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Feature Writer: Charlina Stewart
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Child safety, nutrition, dental health, slow academic progress, cementing a blended family - raising your child today presents enormous challenges. Parents need access to current education trends, alternative discipline techniques and resources they can trust.

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Caring for Children with the Flu

In: Early Childhood (general)

Sometimes all the hand-washing in the world won't prevent kids from getting the flu -- and when they catch it, parents want to do everything they can to help them recover more...

Halloween Safety Tips for Children

In: Early Childhood (general)

Halloween can be an exciting time for families, but it can also be dangerous if the proper precautions aren't taken to safeguard kids when they're out trick or treating. more...

Tips to Prevent Children From Catching the Flu

In: Early Childhood (general)

Flu season in the United States ranges from November until April, and many parents will do all they can to prevent children from catching the virus. more...

How to Send Children Back-to-School Green

In: School Readiness

It's exciting for families to learn that they can send their kids back-to-school "green" and continue to make positive contributions to the earth's health. more...

How to Cut the Cost of School Supplies

In: School Readiness

School bells will be ringing soon, and it's time for parents to figure out how to cut the cost of school supplies, and make those hard-earned dollars stretch farther. more...

Teaching Children Tolerance

In: Early Childhood (general)

When parents don't make the effort to teach children tolerance it can set the foundation for the type of narrow-mindedness that can easily escalate into hate. more...

Prevent Household Dog Bites in Children

In: Early Childhood (general)

Because youngsters are impulsive, and dogs are unpredictable -- it's not uncommon for the most docile family pet to bite children in the household. more...

Domestic Violence and Kids

In: Early Childhood (general)

When children witness the terror of domestic violence in their homes, the mental and emotional scars they suffer can damage them, and cause long-term effects. more...

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