Kids

Preschool

Preschoolers are constantly learning to interpret about the world around them. Learn how to support your kids' development in this important stage of life.

Tips for better communication with your preschooler

Tips for better communication with your preschooler

Want better communication with your preschooler? Try these helpful ways to get your child to fill you in one his day.

Lisa van de Geyn

Join our Toddler Rules Twitter party with Jo Frost

Join our Toddler Rules Twitter party with Jo Frost

Don't miss our Toddler Rules Twitter party with Jo Frost of Supernanny fame on Tuesday, March 4th from 8:30-9:30 EST!

Today's Parent

Bathroom Buddies Social Chat: Highlights

Bathroom Buddies Social Chat: Highlights

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Fun Valentine's Day activities!

Fun Valentine's Day activities!

Entertain your kids and their friends with these sweet games and Valentine's Day activities.

Bunch

Sleepwalking: Symptoms and treatments

Sleepwalking: Symptoms and treatments

Sleepwalking typically starts at this age, and ten percent of kids younger than six will experience it.

Brittany Mahaney

Full-day kindergarten: Too soon for my toddler?

Full-day kindergarten: Too soon for my toddler?

Lisa van de Geyn's a little excited (and a lot nauseous) as she prepares to sign her youngest up for junior kindergarten.

Lisa van de Geyn

How to talk to your preschooler about death

How to talk to your preschooler about death

Questions about dying are normal for kids this age. Learn how to address their morbid curiosity.

Melissa Carter

How to get your preschooler to sleep through the night

How to get your preschooler to sleep through the night

Has your formerly sound sleeper started paying you visits in the night?

Erin Phelan

Gender-neutral toys: 8 great picks

Gender-neutral toys: 8 great picks

Tired of the same old superheroes and pink princesses? These smart gender-neutral toys bust sugar-and-spice stereotypes and invite everyone to play.

Sasha Emmons

Reasons To Let Your Child's Bedroom Stay Messy

Reasons To Let Your Child's Bedroom Stay Messy

Could the antidote to a rumpled room be as simple as closing the door?

Lisa Kadane

The coolest apps for kids

The coolest apps for kids

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Literacy: New study on boys and reading

Literacy: New study on boys and reading

New research on the gender divide finds that we’re unconsciously spending more time reading with our daughters than we are with our sons.

Wendy Haaf

My kid hates his teacher

My kid hates his teacher

A new school year means new challenges and new teachers for your child — but what do you when your kid hates his teacher?

Dana Dougherty Reinke

Tips to get your slowpoke kids moving

Tips to get your slowpoke kids moving

Simple tips for speeding up your slowpoke without losing your patience.

Melissa Carter

When your kids regress to baby talk

When your kids regress to baby talk

What to do when little kids – or should we say, “wittle kids” – regress into goo-goo ga-ga baby talk.

Emma Waverman

Shy kids: Do we really need to change them?

Shy kids: Do we really need to change them?

Do we really need to "fix" our quiet kids? Here's how to work with shyness—and why shy kids are awesome.

Louise Gleeson

8 cute outfits for picture day (all under $50!)

8 cute outfits for picture day (all under $50!)

Get ready for picture day with these affordable styles that your kids can wear all year.

Roslyn Costanzo

Kids' room decor: 7 cute night lights

Kids' room decor: 7 cute night lights

Set the mood for sweet slumber with these whimsical finds.

Sadiya Dendar

How to handle kids' nightmares

How to handle kids' nightmares

Sleep expert Joseph De Koninck answers all your questions about nightmares and night terrors.

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The Debate: Should You Use a Leash To Control Your Toddler?

The Debate: Should You Use a Leash To Control Your Toddler?

Should you use a toddler leash to keep your child safe? Two moms face-off on the subject.

Nadine Silverthorne