Healthy Kids

Teen Drama Queens

Keeping the Mother-Daughter Bond Strong

Adolescence can signal the sudden unraveling of previously sturdy mom-daughter relationships. Here are some calming, loving ways to weather a teenager’s mood swings and reactive outbursts.

A Conversation with Ina May Gaskin

The Leader in America’s Natural Childbirth Movement

Since 1971, nationally renowned midwife Ina May Gaskin has influenced and inspired women around the world with her views on natural childbirth.

Sweet Lullaby

Why You’ll Rest Easier if Your Baby is Sleeping on an Organic Mattress

There’s nothing comforting about the fact that babies and toddlers are vulnerable to what they might be ingesting from their room’s furnishings—including toxic gaseous chemicals inhaled from mattresses and bedding.

Kids' Vitamin Guide

Most kids are more likely to grab a French fry than a broccoli floret. Fortunately, a children’s-specific, high-quality multivitamin can help provide crucial, missing nutrients, as well as build an early shield against diabetes, heart disease and childhood cancers

Raising Healthy Eaters

How to Train Children’s Palates from the Cradle On

You can cultivate healthy eating habits in your children right from the cradle. Establish these key parental practices suggested by two moms who are certified nutritionists.

School Safeguard

How to Build a Bike Train

Adult chaperones in a bike train ride a predetermined route, adding children along the way, to make it safer for kids to get to school. Try these DIY tips in your own neighborhood.

Sacred Time with Children

Parenthood is Calling

Parenthood is a calling—a way to find meaning in your own life. Spirituality is about transcending any limitations on your vision. In raising a child, you are contributing to society and to the future.

Skinship: Better Bonding with Baby

Numerous studies have proven that touch for babies is absolutely essential—to bonding, to growth and development, and to present and future emotional well-being.

Thrill Ride

Virtual Theme Park Draws upon Schoolroom Skills

Children Playing Outside Laugh More

Fresh Air is Good for the Soul

Virtual Ivy

E-colleges Do Work

Native Tongues

Newborn Cries Don’t All Sound Alike

Pesticides Can Contribute to ADHD

Children at Risk from Exposure to Chemical

Why People Need Germs

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