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Your kids are back in the classroom, and you’ve survived the first-day-of-school jitters. But children of all ages face other anxieties even when the school year is underway. A big source of stress for preschoolers...Read More

One of the most important building blocks to raising responsible children is chores. Surprisingly, even toddlers can pitch in. Here’s a list of what your kids can do to help around the house. 2-4 year...Read More

If a picture is worth a thousand words, it’s worth at least 10,000 when it’s time to teach your child about sex. Whether your six-year-old has just asked, “Where do babies come from?” Or your...Read More

Dear Annie, My children are 18 months and 3 years old. Because of the work that my husband and I have do, we travel a lot. Our son (the older child) had been to 22...Read More

Looking at the research may make your family’s food woes a littler easier to digest. One study, from University College London, that looked at identical and fraternal twins, suggested that some children are genetically predisposed...Read More