Parenting Today Staff
5 Healthy Homework Habits Recommended by Teachers
Teachers know that the best time to develop healthy homework habits for your family is before homework becomes a problem. Parents who approach their children’s ...
Empathy: Teaching Kids to Value Others
Empathy is one of those strange qualities – something almost everyone wants, but few know how to truly give or receive it. In a world ...
10 Ways to Keep Your Family Safe Online
by Kari Ann Fallon While it may seem harmless, the Internet poses plenty of financial and security dangers to the average family. 1. Watermark ...
6 Sneaky Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthier
Getting kids to eat healthily can be an exercise in frustration and the source of much family discord. Many kids are picky eaters, to ...
5 Things You Need to Know About Your Child’s Report Card
Twenty-first-century report cards look nothing like their twentieth-century predecessors. Sometimes it feels like you need a master’s degree in education to decipher all the “eduspeak” ...
How to Avoid Post-Holiday Debt This Year
The holiday season can be a wonderful time of year. Chances are, it’s a special occasion for your family where you spend time together, share ...
How to Spot Injuries in Young Kids
Young children often cannot communicate when they have been hurt, but there are physical cues parents can look for in their children. Here are some ...
5 Ways to Build a Successful Marriage
Marriage almost always brings two completely different people together. Unsurprisingly, conflicts can happen, but implementing small, simple steps can help strengthen your marriage. These tips ...
Creating Boundaries for Teens
Children of all ages need boundaries, but teens may need them most of all. Though it’s tempting and may seem logical to give your ...
Biosocial Development in the First Two Years
From birth to age 2, your child will display traits that seem simple on the surface yet, for some reason, amaze you and fill you ...
The Benefits of Outdoor Play For Preschoolers
In the modern world of games consoles and interactive toys, it’s easy to overlook the importance of outdoor play. It’s a big world outside of ...
Football Brain Damage: Should Parents Worry?
With stories in the news about ex-football players succumbing to dementia and suicide, brain damage from playing football over a period of years has come ...
5 Signs That Your Baby Is Ready for Solid Food
It’s generally accepted that you wait until you baby is around six months old before you try to give them solid foods. Babies should only ...
6 Reasons to Take the Car Keys Away from Your Teen
When teens begin to drive, the event signals another step toward independence. It can also be a time of high stress for parents. The common ...
High Food Insecurity for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
A new study conducted by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has found that low-income families with children that have special healthcare needs have a ...
The Biggest Contribution of Parenting to Humanity
The definition of humanity is the state of being human; more specifically, of being kind to others. When we think of humanity, we think of ...
