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All parents need a little advice now and then. Get the lowdown on parenting basics like discipline, homework help, and how to talk to your child about tough subjects, like sex, tobacco, and alcohol. Plus, find out where you can turn for help and support.
- Creating a Reader-Friendly Home
- Everyday Reading Opportunities
- Helping Kids Enjoy Reading
- Raising a Summer Reader
- Reading Books to Babies
- Reading Milestones
- Reading: How to Help Your Child
- School-Age Readers
- Story Time for Preschoolers
- Storytelling
- Toddler Reading Time
- Understanding Dyslexia
- 9 Steps to More Effective Parenting
- Autism Checklist: Babies & Preschoolers (Birth to age 5)
- Autism Special Needs Checklist: Big Kids (ages 6-12)
- Autism Special Needs Checklist: Teens & Young Adults
- Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
- Biting
- Booster Seat Safety
- Breath-Holding Spells
- Camps for Kids With Special Needs
- Car Seat Safety
- Caring for Siblings of Kids With Disabilities
- Choosing and Instructing a Babysitter
- Competitive Sports: Helping Kids Play it Cool
- Connecting With Your Preteen
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Enjoying Holidays, Celebrations, and Gatherings Safely
- Disasters: How Families Can Help
- Disciplining Your Toddler
- Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities
- Finding Respite Care
- Getting Support When Your Child Has Special Health Care Needs
- Getting Teens Involved in Their Health Care
- Halloween Safety Tips
- Healthy Habits for Media Use
- Helping Your Child Heal After Trauma
- How Can I Teach Kids to Be Smart About Strangers?
- How Media Use Can Affect Kids
- How to Find Affordable Health Care
- Kids and Video Games
- Leaving Your Child Home Alone
- Media Use Guidelines
- Media Use Guidelines: Babies & Toddlers
- Media Use Guidelines: Big Kids
- Media Use Guidelines: Preschoolers
- Media Use Guidelines: Teens
- Monitoring Your Child's Media Use
- Online Safety
- Parenting Multiples
- Parenting a Child With ADHD
- Parenting a Teen With ADHD
- Potty Training Your Child (Video)
- Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
- Preparing to Adopt a Child
- Rainy Day Fun
- Road Rules for Kids
- Road Trip Boredom Busters
- Rules of the Road for Teen Drivers
- Sexting: What Parents Need to Know
- Sibling Rivalry
- Signing Kids Up for Sports
- Smart Toys for Every Age
- Special Needs: Planning for Adulthood (Video)
- Staying Healthy While You Travel
- Taking Care of Your Grandchildren
- Taking Your Child to a Therapist
- Talking to Kids About Race and Racism
- Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media
- Teaching Your Child How to Swallow Pills
- The Magic of Play: How It Inspires & Aids Early Development
- Volunteering With Your Child
- When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care
- 10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School
- 10 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Middle School
- 10 Ways to Help Your Teen Succeed in High School
- 504 Education Plans
- ADHD
- ADHD and School
- Autism Checklist: Babies & Preschoolers (Birth to age 5)
- Autism Special Needs Checklist: Big Kids (ages 6-12)
- Autism Special Needs Checklist: Teens & Young Adults
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Back to School
- Backpack Safety
- Balancing Schoolwork and Hospital Stays
- Gifted Education
- Help Your Child Get Organized
- Helping Kids Deal With Bullies
- Helping With Homework
- Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool
- Helping Your Gradeschooler With Homework
- Helping Your Teen With Homework
- Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
- My Child Is Struggling in School. How Can I Help?
- Parent–Teacher Conferences
- Smart Toys for Every Age
- Special Education: Getting Help for Your Child
- Talking to Your Child's Preschool Teacher
- Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media
- The Magic of Play: How It Inspires & Aids Early Development
- Top 10 Homework Tips
- Words to Know (Special Health Care Needs Glossary)
- 504 Education Plans
- Financial Planning for Kids With Disabilities
- How to Find Affordable Health Care
- School-Based Health Centers
- Amphetamines: What Parents Need to Know
- Answering Questions About Sex
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bath Salts: What Parents Need to Know
- Biting
- Caring for Siblings of Kids With Disabilities
- Child Abuse
- Cocaine & Crack: What Parents Need to Know
- Connecting With Your Preteen
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Support Your Child’s Mental Health
- Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
- Cyberbullying
- Depressants: What Parents Need to Know
- Disciplining Your Child
- Disciplining Your Toddler
- Drugs: What Parents Need to Know
- GHB: What Parents Need to Know
- Getting Support When Your Child Has Special Health Care Needs
- Handling Picky Eating in Toddlers (Video)
- Helping Kids Cope With Cliques
- Helping Kids When They Worry
- Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety (Video)
- Heroin: What Parents Need to Know
- How Can I Teach Kids to Be Smart About Strangers?
- How to Talk to Your Child About the News
- Inhalants: What Parents Need to Know
- I’m Worried My Kids Will Start Drinking. What Can I Do?
- Ketamine: What Parents Need to Know
- Kids and Smoking
- LSD: What Parents Need to Know
- MDMA (Ecstasy): What Parents Need to Know
- Managing Your Toddler's Behavior (Video)
- Marijuana: What Parents Need to Know
- Methamphetamine (Meth): What Parents Need to Know
- Mushrooms: What Parents Need to Know
- Nicotine: What Parents Need to Know
- PCP: What Parents Need to Know
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
- Preventing Abductions
- Rohypnol: What Parents Need to Know
- Salvia: What Parents Need to Know
- Secondhand Smoke
- Sexting: What Parents Need to Know
- Sexual Orientation
- Talking to Kids About Race and Racism
- Talking to Your Child About Drugs
- Talking to Your Child About Periods
- Talking to Your Child About Puberty
- Talking to Your Kids About Alcohol
- Talking to Your Kids About STDs
- Taming Tempers
- Teaching Kids About Their Bodies
- Tips for Divorcing Parents
- Vaping: What Parents Should Know
- When Your Teen Is Having a Baby
- When a Loved One Dies: How to Help Your Child
- When a Pet Dies
- Your Child's Self-Esteem
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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