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.

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All About Reading

Creating a Reader-Friendly Home
Everyday Reading Opportunities
Finding the Right Read
Helping Reluctant Readers
Raising a Summer Reader
Reading Books to Babies
Reading Milestones
Reading Resources
School-Age Readers
Story Time for Preschoolers
Storytelling
Toddler Reading Time
Your Child's Handwriting

Learning & Education

Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Back to School
Backpack Safety
Balancing Academics and Serious Illness
Getting Involved at Your Child's School
Help Your Child Get Organized
Helping Kids Deal With Bullies
Helping Teens Learn to Drive
Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool
Helping Your Gradeschooler With Homework
Helping Your Teen Decide What to Do After High School
Helping Your Teen With Homework
Homework Basics
Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
Talking to Your Child's Preschool Teacher
What Is ADHD?
Your Child's Handwriting

Tough Topics

Becoming a Stepparent
Caring for Siblings of Seriously Ill Children
Connecting With Your Preteen
Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
Cyberbullying
Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem
Disciplining Your Child
Disciplining Your Toddler
Encouraging a Healthy Body Image
Financial Woes? How to Talk to Kids When Money Is Tight
Helping Kids Cope With Cliques
Helping Kids Cope With Stress
Helping Kids Handle Worry
Helping Your Child Deal With Death
Helping Your Child Through a Divorce
How Do I Handle the Transition When My Husband Returns From War?
How Do I Help My Kids Deal With My Husband's Deployment?
How to Talk to Your Child About the News
If Your Child Is Raped
Kids and Alcohol
Kids and Smoking
Making the Holidays Less Materialistic
My Child Is Stealing
My Son Is Being Deployed; How Do I Help My Other Kids Cope?
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Preparing Your Child for a Move
Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
Questions and Answers About Sex
Raising Confident Kids
School Violence and the News
Sexual Attraction and Orientation
Talking to Your Child About Drugs
Talking to Your Child About Menstruation
Talking to Your Child About Puberty
Talking to Your Daughter About Puberty
Taming Tempers
Teaching Your Child Tolerance
Telling a Child About Deployment
Tips for Divorcing Parents
When Your Teen Is Having a Baby
When a Parent Goes to War
When a Pet Dies

Family Life

10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2006
10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2007
10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2007 - Full List
10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2008 - Full List
10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2009
10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2009 - Full List
Allowance Basics
Balancing Academics and Serious Illness
Becoming a Father
Becoming a Stepparent
Birth of a Second Child
Bonding With Grandparents
Caring for Siblings of Seriously Ill Children
Children's Health Issues to Watch: AIDS: A Push for Prevention
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Coping With Health Care Costs
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Drawing the Line Online
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Giving Babies a Healthier Start
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Health Care 2.0
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Keeping Healthy Foods Safe
Children's Health Issues to Watch: New Safeguards for Kids
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Obesity: Beyond the Home Front
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Staying Connected During the Teen Years
Children's Health Issues to Watch: Tapping Into Stem Cell Potential
Choosing Child Care
Choosing and Instructing a Babysitter
Community Service: A Family's Guide to Getting Involved
Connecting With Your Preteen
Disciplining Your Toddler
Errands Survival Kit
Finding a Camp for Your Child With Special Needs
Getting Kids to Give: Lynda's Story
Giving Teens a Voice in Health Care Decisions
Healthy Habits for TV, Video Games, and the Internet
Helping Teens Learn to Drive
How Becoming Parents Can Affect Your Relationship
How TV Affects Your Child
Internet Safety
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Battling the Superbug
Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2008
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: A Mobilized Youth Movement
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Bullying: Not Just Kids' Stuff
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Covering Kids' Health Needs
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Dealing With Financial Turmoil
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Eye on Obesity – and the Health Problems That Come With It
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Food Allergies: Outlawing PB&J
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Hoping for Health Care Reform (Finally!)
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Keeping Child's Play Safe
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Keeping the Sex Talks Going
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Lost Childhoods
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Obesity: Beyond the Body
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Overtraining Little Athletes
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Reflecting on Race
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Rethinking a Pill for Every Ill
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Safer Kids' Stuff on the Horizon
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Safer Water and Sanitation for the World
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The Growing Reach of Retail Health Care
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The Impact of Keeping in Constant Technological Touch
Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The New Challenges of Immunization
Leaving Your Child Home Alone
Making Sense of Medical News
Making the Holidays Less Materialistic
Medical Issues in Adoption
Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting
Parenting Multiples
Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
Rainy Day Fun
Raising Earth-Friendly Kids
Road Trip Boredom Busters
Rules of the Road for Teen Drivers
Sending Your Child With Special Needs to Camp
Sibling Rivalry
Signing Kids Up for Sports
Staying Healthy While You Travel
Taking Care of Your Grandchildren
Taking Your Child to a Therapist
Talking Politics: What to Say to Your Kids
Traveling Without Your Child
When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care