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Kid Connections
- "Not Seeing" Is Believing: The Real Life of Imaginary Friends
- 10 Guiding Principles: Strategies to Change Your Teen's Thinking and Preempt Crises
- 10 Ways to Help Kids to Really Say No and Buck Peer Pressure: An Excerpt from Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them
- Action Figure Fun: Learning Basic Skills Through Toys and Play
- Advice for a Frugal Summer: 9 Tips for a Financially Sane Summer
- Affirming Your Children's Voice: How and When to Encourage Your Child to Speak Up
- After-school Programs: A Creative, Safe Outlet for Our Youth
- A Good Citizen: Encouraging Citizenship in Our Children and Ourselves
- A Good Investment: Teaching Kids How to Invest in the Stock Market
- All Around the Table: How to Have a Family Meeting
- All By Myself: Helping Friendless Children
- Angry Emotions: Your Child's and Yours
- A Pedal Party: Take Your Kids on a Bicycle Trek
- Are You Listening To Me? Communicating with Your Teen
- Arguing and Back-Talk: It Takes Two to Argue
- Authoritarian vs. Permissive Parenting Style: How Does Being a Stay-at-home Mom Affect Your Style?
- A World of Diversity: 6 Tips on Talking to Your Child About Race
- Back to School Tips: From the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Beauty Basics: Give Your Teen a Lesson in Looking Good
- Becoming a Big Sib: Preparing Toddlers for a New Baby
- Best Friends: Encouraging Positive Connections Between Siblings
- Beyond Apples: Creative Ways to Say "Thank You" to the Teacher
- Boost Your Relationship IQ: Cherish Your Loved Ones
- Boredom Busters: Spice up Your Tween's Summer
- Boy Basics 101: A Survival Guide for Parenting Male Tweens
- Bringing the Lessons Home: An Excerpt From Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn – and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
- Central Precocious Puberty: When Puberty Occurs Earlier Than Expected
- Children and the Mass Media: How Setting Limits Will Benefit Your Children
- Children Taking Charge: 10 Ways to Raise a Successful Leader
- Clean That Room! How to Get Your Kid to Help Around the House
- Crash! Boom! Bang! Does TV Violence Affect Our Children?
- Curb the Cussing: How to Cure Your Preteen's Foul Mouth
- Cut! 6 Tips for Helping Kids Cope
- Dealing With Divorce: 3 Steps to Help Your Preteen Cope
- Dealing with Ingratitude: Tips to Help You Handle Your Teen's Attitude
- Discipline Ideas That Really Work: How to Teach Your Kids Without a Power Struggle
- Does Back to School Mean Back to Bullies? What Every Parent and Child Should Know
- Easy Does It: Make Family Time a Priority
- Empowerment Strategies for Kids Who Are Picked On: An Excerpt From The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts
- Encouraging Community Service: A Lesson in Perspective and Personal Discovery
- Enthusiastic About Education: A Guide to Inspiring Children to Learn
- Extracurricular Activities: Get Your Child Involved
- Fair Play: Give the Game Back to the Kids
- Families That Play Together Stay Together: (And Learn, Too!)
- Family Resolve: Making Positive Changes
This New Year - Family Rituals and Traditions: Now More Important Than Ever
- Finding the Fun: How to Put the Joy Back
Into Parenting - First Bra Buying Basics: 7 Tips to Make the First Bra a Good Experience
- From Fat to 5K: Mother and Daughter Make the Resolution
- From G to R: A Parent's Guide to Movie Ratings
- Fun Fare: Learning and Laughing With Kids in the Kitchen
- Gearing up for Camp! Preparation Is Key to a Successful Summer at Camp
- Get Involved – It's Worth It! 9 Ways to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Child's School
- Get Moving! 5 Tips for Raising Active Kids
- Getting Real: 10 Ways to Help Your Daughter Learn to Love Her Body and Herself
- Girl Power: Raising Smart, Bold Girls
- Girls Calling Boys: When Boy-crazy Teens Drive You Crazy
- Girls Gone Wild: Get Your Preteen Off the Fast Track
- Goal-Getters: Help Your Kids Reach Their Dreams
- Go Parents Go! Supportive Coaching for
Successful Parenting - Grief and Toddlers: Can They Understand Loss?
