Depressed kids may become targets for bullies, a new study finds. Children who are ostracized by their peers and bullied often become depressed, but new research suggests that the relationship may work the other way around as well: children’s d..

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Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as "it's my way or the highway" are more likely to raise disrespectful, delinquent children who do not see them as legitimate authority figures than authoritative parents who ..

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Today's kindergartners are expected to know what first-grade students 20 years ago knew. They need to write their name, know the alphabet, count to 10 and more. But half of students -- if not more -- enter kindergarten unprepared. School districts ar..

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On questions of how to live, the French never disappoint: They're all for liberté, so long as it's stylishly tasteful. How to eat, how to dress, how to love—we all know, because they've told us, that the French have a distinct, and bett..

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As the federal government plans to improve nutrition in school lunchrooms, it's important to look at what works, and what doesn't. Last fall, Los Angeles took a hard line on school nutrition. In an attempt to mold better eating habits in kids, the Lo..

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“What’s your major?” Ask a college freshman this question, and the answer may be physics or chemistry. Ask a sophomore or a junior, however, and you’re less likely to hear about plans to enter the “STEM” fields &md..

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Taking notes during class? Topic-focused study? A consistent learning environment? All are exactly opposite the best strategies for learning. Really, I recently had the good fortune to interview Robert Bjork, director of the UCLA Learning and F..

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School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress.  The new research, by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washing..

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  Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of England, once said, “One of the great problems of our age is that we’re governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.” Quite so, and it is eq..

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When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road, a new study finds. The study, of 519 Ohio families, found that a 12-year-old's weight, cholesterol and blood pr..

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(CNN) -- FaceTime, the Apple video-chat application, is not a replacement for real human interaction, especially for children, according to a new study. Tween girls who spend much of their waking hours switching frantically between YouTube, Facebook,..

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Whether you're the babysitter, the grandparent, the aunt or uncle or the parent, getting kids to clean up can be a challenge. Whether you need help with your chores or want them to take responsibility for a few on their own, here are some tricks we..

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By Dr. Mercola An extensive review of relevant research has demonstrated that the more physically active schoolchildren are, the better they do academically.  Researchers analyzed 14 studies, ranging in size from as few as 50 participants to as m..

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Feeding preschoolers smaller portions of the main dish at lunchtime means they'll eat more fruit and vegetables on the side and fewer total calories, according to a new study. Researchers said the finding may give parents one extra strategy to encou..

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Suppose your child is about to enter the fourth grade and has been assigned to an excellent teacher. Then the teacher decides to quit. What should you do? The correct answer? Panic! Well, not exactly. But a landmark new research paper underscores th..

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A consistent routine can help parents raise well-rested kids. Don’t expect to watch television at Becky Lundgren’s house after dinner. It’s not that she doesn’t enjoy watching a show or two in prime time. But ever since her da..

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Scribble Press has three brick-and-mortar stores where more than 30,000 children have created their own books. Now, with the help of the iPad, it’s gearing up to become a global business. The company has launched a free iPad app that digitizes ..

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  Parenting is not an easy job and everyone seems to have a different idea of how it needs to be done. For many moms and dads, it becomes almost impossible to have friendships with other parents because the way they parent is so different than t..

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  I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a young teen who uses social networks as the primary way of connecting to peers. It used to be that the vast majority of interactions and friendship forming took place in the real world –..

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Sometimes moms do things without realizing they are doing them. I don’t mean the audible conversations with ourselves or hiding in the bathroom for a few minutes of peace and quiet. I mean things like tying our kids’ shoes for them. I&rs..

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Children Who Are Active in Sports or Physical Education May Do Better in School, Research Suggests Physical activity may help children exercise their brains as well as their bodies. A new review suggests that children who are active in sports or physica..

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Take a load off, Mom and Dad: pressuring yourself to be perfect parents isn't always helpful Everyone wants to be a good parent, to give their children the best education, the best upbringing and all the support they need to grow and mature into produ..

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New Year’s Eve and kids can go hand in hand with a few adjustments and some flexibility. The evolution of my New Year’s Eve would make for a very funny comic strip and one that most parents could appreciate. From a kid wanting to make it to..

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Another thing to blame on Mom? A new study finds that kids who start out with bad relationships with their mothers are more likely to end up obese as teens. The study, published in Pediatrics, tracked 977 children who were born in 1991 and enrolle..

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In addition to understanding the many real concerns that today’s parents have with video games, it’s also worth considering the benefits and positive aspects that contemporary interactive entertainment choices provide. Certainly, many ..

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Much of what makes the holiday season so special is the traditions that people hold dear. While many families have traditions that stretch back decades, there is plenty of opportunity to breathe new life into Christmas, Hanukkah or any holiday your f..

