Healthy Kids

How a Brain Grows

Five Ways to Aid Development

Try these scientifically backed tips, designed for parents and caregivers, to positively influence a child’s developing brain.

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.

Smart Snacks

Feeding Your Child's Appetite in a Healthy Way

The trick to feeding your kids snacks is to provide choices that are quick, irresistible and healthy. Here’s how to mind the munchkins’ munchies with smart-snack strategies.

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

Calming Anxious Kids

Six Ways to Ease Upsets

In today’s media-saturated world, children are no strangers to stress. Our experts offer tips to discern normal versus unhealthy levels and to help kids develop useful coping skills.

Teen Talk

10 Ways to Help Your Teen Stay Centered During the Turbulent Years

Today’s teens face such overwhelming issues that these years often cause intense friction between parents and teens. These guiding principles will help enable teens to develop an internal framework and moral compass to stay centered during these turbulent years.

Children’s Intuition

A Special Key to Success in Life

A child’s intuition, or sixth sense, may be more important in the life of a child than many people realize. Nurturing children’s intuition and keeping it alive helps them maintain a clear connection to their inner compass.

ADHD Alternative

Homeopathy Fights Hyperactivity

Hairspray and Birth Defects

Caution to Women Expecting a Boy

Parenting Tip

Cultivating Sound Slumber

Bundled Deductibles

Breast-feeding Benefits Now Recognized by the IRS

Children at Risk for Eating Disorders

Many Kids are Turning to Self-Induced Vomitting

Boomerang Solution

Best Colleges Prep Grads for Real Life