Family

When kids melt down in the middle of a crowded store, at a holiday dinner with extended family, or at home, it can be extremely frustrating. But parents can help kids learn self-control and teach them how to respond to situations without just acting ...

When kids melt down in the middle of a crowded sto...

It can be shocking and upsetting to learn that your child has gotten in trouble for picking on others or been labeled a bully. As difficult as it may be to process this news, it's important to deal with it right away. Whether the bullying is physical...

It can be shocking and upsetting to learn that you...

our child does homework on time, helps you clear the table after dinner, and even helps with housework on the weekends. So can it be true that this same child is stealing? Before you react, it helps to know a little about why kids steal and where to ...

our child does homework on time, helps you clear t...

How do you keep a 1-year-old from heading toward the DVD player? What should you do when your preschooler throws a fit? How can you get a teenager to respect your authority? Whatever the age of your child, it's important to be consistent when it come...

How do you keep a 1-year-old from heading toward t...

Compared with what adults face, it might seem like kids don't have that much to stress about. But kids have their own concerns — and sometimes feel stress, just as adults do. And kids' stresses can be just as overwhelming, particularly if they don't ...

Compared with what adults face, it might seem like...

Every Family Is Different What's the best way to help your family get through a divorce? Every situation — and every family — is different. But some stress reducing guidelines might make the adjustment a bit easier. These suggestions can make the pro...

Every Family Is Different What's the best way to h...

America is the great "melting pot," a rich blend of cultural traditions from all over the world. Many American families can trace their histories to immigrant ancestors who traveled great distances, enduring risk and hardship, to make a home where th...

America is the great "melting pot," a rich blend o...

Tearful, tantrum-filled goodbyes are common during a child's earliest years. Around the first birthday, many kids develop separation anxiety, getting upset when a parent tries to leave them with someone else. Though separation anxiety is a perfectly ...

Tearful, tantrum-filled goodbyes are common during...

At first, Maggie's parents thought she was slacking off. After the Thanksgiving break, she couldn't concentrate in class, and after school all she wanted to do was sleep. Her grades began to drop, and she rarely felt like socializing anymore. They we...

At first, Maggie's parents thought she was slackin...

The recent violent tornadoes in the United States and a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Japan have killed many people, displaced countless others, and devastated entire communities. As many now struggle with the aftermath of these natural disaster...

The recent violent tornadoes in the United States ...

"She's not really good at soccer and she doesn't really like it, but all her friends are doing it." "If I miss a practice, even for a doctor's appointment, I get benched." "If my son didn't have an after-school activity every day of the week, he'd si...

"She's not really good at soccer and she doesn't r...

Adjusting to a New Living Situation Because divorce can be such a big change, adjustments in living arrangements should be handled gradually. Several types of living situations should be considered: one parent may have sole custody joint custody in ...

Adjusting to a New Living Situation Because divorc...

Thousands of kids experience the stress of divorce each year. How they'll react depends on their age, personality, and the particular circumstances of the separation and divorce process. Every divorce will have an effect on the kids involved — and ma...

Thousands of kids experience the stress of divorce...

Helping Kids Cope Many kids — and parents — grieve the loss of the kind of family they had hoped for, and kids especially miss the presence of a parent and the family life they had. That's why it's common and very natural for some kids to hold out ho...

Helping Kids Cope Many kids — and parents — grieve...

When a loved one dies, it can be difficult to know how to help kids cope with the loss, particularly as you work through your own grief. How much kids can understand about death depends largely on their age, life experiences, and personality. But the...

When a loved one dies, it can be difficult to know...

Healthy self-esteem is like a child's armor against the challenges of the world. Kids who know their strengths and weaknesses and feel good about themselves seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures. They tend to...

Healthy self-esteem is like a child's armor agains...

Bullies and mean girls have been around forever, but technology has given them a whole new platform for their actions. As adults, we're becoming more aware that the "sticks and stones" adage no longer holds true; both real world and online name-calli...

Bullies and mean girls have been around forever, b...

Ella was a worrier. Every morning, she worried that she wouldn't make the bus on time, even though she hadn't missed it once all year. And every afternoon, she worried that she wouldn't get her favorite spot at the lunch table, or that she might have...

Ella was a worrier. Every morning, she worried tha...

One very good method of good upbringing is the appreciation and encouragement when a child performs well. This will have a salutary effect on the mind of the child. It will provide him the reason to do still better in the future. Every human being lo...

One very good method of good upbringing is the app...

Lots of parents give physical punishment to their children in the interest of proper upbringing. Even some teachers too contribute to this attitude. They believe that the devils cannot be tamed with mere words. In the past a majority of people believ...

Lots of parents give physical punishment to their ...

.Lots of parents prefer to give non-physical punishments to their children in times of need. For example, if a child misbehaves, he is locked in a dark room or a big trunk. Sometimes the parents shout and use bad language in anger when a child commit...

.Lots of parents prefer to give non-physical punis...