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Healthy Foods to Eat for the Whole Family

Parents need practical ways to pursue personal health and wellness with their family. Getting kids to adopt healthy eating diets is possible. Read about how one mom managed to do it.

For Healthy Eating Diets, Children Like a Dip

Searching for a snack to encourage healthy eating for kids? For healthy eating diets, your little ones can have a dip. This recipe is quick, easy to prepare, and uses ingredients many households have on hand.

Finding Dr. Right

Finding the right doctor is important for your family's personal health and wellness. How do you choose? This article includes tips and questions to ask.

Toddler Games for Healthy Fitness

Toddler games keep your child moving and teach her that healthy fitness can be fun. Simple activities for toddlers encourage movement and promote toddler learning.

Teach Grandparents Basics for Keeping Toddlers, Babies Safe

Grandparents may need a refresher course on keeping grandchildren safe and healthy. Discuss safety for the home, first aid, and other personal health and wellness issues.

Family Ideas: Breastfeeding After Returning to Work

Families don’t have to give up breastfeeding if mom goes back to work, but they do need to plan ahead. These family ideas and suggestions can help working moms breastfeed their babies.

Parents' Issues: Communicate with Your Child's Doctor

For many parents, issues about their child's health may get missed because they are intimidated by the doctor. Here's how to manage doctor exams with confidence.

Myths and Facts About Child and Infant Immunizations

Be armed with the facts about child and infant immunizations before you take your child in for doctor exams. Don't fall prey to the myths that can keep you from having a healthy child.

Toddler Games: Say "Ahhh"

Getting your toddler to open her mouth comes in handy during doctor exams and when trying to prevent choking. Toddler games that make baby say "ahhh" can help.

Choking First Aid for Babies

A choking baby can be terrifying for a parent. Be prepared for an emergency with a three-step method of choking first aid to remove an object from baby's throat.

Helping Your Child Deal With Doctor Exams

Some kids truly fear doctor exams. Infant babies don't like being undressed while being examined, and older kids have their fears too. Here's what you can do to help your child.

Parents Can Teach Through Family Home Activities

Parents can get their children ready for school through family home activities that teach reading, math, creative arts, social studies, science, health, safety, and physical fitness. Find a long list of ideas here.

Parents' Issues: I Never Thought I'd Need to Know Baby CPR

A choking baby is one of the scariest of parents' issues that a mom or dad can face. Don't panic. A much better plan is to learn CPR. Then if your baby begins to choke, you'll know exactly what to do.

Protecting Your Toddler from Lead Dangers in the Garden

Gardening is a great family home activity that can teach kids about nature. Keep the experience educational and safe by protecting children from lead dangers found in the garden's soil.

Pacifiers: Healthy Part of Normal Baby Life

Pacifiers, when used correctly, can help a baby to calm herself. Nor will them inhibit babies' development or compromise dental health. Children may need help, though, being weaned as they get older.

Parent Response Can Guide a Toddler Learning About Sexual Self

Parents can play a role in child social development by responding calmly to a curious toddler learning about body parts and sexuality through self-exploration. Find teaching moments to promote a healthy view of sexuality in y...

Give Your Child First Aid with a Sponge

Parents may know best, but sometimes toddlers, babies, and infants just don't want to cooperate. If your child won't hold ice on their bumps, try administering your home first aid with a colorful, frozen sponge.

Parents' Issues: Children's Food Allergies

For new parents, issues about what foods are safe and which are harmful to children are highlighted when food allergies come into play. Here is one mother's story.

Helping Allergic Children: Tips and Facts About Nut Allergies

Nut allergies endanger many children. Tips for living with nut allergies and how to be prepared to give your child first aid can be found in this article. You'll also find facts about who allergies affect and what its symptom...

Choking Can Happen: Be Prepared With These Choking First Aid Hints

We often think many things are healthy foods to eat for everyone, but that's not necessarily true. Make sure you know these chocking first aid hints in case you ever need them.

Personal Health and Wellness: Food Allergies

Sometimes your child's behavior is not a reflection of your parenting skills, but what you are feeding her. You're concerned about her health and wellness, so find out more about food allergies.

When Your Child is Choking: First Aid to Save Lives

The choking first aid you provide can make the difference between life and death. Find out how you can provide toddler and infant aid during a choking situation.

Social Strategies for Gender Equality

Want your kids to grow up feeling that men and women are equal? Model equitable gender behavior for them with fun family activities, plus tips on adding gender equality to your parenting toolkit.

Kids' Dental Health: Get Miles from Those Smiles!

Even though your child is a toddler, it's not too soon to be concerned about kids' dental health. Start good brushing and flossing habits early for healthy teeth.

Fluoride Plays Key Role in Kids’ Dental Health

Nature's cavity fighter is one of the main sources of dental health. Children now have healthier teeth thanks to fluoridation of water. Find out more in this article explaining how fluoride contributes to kids' dental health.

Kids' Dental Health From Birth to Age Five

Kids' dental health is very important, inlcuding for babies of all ages. There are tips for keeping even 6 month old babies teeth and gums healthy. Learn how to care for your child's teeth.

Prenatal Parent Stress and Postnatal Care: Boost Baby Brain Development

Add parent stress to the list of dangers during pregnancy. It turns out that parent stress during pregnancy can inhibit baby brain development. The good news? You can help your child overcome early disadvantages.

