoming a new norm and taking on the position of stepparent is no easy feat. We spoke with experts to get advice on handling the tricky role of stepparent.
Is it OK to Spank Your Kids?
As many as 80 percent of parents around the world spank their children. But 50 years of research now shows spanking kids does way more harm than good.
Should You Let Your Kids View Disturbing Things?
Parents need to be prepared to answer questions that come up from seeing potentially violent images without minimizing or discounting kids’ concerns or fears, which may include, “Could that happen to you? To me?”