- Growing Up Too Fast: Helping Your Preteen Transition from Child to Adult
- Healthy Teens: Mission Possible: There's Hope for Healthy Teens
- Help, I'm Bored! Fun – and Free – Ways to Help Children Improve Reading Skills
- Helping Out During the Junior High Years: Getting – and Staying – Involved at Your Child's School
- Holiday Recommended Reading List: Fun Holiday Books to Read to Your Toddler
- Hospitalization Separation: Coping With Your Child's Hospital Stay
- How Angry Are You? Take Our Quiz and Find Out
- How Does Your Garden Grow? A Four-step Approach to Gardening with Your Preteen
- How to Adopt a "Pollyanna" Parenting Attitude This Summer: Adopt a Lighter Attitude
This Summer - How to Promote Responsibility: Holiday Discipline Without Stress, Punishments or Rewards
- How To Talk to Your Kids About Anything: 10 Tips: Excerpted from the Talking With Kids About Tough Issues Web site, a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Hurricane Season: Helping to Alleviate Your Child's Fears
- I'm Homesick and Need Money! How to Prepare for the Freshman Year
- I Love You: How to Say It with Meaning
- Internet Intrusions: 6 Ways to Protect Your Kids on the Web
- In the Swing of Things: Introducing Your Child to Golf
- Job and School: Can Your Teen Handle Both?
- Just Say Yes to Anti-Drugs: Keep Your Child Drug-Free
- Juvenile Diabetes: Tackling the Diagnosis as a Family
- Keep America Beautiful: Get Children Involved With Helping the Community
- Keeping Your Cool: Tips for Parents From Texas Children's Hospital
- Kids Learn at Recess! How Children Learn Through Play
- Learning to Let Go: Why Growing Up Is Hard on You
- Leaving Home: Tips to Help You Say Goodbye to Your College Freshman
- Let Me Show You the Ways: 14 Ways to Show Love for Your Child From the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Lipstick and Lace: Is There a Need for More Socially Responsible Toys for Little Girls?
- Loosen the Grip and Tighten the Reins: Parental Supervision Is Important
- Losing a Pet: Tips for Soothing Kids' Grief
- Making Up Your Mind About Makeup: Is She Old Enough to Wear It?
- Mastering Math: Make a Mathematical Connection to Academic Success
- May I Kiss You? Talk to Your Teen About Date Rape
- Mean Teen: Recognizing Early Signs of Violence
- Mom's Guide to Teenage Guys: Teaching Good Grooming
to Your Son - Moms and Daughters: Redefining the Relationship in the Preteen Years
- Money Mama: Teaching Kids About Cash Ensures Financial Futures
- Monkey See, Monkey Do: Modeling Positive Body Image to Your Children
- Morning Madness? Organizing Your Morning Routine
- Motivating Boys: 10 Great Tips to Motivate Boys to Read
- My Grandma Has Alzheimer's
- My Mom, The Football Coach: Moms Tackle the Opportunity of a Lifetime
- MySpace, Your Space Whose Space Is It, Anyway? Experts Teach Parents How to Take Back Control
- Nature's Pharmacy: Revealing the Secrets of Holistic Health
- Never on a Sundae: Ice Cream Spa Treatments for the Preteen Crowd
- Off the Couch: Summer Fitness for Kids
- One Day at a Time: How to Choose a Day Camp
- On the Move: Relocating With Young Ones Requires Extra Care
- Overboard: How Much Makeup Is Too Much for Your Teen?
- Parenting Commitment Quiz: How Committed Are You to Raising Caring, Confident, Responsible Children?
- Parent Rage in Youth Sports: Giving the Game Back to
Our Children - Parents on the Field: Volunteering Your Time in Team Sports
- Parent Talk
- Partners in Education: Establishing a Strong Alliance with Your Child's Teacher
- Paul Neville: Getting Kids Fit in a Fun Way
- Pay to Play: The Expense of Extracurricular Activities
- Pint-sized Body Image: Shaping the Way Our Children See Themselves
- Plan Early to Head Off Obesity: 10 Tips for Daily Physical Activity
- Playing the Sporting Game: 12 Tips to Help You Show Support, Encourage and Teach
- Play the Cleaning Game: Sweep Your Child off the Couch
- Preteen Picassos: Encourage a Budding Artist
- Preventing Back to School Stress: 11 Simple Steps for Busy Moms
- Put Me In, Coach: Is Your Preschooler Ready for Organized Sports?
