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SLEEP
Sleep well, stay well: Support immune health with better sleep (760 words + sidebar)
The best bedtime stories: Ten books to help your child sleep (778 words)
Spring Forward, Stay Sane: A Sleep Expert's Guide to DST (750 words)
Solving sleep regressions: Why your child isn’t sleeping and how to help (976 words)
Safe, Sane Sleepovers: An Age-by-Age Guide to Overnights (640 words)
Sleeping Cool When it's Sizzling: Hot Weather Sleep Help for Safe, Comfortable Summer Snoozing (812 words)
Hush, Little Mama (And Papa): Myths and Truths About Sleep After Baby (1214 words)
Sleep SOS: Simple Solutions for Your Biggest Struggles (1048 words)
Avoid the Vacation Sleep Slump: Keep Kids Well-Rested on the Road and Have a Better Trip (863 words)
Growing up Rested: Helping Kids Sleep Well at Every Age (616 words)
Especially Sleepy: Sleep, Snoring, and Special Needs (624 words)
Sidebar: Medications that impact sleep
Sleep, Science, and Smarter Kids: How Sleep Boosts Learning (858 words)
Sidebar: How much sleep does your child need?
Sleepless in the Summer: Solutions for Summer’s Sleep Saboteurs (850 words)
Bunking Up: Strategies for Shared-Room Success (875 words)
Sidebar: Happy Roommates: Making shared bedrooms work (165 words)
Hello, Baby, Goodbye, Sleep: Helping Your Newborn Sleep Like A Baby (975 words)
Sidebar: Safe sleep for newborns (61 words)
Desperately Seeking Sleep: Ten Surprising Ways Overtiredness Hurts Children (785 words)
Sidebar: How much sleep does your child need? (80 words)
Little Legs, Big Problem: Ten Surprising Facts About Restless Legs Syndrome and Children (920 words)
Sidebar: Relief for restless Legs (80 words)
Bye-Bye, Crib: Tips for a Smooth Toddler Bed Transition (933 words)
Fright Night: Eight Surprising Nightmare Triggers and Eight Ways to Help (928 words)
Better Bedroom, Better Sleep: Improve Your Child’s Sleep With Simple Bedroom Fixes (780 words)
Sidebar: Five minute bedroom makeover (84 words)
Five Bedtime Mistakes Good Parents Make, and How to Fix Them (912 words)
Parting with the Pacifier: How to Break the Habit (702 words)
How Not To Be Up All Night: Smart Strategies to Help Your Child Sleep (900 words)
Bedtime Magic: Five Science-Based Tricks to Make Bedtime A Breeze (853 words)
Serving Up Sleep: Nutrients that Support Healthy Rest (814 words)
Tired Teenagers: Why Teens Don’t Sleep Enough and How to Help (792 words)
Dropping a Nap without Drama: Navigating the Transition to One Nap (889 words)
Better Sleep for Harried Households: Get your Entire Brood Sleeping Well (921 words)
The Nightly Grind: Don’t Lose Sleep Over Nighttime Teeth Grinding (621 words)
Potty Training After Dark: The Road to Clean, Dry Nights (947 words)
Sweeter Dreams at Sleepaway Camp (525 words)
Crash Course: Getting Back to a School-Year Sleep Routine (583 words)
Momsomnia: Helping Sleepless Supermoms Reclaim Rest (938 words)
Pregnant-ZZZZ: Getting the Sleep You Need When You’re Expecting (896 words)
Snacking to Snooze: Eating for better sleep during pregnancy (751 words)
Sidebar: Seven super sleepytime snacks
PARENTING
Mindful Minutes: Short, simple mindfulness activities for kids of all ages (700 words)
Ready, set, grow: How a growth mindset encourages resilience, happiness, and success (747 words)
Feeding kids well during COVID: How to encourage healthy eating without turning into the pantry police (833 words)
True Story: Raising honest kids, from toddlerhood through the teen years (721 words)
Power Hours: Making the most of your kids’ outdoor time” (680 words)
Self-Care Savvy: Helping kids prepare for today—and tomorrow (708 words)
Swim School: Help Kids Build Skills, Safely (720 words)
Meltdown Magic: Quick Mindfulness Cures for When Kids are On the Brink (656 words)
Choice Matters: Guiding Good Decisions at Every Stage (643 words)
Mission Ambition: Helping Kids Set and Achieve Goals (663 words)
For Keeps: Creative Ways to Capture Family Memories (704 words)
From Color-Blind to Color-Brave: Talking with Kids About Race (1087 words including sidebar)
