Gifted and Talented Education Tips
All parents think their children are gifted. But having a 2-year-old who reads or a preschooler who sits down at...
Child care
Is an All-Boys School the Right Fit for Your Son?
Are you wondering about whether to send your son to an all-boys school? What are the pros and cons of...
Is an All-Girls School the Right Fit for Your Daughter?
Maybe you went to an all-girls school and want the same experience for your daughter — or maybe you want...
Types of Schools: What’s Best for Your Child?
Education plays a vital role in your child’s development, so choosing the right school is one of the most important...
I have a sick nanny, now what?
It’s a working parent’s nightmare: your nanny just called in sick. You have to get to work, but what do...
Child Care Resource Centers: What They Can Do for Your Family
Sometimes to find good child care, you just need to know where to look. Word-of-mouth and the Internet are...
5 Tricky Social Media Situations to Help Kids Handle with Confidence
Iris Kavanagh knows her 12-year-old daughter’s Facebook and email passwords and checks them regularly. The Santa Cruz, CA mom has...
8 Ways to Banish Bullying
Maybe some of the bullying warning signs resonated with you. Or maybe you’ve just noticed something is off. Follow this...
OMG: The Mean Girl Saga Starts at Age 4
It’s probably one of a mother’s top dreaded moments; confronting the time when her child gets picked on or bullied. ...
Signs Your Child is a Bully or Being Bullied
“I just had the worst day of my life,” announced Kristin’s* twelve-year-old son Ben as he slumped into the passenger...
Teen Social Issues: How to Help Without Hovering
If you have a teen, you know the social scene is sometimes rocky. But teen social issues are nothing new....
Top 5 Tips for Dealing With Bullying in Your Family
This is not your mother’s bully. So long playground teasing and taunting, bullying has entered cyberspace, ridiculing kids in the...
A checklist for interviewing a summer sitter
Hiring a summer babysitter requires a different approach than that taken during the school year. Because your children’s schedules will...
6 Ways to Save Money on Camp
When the kids are on summer break, you’ve got to find ways to keep them busy and entertained. Camps are...
7 Camp Characteristics You Need to Consider
Not all camps are created equal. But when faced with thousands of choices they can all start to look the...
How to Prevent Homesickness at Camp
It’s a difficult and anxious decision: should you sign your child up for an overnight summer camp? You want them...
Pick the Right Day Camp for Your Kid
When it came time to choose a day camp for my daughter Ella last summer, I was overwhelmed. She was...
What Camp Can Teach Your Child
Camp is a long-standing summer tradition for many families. It can be a life-changing experience for kids that will give...
14 Tips for Going Camping With Kids
Planning a family camping trip? If you’re new to the camping experience (or have never brought kids along before), here...
Fun Games to Teach Kids about the Summer Olympics
Two weeks of pure excitement, adrenaline, heartbreak, and triumph. Who wouldn’t be interested? The Summer Olympics are coming to London...
3-Month-Old Milestones: Overview
The first three months of your baby’s life goes by in a whirlwind of dirty diapers, snuggles and sleepless nights....
Sensory Awakening: Your Baby at 3 Months
By the time he’s 3 months old, your baby has become very aware of the world around him. He shows...
4-Month-Old Baby: An Overview of Milestones from 4 to 7 Months
Are you ready for a burst of growth and development? A 4-month-old baby starts to reach some major milestones that...
4-Month-Old Development: Cognitive Milestones From 4 to 7 Months
When your baby was first born, she didn’t do much besides sleep and eat. But now that she’s entering month...
Your Baby at 4 Months and Beyond: Social Milestones
Laughing at her own reflection, smiling when you smile and fussing when she’s dropped a toy — your baby at...
12-Month Milestones for Social Development
Monkey see, monkey do. Your child will conquer many 12-month milestones in her first two years, but she will look to...
8-Month-Old Development and Your Baby’s Mind
As your little one rounds the final corner and heads for his first birthday, you feel mixed emotions — both...
Your 8- to 12-Month-Old Baby’s Social Development
As far as your 8- to 12-month-old baby is concerned, she’d be content if you never, ever left her sight!...
An Overview of 1-Year-Old Milestones
You baby turns one and — zoom! — he’s off. During your little one’s second year, he’s crossing some big milestones off...
2-Year-Old Milestones for Physical Development
In the blink of an eye, your baby has gone from rolling over and sitting up to walking, running and...
Developmental Activities for Toddlers
Activities for toddlers? Isn’t your toddler active enough? She’s always in motion, walking (even running!) around with her own cute...
Toddler Milestones: Cognitive Development From Age 2 to 3
You’ve heard of the terrible twos — that period of toddler tantrums and turmoil. Did you know this is also...
3-Year-Old Behavior: Milestones in Social Development
Those first two year’s of your baby’s life were filled with amazing growth and awe-inspiring development. She went from a...
3-Year-Old Development: Cognitive Milestones
A 3-year-old enjoys all the world has to offer and wants to soak it all in. With your little one...
3-Year-Old Milestones for Physical Development
Your 3-year-old comes barreling toward you, stops suddenly, twirls and gives a cute little shimmy as she hops away. What...
3-Year-Old Milestones: Overview
It seems like just yesterday that you brought your little bundle of joy home from the hospital, but here he...
Developmental Activities for 3-Year-Olds and Older Preschoolers
Your preschooler is growing by leaps — literally! She’s actually leaping now, and her motor skills aren’t the only abilities...
Language Development in Children: Ages 3 to 4
Ever since your baby was born, you’ve wondered what goes through her head. Between the ages of 3 and 4,...
4-year-old behavior: Social milestones before age 5
Your little one just blew out four candles on her birthday cake. Get ready for a year full of social...
4-Year-Old Cognitive Milestones
You’ve always known that you had a smarty-pants on your hands — now your 4-year-old is showing the rest of...