Is Your Child Ready To Stay Home Alone?
Giving kids the responsibility to stay home alone can be a positive, confidence-building experience — a rite of passage.
Giving kids the responsibility to stay home alone can be a positive, confidence-building experience — a rite of passage.
Drunk driving isn't the only danger of teen alcohol abuse. Learn how teens' brain development can be affected by alcohol intake.
Picture and chapter books that teach kids what it's like to have autism, ADHD, a physical disability or other special need
Here are ideas to determine if your child is ready, rules to consider and additional resources.
Here's how to avoid skiing, sledding, snowboarding and ice hockey injuries.
These tips can help ease the anxiety for both you and your child.
Mom blogger M.B.Sanok reminisces about her childhood swimming pool experiences. As a mom, she finds her local pool's benefits outweigh the costs.
On the MetroKids Facebook page and at the support website DailyStrength, we asked parents of kids with ADHD for suggestions to other parents. Here’s what they said.
Ironically, parents are called upon to work more efficiently together when they are separated or divorced than they were when they were married.
Do’s and don’ts for a successful summer at day or overnight camp
There are no "official rules" for play dates. These tips will help parents form their own guidelines.
A child’s first art museum visit can be very exciting and influence her feelings about art for years to come.
How can a parent discourage unnecessary tattling, yet encourage a child to "tell" when real harm can be done?
Expert strategies help three families break bad toddler sleep habits.
Sleepovers can be overwhelming, but they can be a positive experience if you think things through before the first excited guest appears at your door.
Specialists treating kids with special needs can be difficult to understand. These tips can help improve communications.
Here's how to help your teen develop common-sense cell phone habits, plus the latest research findings on teen cell use.