Pup Power: Helping Kids and Canines Cohabitate Safely (732 words)
Stroke of Insight: Helping Women Recognize and Prevent Stroke (708 words including sidebar)
When Grandma’s Racist: Confronting Hateful Speech in Families (841 words including sidebar)
Crush Course: Helping Kids Navigate First Crushes (680 words)
Dealing With Disappointment: Raising Resilient Kids (650 kids)
Social Savvy: Raising Connected Kids (650 words)
No-Drama Discipline: Get Kids to Cooperate without Losing Your Cool (620 words)
Keep Calm and Learn Control: Self-Control Strategies for Kids (630 words)
Attitude Adjustment: Raising Respectful Kids (620 words)
Raising Cheery Volunteers: Help Kids Loving Giving Back (615 words)
Nervous no more: Taming Childhood Anxiety (620 words)
Rose-colored onesies: Why it Matters What Babies Wear (800 words)
The Baby-Brain Language Connection: The neuroscience of early language learning (900 words)
Nobody's home: Social isolation in early parenthood (890 words)
Keeping the Peace During Playdates (860 words)
Sidebar: Tips for the Perfect Playdate
Talent Show: Nurturing Your Child’s Budding Interests (951 words)
Screen Scene: Do Video Games Boost Preschoolers’ Brainpower? (756 words)
Sidebar: Media Guidelines for Smarter Kids
Too Much Tech: Tweens and Screen Addiction (756 words)
Sidebar: Smart Screen Use for Tweens
Caught in the Act? How to Cope (861 words)
Sidebar: Dos and Don’ts: What to Do—And Not to Do—When Kids Get an Eyeful
Tween Tudes: Five We Could Live Without (971 words)
Sidebar: Building Respectful Parent-Tween Relationships
Brutal Blitz: Protecting Kids from On-Screen Violence (740 words)
Sidebar: Fighting Back: How Parents Can Reduce the Impact
The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Teenage Brain: Hard-Wired to Test Parental Patience? (960 words)
Sidebar: Communicating with a Teenage Brain
Manners Matter: Teaching Etiquette to Tots, Teens, and In-Betweens (710 words)
Buddy Bonds: Helping Kids Grow Lasting Friendships (852 words)
The Sandwich Generation: Raising Kids, Caring for Parents (1176 words)
Sidebar: Plan Ahead for Caregiving
Swearing Off: Breaking the Bad-Language Habit (600 words)
Chore Wars: Getting More Help Around the House (600 words)
Weapons Ban: Are Toy Guns Safe for Kids? (900 words)
What’s in a Name? Asperger’s, Redefined (965 words)
Avoiding the Entitlement Trap: Raising Responsible Kids In a Consumption-Crazed Culture (641 words)
Birds and Bees, Pretty Please! An Age-by-Age Guide to “The Talk” (625 words)
Risky Business: Helping Children Manage Risks (619 words)
Twenty-five Reasons To Love Second-Time Parenthood (975 words)
Packing Up: An Age-by-age Guide to a Better Move (650 words)
Lost and Found: Life After the Death of a Child (966 words)
HEALTH
Fed Up: New campaign aims to improve breastfeeding education and support (1090 words)
See You Outside: How spending time outdoors fights childhood vision problems (873 words)
Sugar crash: What new parents need to know about prediabetes (833 words)
The Diet Dilemma: Protecting kids from Diet culture plus sidebar (1206 words)
Happy, healthy hygiene: Helping kids clean up (688 words))
Feeding kids well during COVID: How to encourage healthy eating without turning into the pantry police” (833 words)
Creating calm in the chaos: Finding prenatal and postpartum peace during COVID (920 word)
Are little cavities a big deal? Oral health for babies and toddlers, explained (891 words)
Picky No More: Raising Healthy Eaters from Tots to Teens (680 words)
Take your Vitamins? The Lowdown on Supplements for Kids (850 words)
Eating Clean: Can Diet Changes Help Neurological Disorders? (900 words)
Beat the Sweets: Break your Family’s Sugar Habit With These Simple Steps (989 words)
Growing Pains, Growing Problem: The Surprising Sleep-stealer You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (900 words)
Safer Sports: Protect Kids from Sports Injuries (850 words)
Protect Those Peepers: Eye Health for Infants (500 words)
Athletic Clubs for Kids: Fun Fitness Craze, or Just Plain Crazy?
