Parenting Today Staff
4 Entertaining Card Games for Family Game Night
Just about everyone keeps a tabletop game or two on hand for those rainy days at the cabin or a game night with the kids. ...
3 Easy Snacks to Encourage Children to Eat Their Vegetables
As youngsters, many of us were admonished to sit up straight at the dinner table, put our napkins in our laps, and not play with ...
Encouraging Independence in Your Toddler
Whether you are a first-time parent or a more experienced one, the toddler years are sure to be a time of excitement. Those helpless baby ...
Giving Your Teen Space
Raising a teenager is difficult for the best of parents, just as being a teenager is difficult for all teens, regardless of how easy ...
What Parents Need to Know About OCD in Children
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes severe discomfort for sufferers. Persistent, unwanted images, thoughts and images take over, causing a considerable amount ...
Getting Your Preschooler to Stay in Bed in 4 Easy Steps
While all parents expect their child to have the occasional restless night, a preschooler who won’t stay in bed can be a serious issue. Some ...
4 Easy Ways to Burn Calories Playing with Your Kids
Skip the excuses for not having enough time to exercise. Grab your little one and head to the park. Whether you’re a parent or a ...
5 Tips to Save Your Toddler’s Words Forever
If you have a young child, you’ll probably be recording their changing looks and developments with your camera. But what about their words? Kids often ...
Moving On: Your 5-Year-Old’s Development
Your child has started school, and though they’ll be learning about themselves and the world around them in class, you still have a critical role ...
Moving Onwards: Your Three-Year-Old’s Development
One of the greatest joys as a parent is watching your child learn and develop, but how do you know if she’s on track and ...
Discussing Sex with Your Teenage Son
Though talking about sex with your children can be awkward, don’t avoid it. Even if your teenager already knows about sex, you still need to ...
The Danger Window Blinds Pose to Toddlers
Parenting can sometimes seem like a constant series of emergencies, with threats to your child’s health around every corner. From the sodas that children drink ...
5 Tips for Avoiding a Toddler Tantrum When Shopping
If you’re planning a shopping trip with your toddler, you’ll be crossing fingers you can get him around town without a tantrum. But that’s ...
How to Enforce Driving Rules for Your Teen
One of the scariest days for any parent is the day their teenager, having passed their driver’s exam, takes the keys and backs out of ...
6 Survival Tips for Successful School Mornings
Have you ever noticed an inverse relationship between the behavior of parents and their children in the early hours of school mornings? As parents become ...
4 Ways to Keep Your Child Safe on the Internet
When your child was younger, you taught him or her how to look both ways before crossing the street, to avoid talking to strangers, and ...
