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.
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The Hidden Dangers of Playground Structures
While playgrounds seem like they’re all fun and games, they can be very unsafe. According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 200,000 children are treated in the ER each year for playground-related injuries.
Back-To-School Survival Guide 2016
With the school year lurking on the horizon, it’s time to start planning in order to make the transition easier for the kids (and for you).
Beneath the Surface
Living with love, chaos and a child with a mental illness; Mental illness looks different on kids and often puts families in a bewildering path of faulty assumptions, confusing symptoms and changing game plans
Multigenerational Living may Benefit Everyone
The number of multigenerational households has doubled since 1980. Financial benefits and child-care help make multigenerational living an increasingly common option for families with special needs.
Cameras in Special Education Classrooms
Will cameras protect kids and teachers in special education classrooms?
Texas Trivia and Where to Experience It
Texans take heritage very seriously. In fact, there are more than 70 official state symbols. Ask any native or transplant…
Daddy's Home
The rewards and stigmas of paternity leave
Spying on Your Kids
Monitoring children has been a hotly contested topic in recent years with the introduction of apps and software that let parents keep tabs on, well, everything their child does. Some classify this as parenting; others (like myself) look at it as an invasion of privacy that might actually do 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?”
Coping with the Wandering Problem for Kids with Disabilities
Researchers found that more than 26 percent of kids ages 6 to 17 with autism, intellectual disabilities or developmental delays wandered away from a safe place in the last year.
What North Texas Women Need to Know about Zika
According to Medical City OB/GYN Kelli Culpepper, MD, Zika is spread by the same mosquitoes that carry yellow fever or dengue, mosquitoes which can be found in North Texas.
Dallas-Fort Worth’s Best Nature Trails For Families
Venture into the woods on North Texas’ family-friendly nature trails.
Parent Training May Help Kids with Autism, ADHD and ODD Behave Better
Parent training is an integral component in an entire therapy package. Caring for a special needs child with behavioral challenges can be stressful.
5 Kid-Friendly Weeknight Dinners From Local Foodies (And Fellow Parents)
I chatted with some of my favorite North Texas restaurateurs, chefs and food bloggers, who also happen to be parents, to come up with quick, simple, kid-approved recipes. Bon appetite!
Moms + Babies 2016
The Best of the Best for All Things Birth and New Mom
Local Bakeries' Party Treats
Cakes, Cupcakes and Party Treats in Dallas-Fort Worth
Taking Care of Your Marriage When Your Child has Special Needs
Major life changes intensify whatever strengths and weaknesses are present in any marriage. Toss in a kid with a disability, and the challenges, pressures and stress increase exponentially.
The Kids Are All Right (So Stop the Mommy Guilt)
Stop stressing working moms. Your littles might actually be better than OK.
Kids, Christmas and the Materialism Conundrum
The struggle to find balance between wanting your children to have what friends have and keeping them from becoming materialistic