Kids

School-age

From handling first crushes and anxiety to when you should start music lessons and talk about Santa, learn all about how to support your school-aged kids.

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

Adorable first-day-of-school outfits

Adorable first-day-of-school outfits

The first-day-of-school is quickly approaching. Your kids will make a statement in these too-cute outfits.

Today's Parent

Back-to-school jitters

Back-to-school jitters

It's totally normal for kids to have some back-to-school jitters before heading into class. Here's how you can help.

Cheryl Embrett

Are your kids embarrassed by your hugs?

Are your kids embarrassed by your hugs?

What to do when your self-conscious, embarrassed kid starts shunning public displays of all that icky love stuff.

Kristy Woudstra

How to help your kids get ready for camp

How to help your kids get ready for camp

First summer away? Here's how to get your kids ready for sleepover champ.

Randi Chapnik Myers

Do your kids look like you?

Do your kids look like you?

Mother admits she's jealous that her kid looks like his dad

Rebecca Eckler

How do you tame a tattletale?

How do you tame a tattletale?

Tracy Chappell

How to kidnap-proof your kids

How to kidnap-proof your kids

Today's Parent staff

Children and cellphones: Rules that work

Children and cellphones: Rules that work

Emma Waverman

New kid: How to make a family move easier

New kid: How to make a family move easier

Lisa Murphy

Talking to your kids about tragedy

Talking to your kids about tragedy

John Hoffman

Bedwetting alarms: Do they work?

Bedwetting alarms: Do they work?

Nadine Silverthorne

Should my kids share a coed bedroom?

Should my kids share a coed bedroom?

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

School lunches: How do you get kids to eat them?

School lunches: How do you get kids to eat them?

Does your kid leave the contents of her school lunchbox untouched? We’ve got tips.

Lisa Kadane

Confessions of a lunch lady: Reminders, keepers

Confessions of a lunch lady: Reminders, keepers

This lunch lady knows that even though the kids know the rules, they sometimes just need a little reminder... or five.

The Lunch Lady

Kids and technology: Getting their first email account

Kids and technology: Getting their first email account

Tenille Bonoguore

Common tic disorders in school-aged kids

Common tic disorders in school-aged kids

Astrid Van Den Broek

Confessions of a lunch lady: Hell is a brown banana

Confessions of a lunch lady: Hell is a brown banana

Want to know the inside scoop on what happens at your kid's school during lunchtime? One unnamed lunch lady tells it how it is.

The Lunch Lady

The debate: Should big kids be allowed to ride in strollers?

The debate: Should big kids be allowed to ride in strollers?

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Get back in the routine: 7 simple steps to help the back-to-school transition

Get back in the routine: 7 simple steps to help the back-to-school transition

Blake Eligh