Do’s and Don’ts: Helping Your Child Cope with Pain
Here’s how to reassure and calm your child at the doctor or when injury strikes.
Children's Health, Families, Home Health Care
Category: Families
5 Ways to Support a Loved One in Recovery
Here’s how to show up for a newly sober friend or partner.
Addiction, Families
4 Ways Your Pet Helps Your Health
The countless benefits to pet ownership include improved physical, mental and emotional health.
Families, Fitness and Mobility, Mental Health, Pets
How to Choose the Best Bug Repellent for Your Kids
Protect against bites with safe and effective products.
Children's Health, Families, Medical Tips
5 Ways to a Healthy, Happy Summer for Your Kids
Use summer vacation to shape your child’s long-term health.
Adolescents, Children's Health, Families
Beach Safety Tips: 5 Ways to Protect Your Kids
A pediatrician explains what you need to know about the surf, sun and sand.
Children's Health, Families, Safety
3 Healthy Poolside Snacks
Need a new summer treat? Try these recipes—and your kids can help!
Families, Recipes
6 Mental Health Tips for Parents
A mental health crisis among children means parents are stressed and worried, too.
Adolescents, Families, Kids and Mental Health, Mental Health
Helping Children Cope with Scary News
Learn how to talk to your children about frightening current events and process your own fears in a healthy manner.
Adolescents, Children's Health, Families
4 Reasons Not to Spank Your Child, and 4 Things to Do Instead
Research shows that spanking is harmful and doesn’t improve behavior.
Children's Health, Families
7 Ways to Be a More Effective, Happier Parent
Discipline isn’t about punishment, but about setting expectations.
Children's Health, Families
3 Ways to Help Prevent Child Abuse
Every adult can play a role in keeping kids safe.
Children's Health, Families, Social Justice