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Kid Connections
- "Not Seeing" Is Believing: The Real Life of Imaginary Friends
- 10 Guiding Principles: Strategies to Change Your Teen's Thinking and Preempt Crises
- 10 Ways to Help Kids to Really Say No and Buck Peer Pressure: An Excerpt from Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them
- A Balancing Act: Why TV Doesn't Have to Be the Enemy
- Action Figure Fun: Learning Basic Skills Through Toys and Play
- Advice for a Frugal Summer: 9 Tips for a Financially Sane Summer
- Affirming Your Children's Voice: How and When to Encourage Your Child to Speak Up
- After-school Programs: A Creative, Safe Outlet for Our Youth
- A Good Citizen: Encouraging Citizenship in Our Children and Ourselves
- A Good Investment: Teaching Kids How to Invest in the Stock Market
- A Little Stressed: Does Family Stress Affect Toddlers?
- All Around the Table: How to Have a Family Meeting
- All By Myself: Helping Friendless Children
- An Even Dozen: Tips from the Surgeon General for a Safer, Healthier Mom and Baby
- Angry Emotions: Your Child's and Yours
- Another Skill Not to Forget: Working on Toddlers' Short- and Long-term Memory
- A Pedal Party: Take Your Kids on a Bicycle Trek
- A Place for Me: Environmental Changes to Ease Sibling Rivalry in Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Are You Listening To Me? Communicating with Your Teen
- Arguing and Back-Talk: It Takes Two to Argue
- A Roll of the Dice: Is Your Child Ready for Board Games?
- Artsy Baby: A Diverse Learning Experience for Children
- As Easy as One, Two, Three: The 3 Keys to Effectively Disciplining Your Child
- A Stupendous Second Year: The Joy of Having a 2-Year-Old
- At the Field: Keep Your Toddler Entertained and Safe at Sporting Events
- Authoritarian vs. Permissive Parenting Style: How Does Being a Stay-at-home Mom Affect Your Style?
- A World of Diversity: 6 Tips on Talking to Your Child About Race
- Back to School Tips: From the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Backyard Games: Hands-on Fun for Parents and Children
- Basket Wars: Tackling the Grocery Store with Little Ones
- Beauty Basics: Give Your Teen a Lesson in Looking Good
- Becoming a Big Sib: Preparing Toddlers for a New Baby
- Best Friends: Encouraging Positive Connections Between Siblings
- Beyond Apples: Creative Ways to Say "Thank You" to the Teacher
- Blending Family Traditions: 3 Steps to a Terrific Holiday Season
- Bonding With Books: Creating a Parent/Child Book Club
- Boosting Self-Esteem: Raising Children Who Feel
Good about Themselves - Boost Your Relationship IQ: Cherish Your Loved Ones
- Boredom Busters: Spice up Your Tween's Summer
- Boy Basics 101: A Survival Guide for Parenting Male Tweens
- Bringing the Lessons Home: An Excerpt From Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn – and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
- But Can He Do It Backwards? Handling Parents Who
Compare Children - Bye Bye, Babysitter: Help Your Toddler Cope After a Beloved Sitter Leaves
- Catch Them Being Good: Reviewing the Reward System
- Catch You Later, Cookie Monster: Finding Alternative Activities When the TV Is Turned Off
- Central Precocious Puberty: When Puberty Occurs Earlier Than Expected
- Child's Play: Combining Fitness and Fun
- Children and the Mass Media: How Setting Limits Will Benefit Your Children
- Children Taking Charge: 10 Ways to Raise a Successful Leader
- Clean That Room! How to Get Your Kid to Help Around the House
- Crash! Boom! Bang! Does TV Violence Affect Our Children?
