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The next time your child seems inspired by a teacher or a subject in school, write that teacher a note or e-mail to say thanks for helping your child learn and develop.

My son is taller than his mother, but he isn't celebrating.

Talk about advertising with your kids and how they are being targeted to spend money. Help them make sense of the messages bombarding them and encourage them to save money instead of spending it quickly.

After several colds, two bouts of pinkeye, thrush and mastitis, and more restless nights than I cared to count, I decided that it was time for us to stop breast-feeding.

There is no test or procedure to verify whether a patient has had a concussion.

By: Susan Ragsdale

Can families volunteer? Can I? What age do you have to be to volunteer here? These are the same questions that pour forth every year from 13 eager girls, ages 9-12, involved in my local YMCA's one-week summer volunteer camp. Read more >>

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Talk about saving money in a positive way to your kids. Explain what you’re saving for and how you’re excited about that.

The first time my daughter Shylah asked me about being a soldier in Iraq, she was 6 years old. Her class had been studying the war.

When your kids seem to get particularly antsy, give them some undivided love and attention and see what happens.

Cyberparenting, social media, and the risk of "T.M.I."

Should parents make emergency contraception available to teenagers?

The lengths families in New York City go to to get their child into the neighborhood school.

Go to the store with a budget and calculator and have your kids help add things up as they are placed in the cart. This teaches kids that families have budgets and also helps with math skills. If the total starts to go over your budget, reassess and put some things back.

Cheap children's clothes are a false economy, both individually and globally.

All kids need developmental relationships to grow up healthy, caring, responsible, and productive. So, what’s the problem?

From the moment the ultrasound revealed two blobs in my uterus and not one, I have felt compromised.

We didn't exactly choose to create adoptive "twins." But we didn't say no.

Promote peace in your household by reminding your child that it starts with each one of us. Teach problem solving and getting along with others early in life.

When my son fails in school, his teachers fail him by failing to name it.

If your kids ask you to buy something, tell them they need to wait 24 hours. This gets kids out of the habit of “I have to have this now so let’s buy it now.” It slows down their purchases and gives them time to think.