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Helping your children gain problem solving skills will help them become more responsible, confident and thoughtful individuals.

Introduce a child struggling with divorce to one of four fictional friends guaranteed to share the burden of a broken family and the hope to be found in a bad situation.

Lunchtime at school is not just about eating. It is a rejuvenation, reflection and social time, and can be a comforting connection to home.

Preparing for spelling tests can be monotonous. Educational sites like SpellingCity.com can make it fun.

Try these active Halloween dressing stations to teach kids useful skills like tying, zipping, buttoning, pairing, balancing, and throwing.

The Internet leaves kids vulnerable to torment from online bullies 24-7. Following are tips to help kids resist or recover from cyber bullying.

Proper hygiene can help kids avoid swine flu at school. Using antibacterial wipes can prevent swine flu infection in classrooms. H1N1 shots protect kids from the virus.

Catching a cold is child's play. While adults suffer an average two to five bouts a year, school kids are struck by between seven and ten colds.

Kids jump for joy when school ends but are usually bored after the first week of summer vacation. This list of boredom busters can help ward off the summer blues.

Parents can help children set aside some of their money for charitable donations and choose the best charity for their hard-earned cash.

By establishing three simple practices, parents can improve their child's academic school success, and decrease the likelihood of risky behaviors.

The lucky kids of Hawaii and Arizona will not have to figure out how to reset watches, but everywhere else, kids might need help adjusting to new body-clock patterns.

The flu, or influenza, is a highly contagious disease that affects the respiratory tract or the parts of the body which affect breathing.

Part one of a two-part series on getting kids to be more active. Offers reasons kids need to be active and suggestions for families with limited time or money.

After parents choose to file for a divorce, it is essential that they do all they can to help their children through the transition by being honest and open with them.

Help kids learn how to cope with everyday issues by developing skills in communicating, problem solving, and relaxation.

Many of the conflicts that occur between kids are due to deficits in social communication skills. But there are strategies that can help.

Social skills deficits can interfere with kids' ability to make friends and feel accepted. Learn how to help support development in this critical area.

Developing a sense of place in nature helps children feel comfortable connecting with the outdoors through active exploration and the ability to be still and observant.

Expanding how intelligence is defined can not only help children succeed, but can fuel a passion for lifelong learning, fulfillment and the pursuit of a purposeful life.

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

Weekly spelling tests are a great way to determine a child's retention with certain study methods. When one form doesn't work, there are always others.

There are a wide variety of books for children that aim to explain the issue of divorce and help children to understand the feelings associated with family break-up.

The media is our friend and our foe. We can gain a lot of good information from it, but also a lot of wrong information. Help your kids decide what is true or not.

Parents who let their kids play games online with their favorite TV characters should initially navigate the sites with them.

Summer sleep problems occur when the sun becomes bright early in the day and stays bright late into the night. Longer days and environmental noise make sleep difficult.

Writing without a plan is like going on a road trip without a map. With no guidelines, children can end up in the wrong place. That's why planning is the key to success.

Horses, in general, can connect with and transform the lives of those facing challenges. But how can wild horses break into the chaotic world of kids living on the brink?

Ensure that young children grow into a financially independent adults with good money habits, understanding of saving and investing and financial common sense.

Children are spending more time than ever indoors playing video games, watching television and surfing the Internet, causing them to slowly lose touch with nature.

After the packing up and the long goodbyes how do you help your kids settle down in their new country?

Kids are never too young to start learning how to see and show thanks for the good things in their lives.

Husbands can make Mother's Day special for their wives by celebrating motherhood with sweet gestures and helping the kids create a special day.

Kid homework help to create a homework routine that gets kids doing homework without tears and attitude.

Kids needn't be left behind in the quest for math mastery. A professional math tutor can lead them from the shadows of confusion to the light of understanding.

Here's parenting tips that can help kids make friends. Research shows open emotional communication between parents and children is a key step toward quality friendships.

Younger teens may lack the ability to appreciate the concepts of savings, but as children age parents can help them develop good financial skills.

It's never to soon to talk to your children about finances. Simple lessons now can help them learn to save money and become financially responsible adults.

VolunteerMatch is an online resource that provides inspiration, information, and ideas for volunteer opportunities to kids who want to help but don't know where to start.

Communicating effectively with kids is tough. Here are communication techniques to explore feelings, identify problems and move kids to problem solving.

Help your kids develop the skills to understand and care for other people.

Parents can plan for their child's success in school. It requires organization, consistency, working with the school, use of community resources, and homework help.

Parents who are consistent, who work together as a team, disallow outside interference, communicate well with kids and keep their promises can manage children better.

Dealing with anger can be tough for everyone involved, but there are things you can do to help your children act appropriately.

Children need extra attention in time of stress and trauma, but there are ways to help them cope by offering them extra attention, speaking to them and asking questions.

Media exposure to violent acts can trigger feelings of fear and anxiety in teens. How can you help them feel safe?

Teaching the signs of spring can be a self-esteem activity that helps kids develop life skills and experience joy. This can protect them emotionally in difficult times.

Stressed children may exhibit aggressive behavior, bed-wetting, or anxiety. Here's how family and play therapy can help kids cope with negative emotions.

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, 25% of children are obese or overweight. Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic with lifelong consequences.

Cliques, rumors, insecurity, and hormones create the perfect breeding ground for social conflicts. Help kids learn a model to solve their own problems peacefully.