Recipe for “Teething Cake” for Toddlers

Don't let a toddler's teething keep you from celebrating with a birthday cake. This recipe can overcome your kid's dental health pains and create a cake that toddlers will love, even when their gums hurt.

Real Life Parents' Stories: Adjusting to Glasses for a Toddler

When a doctor examination revealed an eyesight problem, a toddler family found itself adjusting to the reality of glasses for their young child. With the toddler learning to wear glasses, the parents dealt with their own anxi...

Parents' Issues: Little Four Eyes

Sometimes parents' issues stem from things moms and dads can't control. How do you cope when your two year old needs glasses because of an inherited family condition? Read one parent's story.

Parent Stress Doubles When a Twin Is Sick

It's more than double the trouble when one baby of twins has a serious illness or disability. The parent stress of ensuring the adolescent child development needs of both are met can be overwhelming.

For Healthy Eating, Children Need the Food Guide Pyramid: Part 1

In a society teeming with junk food, is it possible to raise healthy eaters? Absolutely! For healthy eating, children (and adults) should follow the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid.

For Healthy Eating, Children Need Healthy Snacks

According to the 2000 Dole Fruit and Vegetable Update, fries, desserts, chips and soft drinks have replaced fruits and vegetables as staples. For healthy eating, children need healthy snacks.

Toddler Discipline Prevents Eating Battles

When it comes to healthy eating, children and parents are often at odds. Simple toddler discipline strategies such as those suggested by this grandmother, ease parent stress.

Family Ideas for Healthy Eating

For healthy eating, children need plenty of fruits and vegetables. Here are some tips on getting your child to eat healthy foods and like them. Or at least not realize they are eating them.

For Healthy Eating, Children Need the Food Guide Pyramid: Part 2

In a society teeming with junk food, is it possible to raise healthy eaters? Absolutely! For healthy eating, children (and adults) should follow the recommendations of the Food Guide Pyramid.

Parents' Issues: Don't Let Stress Overtake Your Life

Every parent feels stressed at times. It's how we deal with parent stress that's key to staying sane. Learn how to maintain your personal health and wellness and keep peace at home.

Learn About Smoking Dangers and Quit to Protect Your Baby

When you learn about smoking dangers to your baby, you'll want to quit. Get quit smoking tips and learn strategies for your baby's and your personal health and wellness.

Your Child's Personal Health and Wellness: Does He Have Bruxism?

Have you noticed that your little one is grinding his teeth at night? Your child's personal health and wellness has to come first. Here are some tips to help you child with bruxism.

For Every Kid, Fitness Means Exercise

Obesity is a big problem for children these days. Besides poor nutrition, lack of exercise is to blame. So kid fitness means kids in motion. Get your children up and moving with these ideas.

Teach Safe Adolescent Activities for Playground Fun

Keeping outdoor environments safe for personal health and wellness activities means teaching playground safety. Help your child engage in safe and healthy fitness activities outdoors.

Health in School and Before: Child Fitness

Health in school is important -- but start while kids are young. Encourage child fitness by getting your little one moving. It's a great way to have fun and keep the pounds off.

Food for Children: Tips on Healthy Eating

It can be hard to get your children on a healthy eating diet. Try these tips to introduce healthy food eating children will accept. Be sneaky, be smart and start with one new food at a time.

What to Ask During Doctor Exams

If you're uncertain what questions to ask during doctor exams, read this article. It gives advice on what to ask when taking your child to the pediatrician whether for an illness or for a personal health and wellness check-up...

Family Ideas for Limiting Television Time

If you want to encourage personal health and wellness for your child, then you'll need to turn off the television. Recent research shows television contributes to children becoming overweight.

Meaningful Family Ideas to Spend the Summer Days

The summer can provide bountiful time for fun family activities that promote play, togetherness, travel for kids, and healthy fitness. These family ideas can add zest to your summer.

Activities for Toddlers Ease Waiting Room Stress

For many parents of toddlers, the worst part of doctor exams is entertaining their child in the waiting room. These activities for toddlers will help the time pass quickly.

Getting Ready for Preschool Marks Important Child Development Stages

Getting a child ready for preschool can be stressful, but preschool projects can also reveal just how much a child has grown. One mother talks about how school has marked some child development stages.

Issues in Children: Night Terrors

One family struggles with interrupted sleep caused by a child's night terrors. EduGuide gets children tips from two experts: a child psychologist and a mother with children who sleepwalk.

Family Ideas for Getting Kids to Sleep

Sleep is crucial to growing bodies and minds. Try these family ideas to help your child get the rest she needs at every age and stage and overcome common obstacles.

Solutions for Toddlers, Babies, and Sleep Require Creativity

Not all kids are great sleepers. One mom shares her creative solutions for getting toddlers, babies, and children to sleep.

Got Sleep? Babies, Toddlers Need Their Zs

Daily sleep requirements vary by age, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Babies, toddlers, and children need different amounts of sleep. This chart can help.

Sleep, Babies, and Apartments Create Challenges

When it's time to learn to sleep, babies may cry and cry. In an apartment complex, that can be a problem. Teach baby to sleep without bothering the neighbors.

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