Parenting

Finally, you’re going to have your little grandchild over for the entire weekend or just to spend the day with you. Before the big arrival, make sure you review our safety checklist to help ensure you’re doing all you can to keep your little one out of danger.

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder caused by a gene defect. When you have SCD, your body’s tissues and organs may not get enough oxygen. Learn about living with sickle cell disease.

You’re probably not quite sure when your chatty grade-schooler transformed into a monosyllabic adolescent who would rather scroll away on their cell phone than talk to you about … well, anything. Is it possible to get your teen to talk to you? Yes, it is.

While bullying in school and on buses is still a major concern for children, parents, and school administrators, so is cyberbullying. The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that an estimated 15.9% of high school students were electronically bullied in the 12 months before the survey. Learn how to help your child.

With recreational marijuana now legal in 24 states and medicinal marijuana approved in 38, it’s understandable to develop a false sense of security about the substance’s safety. But it’s important to remember that cannabis — as it is also known — can be dangerous if misused, especially by teens and children.

Being a new parent can be a joyous time, but it can also test your patience. Your baby will cry for all sorts of reasons; sometimes they'll cry for no reason at all. This often makes it a struggle to keep your emotions in check. Learn ways to avoid shaken baby syndrome.

Some of the most common environmental health risks can impact a child’s health and development. These household poisons include carbon monoxide poisoning, mercury poisoning, household chemicals and pesticides, polluted water and lead poisoning. Each of these dangers could be present in your home.

Being a child or teen seems not nearly as fun as it used to be. Who’s posting what on social media, worries about getting good grades, relationships at school, home environment and peer pressure have today’s kids feeling the stress to perform, fit in and stand out. When it comes to stress and children, know how to identify signs and find solutions

As the warm weather is upon us, many of us will naturally open the windows in our homes. While we enjoy the ability to keep our home cool while keeping the insects out through the use of window screens, many of us don’t think about the hidden danger of what the window screen cannot keep in – a curious toddler.