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Tips to Simplify Life With a Child With ADHD

It can get very confusing and frustrating when you first learn that your child has ADHD. The research begins and you suddenly feel as though you have this condition yourself. I know I have been there and I am there with you....More...

What Is the Weight Limit for Child Safety Seats?

One of the things that makes buying your child a car seat difficult is that manufacturers make so many different types of seats. Some last only until your child hits 20 pounds, while others will go off to college with him -- or nearly so, since you can use them until he weighs up to 120 pounds. Even...More...

Fun Physical Preschool Games or Activities With Parents

Provide fun physical activites for your toddler.toddler singing image by Mary Beth Granger from Fotolia.comParticipating in fun physical activities with your children is both healthy for them and a great way to get your own heart rate up. It is helpful to have different physical......More...

Teething

Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of teething, including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more....More...

Top Three Tips for Parents Teaching at Home

Children do the majority of their learning in their natural home environments. They definitely learn from their teachers and peers at school, but they learn even more from watching their parents and interacting with all members of the immediate and extended family. They even learn from listening to ...More...

Use a Memory Journal to Communicate With Teens

Are you searching for a way to connect with your teen? Many activities can present the opportunity to spend time together, yet one that offers ways to share information is highly valuable to the relationship. Read the following article to find some immediate benefits of memoir writing....More...

How to Support Adult Children With Money

Helping out adult children with money can be difficult unless handled systematically and on a business-like level. There must be a full understanding between you and your adult child about the reasons behind the need, the length of the need and whether the need is a temporary one or long-lasting. Co...More...

Ten Ways To Keep A Toddler Entertained In The Kitchen

Anyone who has tried to cook a meal while watching a toddler knows how difficult a chore this can be.I know that if I dont keep my little girl busy and entertained, shes either off in another room scaling the furniture, clinging to my legs and screaming for attention, or grabbing for hot pots and ki...More...

Loving Yourself, Loving Your Children

Are you attending to your children but ignoring yourself? Discover the importance of attending to your childrens feelings and needs while also taking care of your own feelings and needs. ...More...

About Weaning Off Bottles

It is the time of a child's life that parents often feel mixed emotions. Their little baby is now not so little anymore and is ready to become independent of one of his most beloved associations--his bottle. Weaning a baby can be a difficult process but can be achieved with a minimal amount of disco...More...

Layette For a Baby

Among our population, at any case, female part, there is still a popular belief that one should not gather layette for a baby before his birth. Why not, in fact? Nobody can give some clear answer....More...

Cons of Disposable Diapers

When choosing diapers for your child, the choice between cloth and disposable might seem simple, as the disposable diapers remove the need to wash diapers on a daily basis. Before making that decision, though, it's important to consider some of the negatives associated with disposable diapers....More...

Toddler Mile Stones

For every developmental achievement, there is an average range in which a child may accomplish that achievement For example, walking may take place as early as 8 months or sometimes not until 18 months and be considered normal. One of the reasons it is recommended to see your pediatrician at regular...More...

Language Development in Adolescence

Although the majority of language development occurs in the critical infant through preschool years, development continues into the adolescent years. Because the development is less acute, the study of this linguistic period in a child's life is relatively new, and is shaped heavily by language diso...More...