- Curb the Cussing: How to Cure Your Preteen's Foul Mouth
- Cut! 6 Tips for Helping Kids Cope
- Day Tripping: Explore the World with Your Toddler
- Dealing With Divorce: 3 Steps to Help Your Preteen Cope
- Dealing with Ingratitude: Tips to Help You Handle Your Teen's Attitude
- Developing a Relationship With Your Stepchildren: Help for New Stepmoms
- Discipline Ideas That Really Work: How to Teach Your Kids Without a Power Struggle
- Does Back to School Mean Back to Bullies? What Every Parent and Child Should Know
- Don't Just Say No: Setting Effective Boundaries
- Do Time-Outs Work for Toddlers? Two Moms and an Expert Sound Off
- Double Duty: Finding the Right Daycare for Multiples
- Doubletalk: Raising a Bilingual Family
- During Divorce: Helping Toddlers Cope
- Easy Does It: Make Family Time a Priority
- Economical Family Fun: Inexpensive Ideas for Home and Travel
- Empowerment Strategies for Kids Who Are Picked On: An Excerpt From The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts
- Encouraging Community Service: A Lesson in Perspective and Personal Discovery
- Enthusiastic About Education: A Guide to Inspiring Children to Learn
- Evaluating Toddlers: When Should You Worry About Your Toddler's Mental Health?
- Extracurricular Activities: Get Your Child Involved
- Fair Play: Give the Game Back to the Kids
- Falling into Fall Fun: Autumn Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Families That Play Together Stay Together: (And Learn, Too!)
- Family Resolve: Making Positive Changes
This New Year - Family Resolve: Making Positive Changes This New Year
- Family Rituals and Traditions: Now More Important Than Ever
- Fight Fair: Don't Argue in Front of Your Kids
- Financial Fun: Crafty Ways to Learn About Money
- Finding the Fun: How to Put the Joy Back
Into Parenting - First Bra Buying Basics: 7 Tips to Make the First Bra a Good Experience
- Fit for the Fun of It: Great Ways to Encourage Children to Exercise
- Flexible Parents, Fit Kids? The Link Between Discipline Style and Weight
- For the Fun of It: Loving, Chasing and Playing with Toddlers
- From Baby to Preschool Play: The Wonderful World of Child's Play as They Grow
- From Fat to 5K: Mother and Daughter Make the Resolution
- From G to R: A Parent's Guide to Movie Ratings
- Fun at the Library: Cultivating a Love of Reading in Young Children
- Fun Fare: Learning and Laughing With Kids in the Kitchen
- Fun in the Snow: Staying Active With Your Kids During the Winter Months
- Gearing up for Camp! Preparation Is Key to a Successful Summer at Camp
- Get Involved – It's Worth It! 9 Ways to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Child's School
- Get Moving! 5 Tips for Raising Active Kids
- Get Out of the House and Make Each Day an Adventure!
- Get Out of the House and Make Each Day an Adventure! Learning is a Full-time Job for Children
- Getting Real: 10 Ways to Help Your Daughter Learn to Love Her Body and Herself
- Getting to "I Did It!": Encouraging Toddlers to Be Independent
- Girl Power: Raising Smart, Bold Girls
- Girls Calling Boys: When Boy-crazy Teens Drive You Crazy
- Girls Gone Wild: Get Your Preteen Off the Fast Track
- Goal-Getters: Help Your Kids Reach Their Dreams
- Go Parents Go! Supportive Coaching for
Successful Parenting - Got Manners? Teaching Our Children the Golden Rules
- Grief and Toddlers: Can They Understand Loss?
- Growing Up Too Fast: Helping Your Preteen Transition from Child to Adult
- Hand-washing Battles: The Importance of Getting the Reluctant Toddler to Lather Up
- Having a Ball: Child Development Through Play
- Health Hazards in Hiding: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Raise a Healthy Child
- Healthy Teens: Mission Possible: There's Hope for Healthy Teens
- Help, I'm Bored! Fun – and Free – Ways to Help Children Improve Reading Skills
- Helping Hands: Chores for Little Helpers
- Helping Out During the Junior High Years: Getting – and Staying – Involved at Your Child's School
- Holding Their Breath After the Sobs Subside: Should Parents Be Concerned When Children Hold Their Breath?
