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The New "Dirty Dozen" Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic When Possible
Some fruits and vegetables -- the so-called dirty dozen -- have greater contamination of pesticides. Children are especially susceptible to the health risks from common pesticides, which include brain and nervous system development problems, cancer, and hormone system disruptions. Here are the dirty dozen of produce what parents should try to buy organic or avoid conventional forms of when they can.
How to Make Fruits and Vegetables Stay Fresh Longer
What are some tips for keeping fruits and vegetables fresher for longer periods of time?
Is Your Child Ready for Sleepaway Camp?
Deciding when and whether a child is ready for sleepaway camp depends on a number of factors beyond a child's age. Here are some things to consider when thinking about sending your child to an overnight camp program.
How to Spot Signs of Sports Injuries in Children
How can you make sure you, the coach, and other adults supervising athletic activities know what to look for when evaluating sports injuries in kids? Check out these tips to see how you can spots the signs of sports injuries when kids are on and off the field.
10-Year-Old Child Development: Cognitive Development
What's going on in the mind of your 10-year-old child? Here's a fascinating look at the bustle of activity and development.
What Do Kids Learn in 4th Grade?
Kids learn a number of new things in 4th grade, both socially and academically.
Fostering a Healthy Body Image in Kids
Countering pervasive images of unrealistic body images and emphasis on physical appearances can be an important way parents can help kids develop a healthy self-esteem and a good relationship with their own bodies, health eating, and exercise.
Sugar and Kids: How to Cut Down on How Much They Eat
Easy, smart, and effective ways to cut your family's sugar consumption and get their taste buds used to more healthy treats.
What to Do When Your Child is a Bully
Finding out that your child has been acting like a bully can be devastating news for parents. What are some ways parents can handle bullying behavior in their child?
The Importance of Boosting Emotional Intelligence and Teaching Empathy to Kids
Teaching empathy and nurturing emotional intelligence in a child is one of the most important jobs we have as parents. Research shows that emotional intelligence may even be more important for life success than intellectual intelligence. And teaching empathy to a child may be an important factor in warding off bullying behavior.
Physical Development in Children: Guide to Your Growing Grade-Schooler
What can your school-age child do and when can he do it? Here's a general child development guideline of his physical milestones.
How to Handle Lying in Children
When children lie, it can be upsetting for parents. But keeping your cool and addressing the behavior -- and offering support with lots of love and reassurance -- can help kids understand the consequences of telling lies.
Top Sports Injury Prevention Tips for Kids
Your grade-schooler can get a lot out of playing sports. But alongside the positives, such as fitness and self-confidence and self-discipline, your child could also be at risk for a sports injury. What are the most common injuries and how can you keep you child safe while he has fun?
How to Help Shy Kids
Parents may worry when they see shy behavior in their kids. But the truth is, shyness is not always a bad thing. Here are the many advantages of being shy, and what parents can do to help their kids feel more at ease.
10 Fun Kid Favorites to Put in an Easter Basket
Your child will love receiving any of these kid-favorite toys and trinkets in her Easter basket.
Internet Safety for Kids
Today, more kids are online than ever, and at increasingly younger ages. What do parents need to know about how to protect them when they go on the internet?
Social Media for Kids: How to Keep Them Safe
If your child is using or planning to use social media sites, here are some important safety tips you need to know to keep them safe while they socialize.
How to Treat Kids’ Seasonal Allergies
If your child has seasonal allergies, the wonderful advantages of spring such a warming weather, longer daylight hours, and spring flowers can be undercut by seasonal allergy symptoms. Sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy eyes, and other misery-inducing symptoms can make spring a challenging time for many kids and adults. Here are some ways to treat and prevent seasonal allergy symptoms in children.
Your 10-Year-Old Child: Physical Development
How does your ten-year-old child grow? Here is a look into what you can expect to see in your child's physical development this year.
Kids and Technology: When to Limit It and How
Technology can be a great and useful tool and source of entertainment for kids. But it's important for parents to keep in mind that screen time must be limited.
Your 10-Year-Old-Child - Behavior and Daily Routines
An overview of what's going on in a typical 10-year-old child's life. As they straddle young childhood and adolescence, 10-year-old children are going through many changes and transformations. Here's a look at what you can expect to see in a typical 10-year-old child's development.
Do Smaller Classes Work Better?
Knowing if smaller classes work better for students depends on what the definition of "work" is. There are some short term benefits, but smaller classes work really well in the long run.
What Does Zero Tolerance Mean?
In schools, Zero Tolerance refers to the concept that certain offenses will not be tolerated and automatically result in suspension or expulsion. But why do Zero Tolerance policies exist?
Swine Flu Fact vs. Fears
If you've been feeling anxious about swine flu, it's understandable. Perpetual headlines about swine flu outbreaks and deaths have created a skewed impression that swine flu is poised to strike our children and families. But what are the facts behind the fears?
Natural Cold Treatments for Kids
With the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines under scrutiny for grade-school age children (and the recent recommendation that these medications not be used in kids under age 4), natural remedies are a much more attractive option for parents who want to help relieve their kids' cold symptoms. Try these tips for natural symptom relief.