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Anonymous donors have been going into big box stores — Kmart in particular — and paying off layaway accounts. NPR and The Associated Press picked up the story five days ago, and in it a reporter described a young father stepping up t..

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Letting babies "cry it out" is an idea that has been around since at least the 1880s when the field of medicine was in a hullaballoo about germs and transmitting infection and so took to the notion that babies should rarely be touc..

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Watching children enjoy the magic of Christmas is fun, but the little ones sure ask a lot of questions. “How can Santa Claus fly in a sleigh?” “How does he get in our house if we don’t have a chimney?” “How can he s..

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If your preschooler turns her nose up at vegetables, giving her a small reward for taking even a taste might help, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when parents gave their 3- and 4-year-olds a sticker each time they took a "tiny tast..

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To a baby, blocks aren't just toys. They're appetizers. Eight-month-old Anna Swanwink doesn't just stack her soft cloth blocks. She chews them, inspects them, rolls them across the carpet. She shakes them, listening for the hidden rattle or jingle ..

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 "Can I have a Facebook account?" If you're a parent and you haven't yet heard that request, then it's only a matter of time. And while you may be able to push back for a while, it's almost inevitable that the "everyone else has on..

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Our list of the best kid games of 2011 includes games for kids ranging in age from 4 to 12, spanning all video game platforms. For the first time, we have a preschool game on Kinect (Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster). Educational games that are equ..

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As a kid, I once begged my mom for a product called Ice Cream Cones cereal. That name really tickled Mom, the sheer audacity of it. It wasn't even trying to sound healthy! Needless to say, Ice Cream Cones never made it into our shopping cart. ..

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It’s time to talk about that age-old parenting question:  How do you get your kids to eat their vegetables?  Having read all the horror stories about stubborn, veggie-hating children, I decided on pre-emptive strikes by giving Mai..

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Hello and welcome to the Best Toys Guide. We are here for one reason and one reason only, to help you find the best toys 2011 for kids at the lowest prices. We make it easy for you to shop by listing the hot toys for Christmas in various categories...

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As a parent, one thing you expect will be a part of your life for the next decade or two, are toys, lots and lots of toys.  But what isn’t always as apparent is what toys to buy for your child. Which ones are just all hype, and which on..

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Fat kids often turn into fat adults with a host of related health problems: diabetes, high blood pressure, clogged arteries. But a study finds that if those heavy kids lose weight they may be on a par with people who were never overweight. A meta-anal..

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I don’t know about you but Thanksgiving snuck up on me this year. With the Nor’easter, Halloween and both kids' birthdays, I am halfway into the month and just starting to think about Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is such a great time ..

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Remember that proverbial parent-child talk about the birds and the bees? The prevailing thinking among child-development experts is that this "talk" should actually be a dialogue that starts as soon as the child can speak and continues unt..

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Social media has become an extension of the school hallway for the vast majority of American students, with all the flirting, drama, occasional cruelty and flashes of maturity, according to a survey released today by Pew Research Center’s Inte..

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The human brain is the most complex entity in the known universe and despite the best endeavours of scientists, there are still many mysteries about the 1.5kg crinkled blob between our ears. Here are just a few of the many myths about our brains an..

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Forget everything you may have read about coping with children's temper tantrums. Time-outs, sticker charts, television denial—for many, none of these measures will actually result in long-term behavior change, according to researchers at two ..

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Afraid you're feeding your child too much? Not enough? Here are measurements for basic foods for kids ages 4 to 8. It will help you know how much to feed your child. It shows recommended serving sizes and daily amounts recommended for dairy, meat, ve..

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Both boys and girls who play video games tend to be more creative - even if the games they're playing are violent. A study by Michigan State University of nearly 500 12-year-olds found that the more kids played video games, the more creative they we..

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This Halloween, many dentists are telling parents that it is okay to let kids gorge themselves on candy. There's no reason to be spooked. Dentists aren't hoping to make money on the inevitable windfall of rotting teeth. The fact is, if you're going t..

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Preschool children with relatively poor language skills improve more if they are placed in classrooms with high-achieving students, a new study found. Researchers found that children with relatively poor language skills either didn't improve ove..

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All little kids can be aggressive, but those who remain explosive by the time they enter kindergarten have their mothers to blame, according to new research published Wednesday in the journal Child Development. Some children are clearly more temper..

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What’s the most important 18 minutes of the day for families? “I hate mealtimes with my kids,” confessed one mom at a parenting workshop. “I prefer some time at dinner with my husband rather than being a disciplinarian with ..

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Here are some frightening (but fun) facts about this wildly fun holiday we call Halloween: When Christianity came to England, November 1 was designated as All Saints Day (given to those saints who didn’t have a special day of their own).  ..

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