- Hospitalization Separation: Coping With Your Child's Hospital Stay
- Household "Toys" That Teach: Fun and Learning for Little Ones from Items Around the House
- How Angry Are You? Take Our Quiz and Find Out
- How Did I Know That? Investigating Mother's Intuition
- How Does Your Garden Grow? A Four-step Approach to Gardening with Your Preteen
- How Does Your Garden Grow? Teaching Your Child the Art of Gardening
- How to Adopt a "Pollyanna" Parenting Attitude This Summer: Adopt a Lighter Attitude
This Summer - How to Promote Responsibility: Holiday Discipline Without Stress, Punishments or Rewards
- How To Talk to Your Kids About Anything: 10 Tips: Excerpted from the Talking With Kids About Tough Issues Web site, a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Hurricane Season: Helping to Alleviate Your Child's Fears
- I'm Homesick and Need Money! How to Prepare for the Freshman Year
- I Love You: How to Say It with Meaning
- In a Toddler's World ...: 10 Things Toddlers Know and Adults Don't
- Indoor Fun for Toddlers: Turn Your Home into an Imagination Station
- Internet Intrusions: 6 Ways to Protect Your Kids on the Web
- In the Swing of Things: Introducing Your Child to Golf
- Is Family Time Overrated? The Importance of Individualized Attention
- Is Your Sandbox Safe from Roundworm? Preventing Roundworm Infestation in Small Children
- It's Rhyme Time! Why Toddlers Love Books That Rhyme
- Job and School: Can Your Teen Handle Both?
- Just a Little Off the Top: Your Toddler's First Haircut
- Just Go Outside and Play! Fun Ways to Stay Active with
Your Kids - Just Say Yes to Anti-Drugs: Keep Your Child Drug-Free
- Juvenile Diabetes: Tackling the Diagnosis as a Family
- Keep America Beautiful: Get Children Involved With Helping the Community
- Keeping Your Cool: Tips for Parents From Texas Children's Hospital
- Kids Learn at Recess! How Children Learn Through Play
- Knock, Knock, Who's There? Developing a Sense of Humor in Toddlers
- Learning to Let Go: Why Growing Up Is Hard on You
- Leaving Home: Tips to Help You Say Goodbye to Your College Freshman
- Lessons Learned from Children: What Have Your Kids Been Teaching You?
- Let Me Show You the Ways: 14 Ways to Show Love for Your Child From the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Lipstick and Lace: Is There a Need for More Socially Responsible Toys for Little Girls?
- Listening Skills in Toddlers: 6 Surprising Ways to Get Your Toddler to Listen
- Listen Up! Why We Shouldn't Yell at Our Children
- Little Consumers: The Effects of Commercials on Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Little Mr. Bossy: Tips for Taming the Demanding Toddler
- Little Personalities: Can Parents Influence Personality Traits?
- Logical Consequences Quiz
- Loosen the Grip and Tighten the Reins: Parental Supervision Is Important
- Losing a Pet: Tips for Soothing Kids' Grief
- Making Change Work: Husbands and Wives in Stay-At-Home-Dad Families
- Making Fitness a Family Issue: Setting You and Your Children on the Path to Health
- Making the Connection: Helping Dads Forge Son and Daughter Bonds
- Making Up Your Mind About Makeup: Is She Old Enough to Wear It?