Lighting up: E-cigarettes and teens (900 words)
Crybaby Café: Help for Reluctant Nursing (804 words)
What’s in a Name? Asperger’s, Redefined (965 words)
Hurry Up Healthcare: Urgent Care or ER? (620 words)
Growing Up Fit: Family Fitness, Age by Age (600 words)
Birds and Bees, Pretty Please! An Age-by-Age Guide to “The Talk” (625 words)
Safer Sharing: Is Mom-to-Mom Milk Sharing Safe? (1000 words)
Say What? Why Your Teen's Hearing May Be at Risk (1200 words with sidebar)
Operation Baby: When Your Infant Needs Surgery (900 words)
Bulb Fiction: The Truth About Teens and Tanning Beds (930 words)
Summer Greens: Raising a Baby Who Loves Veggies (501 words)
What’s new, flu? What to know about the flu shot (1100 words)
FEATURE-LENGTH ARTICLES (ALL FEATURE LENGTH ARTICLES INCLUDE SIDEBARS)
Know when to go: Expert advice on when to take your sick baby to the doctor (1523 words)
Moral Courage: Raising kids who stand up for what’s right (1487 words)
Embracing failure: How mistakes — both yours and theirs — boost motivation and learning (1100 words)
Aging up in Autism: Successfully Navigating the Post-High School Transition (1300 words)
Opting Back In: Finding Career Success Post-Kids (1100 words)
Modern Morality: Raising Children of Character in a Changing World (1616 words)
One and Only: Do Children Need Siblings? (900 words)
Learning to Lead: Raising the Leaders of Tomorrow (947 words)
Saying Goodbye: Talking to Children About Death (1177 words)
The Adoption Option: Opening Doors, Building Families (1381 words)
The Miley Effect: Do Celebrities Shape Kids’ Values? (1303 words)
Shared Parenting: Why Modern Parents are Choosing Equality (1180 words)
The Sandwich Generation: Raising Kids, Caring for Parents (1170 words)
Homeschool Cool: Technology Fuels a Surge of Interest in Homeschool (1040 words)
What’s Waldorf? Untangling Misconceptions About Waldorf Education (1122 words)
Bigger, Stronger, Faster: Peer Pressure Today (1589 words)
EDUCATION
Home is Where the Smart Is: Adventures In Home Preschool
Homeschool Cool: Technology Fuels a Surge of Interest in Homeschool (1040 words)
What’s Waldorf? Untangling Misconceptions About Waldorf Education (1122 words)
Montessori Mind: How Montessori Promotes Mindful Learning (967 words)
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Double Up On Birthday Fun: Pair Parties for More Fun and Less Work (750 words)
Super Soirees: The Best Birthday Parties for Every Age (600 words)
Birthday Party Primer: Skip these Etiquette Gaffes for a Zero-Drama Bash (900 words)
Party DIY: Four Unique, Budget-Friendly Party Themes (900 words)
SEASONAL: SPRING/SUMMER
Mom, I'm Bored! Banish Boredom and Keep Kids Active This Summer (625 words)
Avoid the Vacation Sleep Slump: Keep Kids Well-Rested on the Road (863 words)
Packing Up: An Age-by-age Guide to a Better Move (650 words)
Sleeping Cool When it's Sizzling: Hot Weather Sleep Help for Safe, Comfortable Summer Snoozing (812 words)
