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Virtually every young child has an imaginary friend at some point in their life. Learn more about these buddies and how they help or hurt your child.

The bonds of healthy attachment in the parent-child relationship set the stage for trust, empathy and other friendship skills for future interactions with peers.

Many children need a little encouragement to develop positive and lasting friendships. Help your child seek out positive playmates and encourage others to warm to them.

Parents of lonely, unsociable and unpopular children can help them make friends by using opposite pairing, younger pairing, clique activities and small groups.

A toddler who is sociable will settle into school with ease and find learning a more enjoyable experience.

For a shy child, play dates might be the best chances to interact and find friends. Here's parenting advice to ensure those play dates are comfortable and fun.

Here's what you need to know about your kid's made up play buddies or imaginary friends. Bottom line - they're common, and they're fine.

Fall friends frolic across this print and make rummy game.

With the right attitude and approaches, parents of timid and introverted children can help the youngsters be more outgoing.

Most people are curious about the circumstances that lead to a child being adopted, but adoptive parents need to be selective about which adoption information is shared.

Shy or introverted children can be very difficult to parent sometimes. Here are tips for nurturing shy kids, helping them make friends, and encouraging their growth.

When asked what makes them happy at school, kids most often answer: friends! Children have better attitudes about education and learning when they have friends at school.

Making friends is a big part of children's lives. Parents need to help and guide children to form friendships as much as possible.

Child development experts now use the term "prosocial skills". This new buzzword describes positive ways that children socially interact with others.

Many gifted children are faced with challenges in socialization. Although unique, it is possible for gifted kids to make friends and grow up socially happy.

Graduating homeschoolers deserve memorable presents for their high school accomplishments. Here are great gift ideas for special homeschool graduates.

Most people will spend at least one Valentine's Day single during their lifetime. However, there are plenty of activities that can take one's mind off of missing romance.

Scare up some Halloween fun for the whole family with these ideas.

Many people work all their live saving for retirement. Once there, some thrive on the fruit of their labor while others become paralyzed by being on "fixed income."

Making playdough is a fun activity for kids on a rainy day and cheaper than buying it from the shops. It's also an imaginative Christmas gift idea. Here's an easy recipe.

A delicious, spongy cake, which never fails and can be baked as cupcakes without altering the recipe.

One role of a national director is to travel from Washington D.C. to spend time with members of the 500 chapters of Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

Spending hundreds of dollars on back-to-school clothes and supplies isn't a top priority in a down economy. Where to find high quality, used items for school.

When parents want to get a pet for theirs children, they have to consider what sort of pet is appropriate for their kid, and how much responsibility should he undertake.

April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, and the first weekend in April is Alcohol Free Weekend. This is a campaign to inform and change social norms about drinking.

Once children reach kindergarten age, they can begin to learn about compassion outside in the community. It's time to teach kids to lend a helping hand.

Sugar sticks that were formed as special sweet treats with no particular symbolism evolved into today's candy canes.

Need a cool, scary prop for your haunted house? Try a burnt corpse!

Planning a children's birthday party can be a lot of fun. Make sure you have the eight key essentials for making their party a huge success.

It can be daunting for Christian children attending public schools. Here are some tips for parents to help their children communicate with their non-Christian friends.

Homeschool church support groups and community homeschool support groups have different benefits.

The basics of Feng Shui and plotting your home's Bagua Map.

People play many roles in life, but underneath they are eternal beings. Discover who you are beyond the family and societal roles you play in order to find freedom.

Everyone communicates. Some better than others. Understanding the communication process can help improve communication at home, at work and with friends.

Keeping your full time job, while pursuing freelance writing projects on the side, can be a great way to learn the ropes. Here's some ways to manage the demands of both.

There are many picture books for children that include Australian characters and celebrate the Australian culture.

Encourage your children to keep friendships growing with good communication skills, healthy competition strategies, and shared fun.

Having friends of all ages can make party planning a challenge. Learn about party games and party themes that homeschoolers can use for multi-age birthday parties.

Do you feel exhausted after being with certain people? That's how energy vampires drain your spirit. Here are 11 ways to protect yourself from these negative influences.

According to survival theory, a part of humans and animals survive the death of the physical body. Learn how to discover if the new pal is a ghost and how to deal with it

Some very simple but effective parenting tips can help the family become closer, laugh more and enjoy daily life as it is.

Visually speaking this film looks good. Detail filled wide shots to closeups that can bring about a heartattack, this film is nice to watch. But then again, no its not.

PBS Kids TV show Super Why! is a program parents can trust. One that not only entertains, but enhances children's decision making and literacy skills.

Should a couple make a secret couple's movie just for them? Is it wrong? Will it hurt a relationship? Here are some points to consider.

Opening gifts over several days during the holidays spreads out excitement, allows children time to appreciate each present, and keeps children from feeling overwhelmed.

In earlier generations, there were jocks, brains, punks, preps, and more. What are some of today's teen stereotypes?

The future happiness of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth depends on parental acceptance and support.

Brit fashionistas Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine have brought their withering wit to American women in fashion distress. Here's how it's going so far.

Walking is an easy, free and effective way to kick start a weight loss program. Here are some reasons why as well as some methods that will help you start walking more.

Parents of shy children can get them ready to meet someone new by talking about the visitor, role-playing meeting new people and preparing the visitor.