- Mastering Math: Make a Mathematical Connection to Academic Success
- May I Kiss You? Talk to Your Teen About Date Rape
- Mean Teen: Recognizing Early Signs of Violence
- Mom's Guide to Teenage Guys: Teaching Good Grooming
to Your Son - Mom Mentors: Parenting Organizations Nurture Mom and Family
- Mommy and Me: The Importance of One-on-One Time
- Moms and Daughters: Redefining the Relationship in the Preteen Years
- Money Mama: Teaching Kids About Cash Ensures Financial Futures
- Monkey See, Monkey Do: Modeling Positive Body Image to Your Children
- Month by Month: A Whole Year of Toddler Activities
- Morning Madness? Organizing Your Morning Routine
- Motivating Boys: 10 Great Tips to Motivate Boys to Read
- My Grandma Has Alzheimer's
- My Hands Are Full? Stupid Things People Say to the Parents of Twins
- My Mom, The Football Coach: Moms Tackle the Opportunity of a Lifetime
- MySpace, Your Space Whose Space Is It, Anyway? Experts Teach Parents How to Take Back Control
- Nature's Pharmacy: Revealing the Secrets of Holistic Health
- Never on a Sundae: Ice Cream Spa Treatments for the Preteen Crowd
- Nighty Night Without a Fight: Developing Healthy Bedtime Routines for Toddlers
- Off the Couch: Summer Fitness for Kids
- Off to School We Go: Should You Send
Your Toddler to Preschool? - Old-fashioned Fun: Stay Inside and Have a Ball
- One Day at a Time: How to Choose a Day Camp
- On the Move: Relocating With Young Ones Requires Extra Care
- On the Record: The Risks and Benefits of Infant Immunizations
- Outings with Toddlers: Making Social Events More Fun for Everyone
- Outside the Lines: Should You Avoid
Coloring Books? - Overboard: How Much Makeup Is Too Much for Your Teen?
- Parental Alienation Syndrome: When Children Get Caught in the Middle
- Parenting Commitment Quiz: How Committed Are You to Raising Caring, Confident, Responsible Children?
- Parenting Pickles: Five Common Dilemmas Solved
- Parent Rage in Youth Sports: Giving the Game Back to
Our Children - Parents on the Field: Volunteering Your Time in Team Sports
- Parent Talk
- Partners in Education: Establishing a Strong Alliance with Your Child's Teacher
- Paul Neville: Getting Kids Fit in a Fun Way
- Pay to Play: The Expense of Extracurricular Activities
- Pick Me Up! Deciphering the Reasons Behind a Toddler or Preschooler's "Uppy" Requests
- Pick up Those Toys, Please: 6 Strategies to Get Your Toddler to Clean Up
- Pink and Blue: Does Gender Affect Your Parenting Style?
- Pint-sized Body Image: Shaping the Way Our Children See Themselves
- Plan Early to Head Off Obesity: 10 Tips for Daily Physical Activity
- Playing the Sporting Game: 12 Tips to Help You Show Support, Encourage and Teach
- Play is Not a Four-Letter Word: Remembering the Importance of Playtime
- Playroom Panic: Solutions for Toy Overload
- Play the Cleaning Game: Sweep Your Child off the Couch
- Preteen Picassos: Encourage a Budding Artist
- Preventing Back to School Stress: 11 Simple Steps for Busy Moms
- Public Scrutiny: Disciplining Your Toddler Outside of the Home
- Puppet Power: Why Puppets Will Never Go out of Style
- Put Me In, Coach: Is Your Preschooler Ready for Organized Sports?
- Put on Your Game Face: Female Athletes Demonstrate the Power of Women
- Raising Boys Today: The Real Meaning of Strong
- Raising Children Without Bias: How to Unlearn Racism So You Don't Limit Your Children's Potential
- Read! Sing! Bond! How You Can Spend Quality Time With Your Child
- Reading Between the Lines: 10 Signs Your Child May Need a Tutor
- Reading Rocks! Steps to Encourage Our Children to Read
- Ready, Set, Read! Parents Play Key Role in Developing Solid Reading Skills
- Ready for Summer Camp? The Salvation Army Shares Tips for Parents Sending Kids Off to Camp
- Ready to Read: Sparking Your Child's Interest in Books
- Recommended Reading List: Books to Excite, Teach and Encourage Young Readers
- Recommended Reading List for the Holidays
- Red Shirt and Purple Pants? Fuss-free Toddler Dressing Strategies
- Seeing the World, One Dish at a Time: Ethnic Foods and Adventurous Grandchildren Are a Good Mix
- Setting Priorities and Staying Organized: Keeping the Family Schedule on Track
- Shh Mom! Stop Spilling My Secrets: Why Parents Should Use Discretion When Talking About Their Teens
- Sick Day Activities: A Little Fun for Toddlers When They're Not Feeling So Well
- Skipping the Cupcakes: Are Kids with Food Allergies Safe at Birthday Parties?
