From contagious illnesses to bedwetting to preventing accidents, essential information you need to keep your grade-schooler healthy, happy, and safe.
The holidays can be a busy time for many families, which means that holiday stress and anxiety in children can be a common problem. Here are some ways parents can help prevent holiday stress and alleviate anxiety in children.
The holidays can be a fun and festive time, but it can also cause holiday stress. Here are some common causes of holiday stress and great ideas for how to relieve stress and anxiety.
Parents of school-age children are understandably confused and concerned about the swine flu vaccine. Here, we address the top questions parents have about the swine flu vaccine to help them sort fact from fiction.
In today's society, it's nearly impossible to shield our children from scary news headlines. Grade-school age children are becoming more aware of and interested in events in their immediate world and beyond, and are likely to pick up on frightening or sad events, such as stories about kids getting sick with swine flu. How do you discuss unpleasant news events with your kids?
What do parents of grade-school age kids need to know about how to protect their children and themselves against swine flu?
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?
Not sure how to talk to your grade-schooler about swine flu? Here are some tips on how you can be straight with your grade-schooler while still providing reassurance about swine flu.
If your child develops swine flu or another flu virus, keep an eye out for symptoms that require immediate medical attention.
No matter how much we try to take steps to prevent swine flu and other contagious illnesses, interacting with others at school and at work means that the risks for contracting illnesses is real. That's why preparing for swine flu infection is a smart move in any cold and flu season.
Frequent and proper hand washing is an essential and effective way to prevent colds, flu, and other illnesses. Here's how you can teach your child proper hand washing techniques.
What parents need to know about child health and child development.
What do child safety experts say is a good age for kids to walk to school alone? School-age kids are itching for independence. But walking to school alone isn't a good idea just yet. Child safety experts say kids under age 10 aren't ready to walk to school without supervision.
At what age can a child begin using a public restroom alone without parental supervision? See what child safety experts say about kids' safety and public restrooms.
A school bus can be very safe form of transportation. But there are crucial safety tips your grade-schooler must know to stay safe in and around a school bus. Here are the must-have child safety tips to teach your grade-schooler about school bus safety.
How much children sleep can have an affect on their health and development, especially how well they are able to learn at school. Learn how to build good school night sleep habits to help your school-age child get the rest she needs and avoid the problems caused by lack of sleep.
Dog bite injuries affect as many as 4.7 million people a year. Many dog bite victims are children under the age of 14. How can you protect your grade-schooler from dog bites? Here are some tips on how to keep kids safe and what precautions to teach them to avoid dog bite injuries.
Health and hygiene go hand in hand. Here are some great tips on how to teach children good personal hygiene habits.
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.
Your child says he isn't feeling well -- should you keep him at home or send him off to school? This is one issue almost every parent has faced at one time or another. Keep this checklist of symptoms on hand to help you make the call the next time your grade-schooler complains of aches and pains.
Your grade-school age child can face a lot of challenges at home and at school as she navigates new expectations and responsibilities. And if she has experienced any major changes at home, that can add to her stress. How can you spot the signs of anxiety in your child, and what can you do to help ease her stress?
At what age should your school-age child be allowed to ride in the car without a carseat? Safety guidelines suggest looking at the age of the child as well as her height(she should be at least 8 or 4' 9" tall). Read about other ways to keep your child safe while riding in a vehicle.
Bedwetting, or nocturnal enuresis, is a common problem. As many as 7 to 10 percent of 7-year-olds wet their bed at night and an estimated 3 percent of children are bedwetters at age 10. If your school-age child is still having nighttime accidents, here are some ways you can help.
What are some important habits kids can learn how to prevent the spread of germs? Since grade-schoolers spend so much time in close contact with each other, classrooms can often act like a petri dish for viruses and bacteria.
