Drew Harwell, The Washington Post When Jessie Battaglia started looking for a new babysitter for her 1-year-old son, she wanted more information than she could get from a criminal-background check, parent comments and a face-to-face interview. So she turned to […]
By Perri Klass, M.D. It’s a truism in child development that the very young learn through relationships and back-and-forth interactions, including the interactions that occur when parents read to their children. A new study provides evidence of just how sustained […]
By David G. Allan, CNN Story highlights Give kids what they need the most: your attention Frustration is understandable, but yelling is the least productive way to manage it Go Ask Your Dad is parenting advice with a philosophical bent […]
To observe National Child Passenger Safety Week, the Illinois Department of Transportation, AAA and other child safety organizations are highlighting common mistakes parents make when installing safety seats in their vehicles and strapping their children into them. Here are eight […]
Belo Cipriani, The Huffington Post Having a disability does not prevent anyone from being a capable and loving parent. Yet, it does present a set of unique challenges – challenges that Nicole Schultz-Kass, a 37-year-old blind mother from Woodbury, Minnesota, […]
By Ryan Jaslow (CBS News) Proper car seat use is a problem for kids in the United States, a new study suggests, with many parents ignoring or unaware of current guidelines that ensure a child’s safety in the risk of […]
Susan Scutti, CNN Children’s risk for developing allergies and asthma may be reduced when they are exposed to a pet, such as a dog or cat, in the household early in infancy. Researchers suspect that early exposure to certain pet […]
SEATTLE, Dec. 21 (UPI) — Social bias, like racism and sexism, can be expressed in variety of ways — even non-verbally. As new research reveals, children not only notice non-verbal signals of social bias by adults, but also generalize the […]
Daniel B. Peters, The Huffington Post There is no job more important than being a parent. There is also no job that is more difficult. We go to school to learn to read, do math, science, and history. We go […]
By Laurie Hollman, Ph.D, The Huffington Post We all want our kids to do well in school. We want learning to become an enjoyable part of their lives. How do we do this? Do we give rewards? What kind of […]
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