- Snowshoeing for All Ages: A Winter Sport for Family Fun
- Solution or Punishment? When Consequences Don't Work
- Sowing the Seeds: 8 Ways to Create a Perennial Mother-Daughter Relationship
- Special and Ready for Independence: Helping Special Needs Children Prepare for Life on Their Own
- Step Up This School Year! Parental Involvement for the New School Year
- Stop, Look and Listen: Tips for Improving Communication with Your Kids
- Stop the Spread of Germs: 5 Easy Steps to Keep Your Family Healthy
- Straight Talk About Drugs: Giving Your Kids the Facts About Drugs
- Straight Talk About Sex: Giving Your Child the Facts About Sex
- Successful Stepparenting in 10 Steps: 10 Top Tips
- Suicide: The Warning Signs and Major Risk Factors of Suicide
- Summer Brain Drain: Tips to Help Your Child Avoid Summer Brain Drain
- Summer Scheduling: Planning for a Worry-Free and Fun Season
- Summertime Fun Travel and Explore: Get Out of the House and Explore
- Super Self-esteem: 5 Tips for a More Confident Child
- Supporting Our Children: Immediate Steps to Spiritually Bolster Kids During the War
- Tackling the Tough Stuff: How to Talk to Your Teenage Son
- Talking With the Teacher: Making the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Tantrums, Fussing and Whining: An Excerpt from The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007) by Elizabeth Pantley
- Teaching Honesty to Toddlers: The Truth About This Important Life Lesson
- Territorial Tots: Handling Jealousy Issues with In-home Daycares
- Thanks! Age-Appropriate Ideas for Thank You Notes
- That Wonderful Third Year: The Thrills and Joys of Parenting a 2-year-old
- The "Good Old Days" Are Now: Helping Our Kids Live Better Today
- The 7 Biggest Discipline Mistakes: A Primer for Puzzled Parents
- The ABCs of the ABCs: Teaching the Alphabet
to Your Toddler - The Bedroom Set: (And We're Not Talking About Furniture)
- The Consequence System: Use Opportunity and Responsibility to Parent Your Preteen
- The Cost of Competition: An Expert Shares Her Thoughts on Winning and Losing
- The First Big Splash! Playing It Safe With Super-sized Backyard Pools and Babies
- The Four Corners of Love-Based Parenting: How to Develop a More Trusting and Honest Relationship
- The Future of Parenting: 5 Key Trends Worth Talking About
- The Glass Is Half Empty: Does Being Around Negativity Affect a Toddler?
- Their Own Little World: Playhouses Build Toddlers' Imaginations and Skills
- The Kindergarten Blues: Moms Cope With First-Day-of-School Sadness
- The Know-it-All Stage: The Good, the Bad and How to Keep Your Sanity
- The Lost Art of Letter Writing: How to Get Your Child
to Pick up a Pen - The Morning Routine ...: Or the Morning Circus Act?