- Put on Your Game Face: Female Athletes Demonstrate the Power of Women
- Raising Boys Today: The Real Meaning of Strong
- Raising Children Without Bias: How to Unlearn Racism So You Don't Limit Your Children's Potential
- Reading Between the Lines: 10 Signs Your Child May Need a Tutor
- Reading Rocks! Steps to Encourage Our Children to Read
- Ready, Set, Read! Parents Play Key Role in Developing Solid Reading Skills
- Ready for Summer Camp? The Salvation Army Shares Tips for Parents Sending Kids Off to Camp
- Seeing the World, One Dish at a Time: Ethnic Foods and Adventurous Grandchildren Are a Good Mix
- Setting Priorities and Staying Organized: Keeping the Family Schedule on Track
- Shh Mom! Stop Spilling My Secrets: Why Parents Should Use Discretion When Talking About Their Teens
- Solution or Punishment? When Consequences Don't Work
- Sowing the Seeds: 8 Ways to Create a Perennial Mother-Daughter Relationship
- Special and Ready for Independence: Helping Special Needs Children Prepare for Life on Their Own
- Step Up This School Year! Parental Involvement for the New School Year
- Stop, Look and Listen: Tips for Improving Communication with Your Kids
- Straight Talk About Drugs: Giving Your Kids the Facts About Drugs
- Straight Talk About Sex: Giving Your Child the Facts About Sex
- Stupid Things People Say to the Parents of Twins: I've Got My Hands Full? Really??
- Successful Stepparenting in 10 Steps: 10 Top Tips
- Suicide: The Warning Signs and Major Risk Factors of Suicide
- Summer Brain Drain: Tips to Help Your Child Avoid Summer Brain Drain
- Summer Scheduling: Planning for a Worry-Free and Fun Season
- Summertime Fun Travel and Explore: Get Out of the House and Explore
- Super Self-esteem: 5 Tips for a More Confident Child
- Supporting Our Children: Immediate Steps to Spiritually Bolster Kids During the War
- Tackling the Tough Stuff: How to Talk to Your Teenage Son
- Talking with the Teacher: Making the Most out of Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Tantrums, Fussing and Whining: An Excerpt from The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007) by Elizabeth Pantley
- Thanks! Age-Appropriate Ideas for Thank You Notes
- The "Good Old Days" Are Now: Helping Our Kids Live Better Today
- The 7 Biggest Discipline Mistakes: A Primer for Puzzled Parents
- The Consequence System: Use Opportunity and Responsibility to Parent Your Preteen
- The Cost of Competition: An Expert Shares Her Thoughts on Winning and Losing
- The Four Corners of Love-Based Parenting: How to Develop a More Trusting and Honest Relationship
- The Future of Parenting: 5 Key Trends Worth Talking About
- The Kindergarten Blues: Moms Cope With First-Day-of-School Sadness
- The Know-it-All Stage: The Good, the Bad and How to Keep Your Sanity
- The Lost Art of Letter Writing: How to Get Your Child
to Pick up a Pen - The New and Improved Silent Treatment: 5 Ways to Connect With Your Children
- The Right Words: Talk to Your Daughter About the Human Body
- The Teen Behind the Mean: Cracking the Shell of Today's Tough Teens
- The Value of a Dollar: Teaching Money Management Skills to Children
- The Value of Play: Why Kids Just Need to Be Kids
- Thin Is Too In: Eating Disorders and How They Affect Our Children
- Time-out, Time-in: What Should You Do When a Child Misbehaves?
- Too Many Toys! When Toy Overload Leads to Playroom Panic
- Too Young to Talk About Sex? Think Again!
- Trusting Their Own Abilities: 6 Tips for Asset-Focused Parenting
- Tune out for Good Health: Limiting Computer and Television Time
- Turn Off the TV: Turn on to Physical Activity!
- Unwinding the Kids: Why Children Need to Relax Too
- Up All Night: How to Have a Great Slumber Party
- Volunteering: Let's Get Started! An Excerpt from The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering: Doing Good Together
- Volunteering at Your Child's School: You Do Have Time!
- Walking into Womanhood: Her First Gynecological Exam
- Wetting the Bed: More Common Than You Might Think
- What "Just Being a Kid" Means Today: The Sedentary Life of Children
- What's Eating Our Kids: An Emotional Component to Obesity?
- What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During and After Divorce
- What a Kid Wants, What a Kid Needs: Making More Time for Family
- What a Treat! We're Going out to Eat! Help Your Preschooler Form Proper Social Eating Skills
- What Mothers and Daughters Should Know About Birth Control
- When Bad Things Happen: Talking to Children About Disasters
- When Your Child's in Charge: 10 Tips for Parents of Babysitters
- When Your Preteen Sings the Blues: Depression in Your Child
- Winning the Whining Wars: Words That Empower
- Win or Lose: Playing With Grace
- You're Not My Father! Helping Teens Adjust to New Stepfamilies
- Your Child's Strongest Ally: You!
- Your Young Entrepreneur: Help Your Child Start a Business