Sunny Skies: Safe, Happy Airplane Travel with Kids (668)
Hit the road: Plan a Fun Family Road Trip (650 words)
Celebrate Earth Day with a Greener Mailbox (400 words)
Double up on Birthday Fun: Pair Parties for More Fun and Less Work (742 words)
Sweeter Dreams at Sleepaway Camp (526 words): Helping kids sleep better while at summer camp
Sleepless in the Summer? Solutions for Summer’s Sleep Saboteurs (862 words)
Driving on a Dime: Gas Saving Tips for Summer (751 words)
Mommy has a brand-new suit: One mom embraces sensibly chic swimwear (Humorous first-person essay; 710 words)
Safer Sun for Everyone: Tips, tricks, and secrets to help you enjoy summer without getting burned (863 words)
Bulb Fiction: The Truth About Teens and Tanning Salons (830 words);
Sidebar: Vitamin D: Bottled Sunshine (160 words)
Where the Wild Things Are: Camping with Babies and Toddlers (800 words)
SEASONAL: BACK TO SCHOOL/FALL
Monster Mash: Easing Nighttime Fears for Better Sleep (800 words)
My Teacher Hates Me! Solving School Struggles (586 words) plus Sidebar
Packing a Pain: Backpack Safety for Back-to-School (582 words)
Wondering about Whitening? Brightening Your Child’s Smile, Safely (851 words)
Banish Back-to-School Jitters (643 words)
Back to Savings: Smart Shopping for Back-to-School (818 words)
Crash Course: Returning to a School-Year Sleep Routine (643 words)
Safer Sports: Helping Kids Avoid Sports Injuries (846 words)
Home is Where The Smart Is: Adventures in Home Preschool (900 words)
Homeschool cool: Technology fuels a surge of interest in homeschool (1040 words)
SEASONAL: WINTER/HOLIDAY
Holidays Beyond Belief: Celebrating Winter Holidays Without Religion” (1356 word)
Enjoy the Present: Help Kids Give with Joy (650 words)
Silent Nights: Helping Children Sleep Well During the Holidays (800 words)
Back to the Future: Retro Toys with Modern Appeal (holiday toy guide) (800 words)
Creative Gifting: Easy holiday DIY that won't break the bank (400 words)
Holiday Baby Survival Guide: Enjoying the Season with Your Newborn (967 words)
Tastefully Yours: Homemade Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List (637 words)
Playing Nice in the Snow and Ice: Stopping Winter Sports Injuries (860 words)
Fabulous Family Photos: Pro secrets for best-ever holiday pics (857 words)
Manners Magic: Holiday Etiquette for Tots, Teens, and In-Betweens” (720 words)
Creative Craze: Holiday Gifts that Spark Creative Play (holiday toy guide) (1000 words)
Winter Break Blues: Cure Cabin Fever and Stay Sane (873 words)
PREGNANCY
Nutrition for the Home Stretch: Eating Well in the Third Trimester (900 words)
Snacking to Snooze: Eating for better sleep during pregnancy (831 words)
Pregnant-ZZZZ: Getting the Sleep You Need When You’re Expecting (896 words)
FINANCE
Dollars and Sense: Raising Money-Smart Kids (650 words)
Mama Moneysavers: Cool Baby Gear that Pays for Itself (617 words)
Purchase Power: Negotiating Tips for Moms (841 words)
Driving on a Dime: Gas-Saving Tips for Summer (751 words)