- The New and Improved Silent Treatment: 5 Ways to Connect With Your Children
- The Off Button: How Turning the TV Off
Can Help You Tune In - The Right Words: Talk to Your Daughter About the Human Body
- The Sippy Cup Is Half Full: Tips for Raising an
Optimistic Child - The Spring Shake Up! Families Work Better When They Work out Together
- The Teen Behind the Mean: Cracking the Shell of Today's Tough Teens
- The Terrific Twos: 10 Reasons to Cherish Toddlerhood
- The Value of a Dollar: Teaching Money Management Skills to Children
- The Value of Free Play: Why Parents Need to Step Back and Just Observe Sometimes
- The Value of Play: Why Kids Just Need to Be Kids
- Thin Is Too In: Eating Disorders and How They Affect Our Children
- Time-out, Time-in: What Should You Do When a Child Misbehaves?
- Toddler's Day Out: Tips for Summer Playgroups
- Toddlers With Helping Hands: Nurturing Altruism in Toddlers
- Toddler Transfer: Easing Visitation for
Children After Divorce - Toddler Transitions: Helping Your Child Adjust to the New Baby
- Toddling Off to School: Is Your Toddler Ready for Preschool?
- Tonsils, Tossing and Turning: Can a Tonsillectomy Help a Child With Sleep Problems?
- Too Much TV? Setting Limits on Television Viewing
- Too Young to Talk About Sex? Think Again!
- Toppling TVs: Taking Precautions to Keep Kids Safe
- To Spank or Not to Spank? Parents and Experts Weigh In
- Tots and Trikes: Buying Your Child's First Tricycle
- Tots Out on the Town: Fun Adventures for Toddlers That Are Easy on Your Wallet
- Trusting Their Own Abilities: 6 Tips for Asset-Focused Parenting
- Tune out for Good Health: Limiting Computer and Television Time
- Turn Off the TV: Turn on to Physical Activity!
- Turn on the Fun Without Turning on the TV
- Unplug and Play: The Importance of Old-fashioned Fun in a High-tech World
- Unwinding the Kids: Why Children Need to Relax Too
- Up All Night: How to Have a Great Slumber Party
- Valuable Life Lessons: Teaching Toddlers About Responsibility
- Volunteering: Let's Get Started! An Excerpt from The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering: Doing Good Together
- Volunteering at Your Child's School: You Do Have Time!
- Walking into Womanhood: Her First Gynecological Exam
- Waving to the School Bus: Helping Your Toddler Adjust When Older Siblings Go off to School
- Weeds and Blooms: The Similarities Between
Gardening and Parenting - Wetting the Bed: More Common Than You Might Think
- What "Just Being a Kid" Means Today: The Sedentary Life of Children
- What's Eating Our Kids: An Emotional Component to Obesity?
- What's in the Air? 10 Ways to Protect Your Child from Air Pollution
- What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce
- What a Kid Wants, What a Kid Needs: Making More Time for Family
- What a Treat! We're Going out to Eat! Help Your Preschooler Form Proper Social Eating Skills
- What Mothers and Daughters Should Know About Birth Control
- When Bad Things Happen: Talking to Children About Disasters
- When Lovey Is Lost: Ways to Prevent It and Helping Your Child Cope
- When Mites Move In: Diagnosing and Treating Scabies
- When Toddlers Bite ... Their Nails: Tips on Breaking the Nail-biting Habit
- When Your Child's in Charge: 10 Tips for Parents of Babysitters
- When Your Preteen Sings the Blues: Depression in Your Child
- Whooping Cough: Protecting Our Children From Pertussis
- Why Toddlers Ask Why: Answering a Toddler's Favorite Question
- Winning the Toothbrush Wars: A Parent's Guide
- Winning the Whining Wars: Words That Empower
- Win or Lose: Playing With Grace
- Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow: Preserving Memories with a Family Time Capsule - You're Not My Father! Helping Teens Adjust to New Stepfamilies
- Your Child's First Eye Appointment: When Should a Toddler See the Eye Doctor?
- Your Child's Strongest Ally: You!
- Your Local Library: A Goldmine of Resources for Your Toddler and Infant
- Your Young Entrepreneur: Help Your Child Start a Business
