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25 cool Minecraft gifts

25 cool Minecraft gifts

Cool Minecraft gifts for the mini master builders in your life.

Amy Valm

Is there a perfect age to start music lessons?

Is there a perfect age to start music lessons?

Recent research identifies an optimal age for putting your kids in music lessons.

Tamar Satov

Mean girls: How my daughter got her spark back

Mean girls: How my daughter got her spark back

Ellen Himelfarb

Why kids invent imaginary friends

Why kids invent imaginary friends

You shouldn't be worried about your kid's new pal, but here's what you should know.

Lisa Kadane

How to make sure drivers can see your trick-or-treater

How to make sure drivers can see your trick-or-treater

Try one of these options before you head out for the big night!

Today's Parent

Hair dye: Should you let your tween colour their hair?

Hair dye: Should you let your tween colour their hair?

Many parents are conflicted about whether to allow their tween to experiment with hair colour.

Kate Winn

How to help your pushover kid

How to help your pushover kid

Most parents don’t set out to raise a pushover kid. But balancing the importance of following rules, without teaching a child to be too passive, can be tricky.

Lisa Murphy

#ThisIsMyLife: Halloween costumes

#ThisIsMyLife: Halloween costumes

The blood, sweat and tears of a homemade Halloween costume—sometimes you just can't bedazzle that sh*t.

Leah Rumack

How to Prepare Your Kid for Their First Filling

How to Prepare Your Kid for Their First Filling

Your child's first trip to the dentist to get that filling can be a scary experience. Here are some quick tips to help them conquer that fear.

Renee Wilson

What to do when you don't like your child's teacher

What to do when you don't like your child's teacher

There are many reasons for possible parent-teacher conflicts. Here's what to do when you don't like your child's teacher.

Dana Dougherty Reinke

How to channel your overactive child's energy

How to channel your overactive child's energy

Some kids are just more intense, energetic and persistent than average. Here are some things you should—and shouldn't—do when raising spirited children.

Lisa Bendall

Should you let your kids quit extracurricular activities?

Should you let your kids quit extracurricular activities?

Tiger Mom or Dolphin Parent? Two parents and their opinions on letting children quit extracurricular activities.

Lisa Murphy

Anxiety disorders in children

Anxiety disorders in children

An anxious kid’s days are dominated by tension and “what if?” thinking. Here’s how to help a child who’s struggling with an anxiety disorder.

Paula Schuck

Is Halloween’s blood and gore appropriate for kids?

Is Halloween’s blood and gore appropriate for kids?

Two parents debate whether or not Halloween should be a celebration of blood, fear and death.

David Eddie

Should your kid be riding in the front seat?

Should your kid be riding in the front seat?

Dory Cerny

When your kid is suddenly anxious about everything

When your kid is suddenly anxious about everything

My five-year-old daughter, Anna, rarely worried about anything. This summer, that all changed.

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

10 reasons why I'm thankful my kids are older

10 reasons why I'm thankful my kids are older

He might not mention it at Thanksgiving dinner, but this year, Ian Mendes is grateful that his kids are older.

Ian Mendes

Ask Dr. Dina: My kid has to have his tonsils out. Is it worth the trouble?

Ask Dr. Dina: My kid has to have his tonsils out. Is it worth the trouble?

Dr. Dina Kulik

Best Ways to Treat Cold and Flu in Kids

Best Ways to Treat Cold and Flu in Kids

Doctors reveal the best ways to soothe your kid’s runny nose, cough and fever. Plus, which symptoms are a sign you should take your kid to the doctor.

Lisa Bendall

Does your tween need a clothing allowance?

Does your tween need a clothing allowance?

It's time to leave all of the clothing shopping to your kid. One less thing on your to-do list.

Julie Cazzin, MoneySense