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Intergenerational Adventures
Discover how active multigenerational vacations can broaden your horizons in fun and unexpected ways.
Candy Companies Ramp Up Kids TV Ads Despite Pledge
A new study shows that major candy brands increased their television marketing to kids after promising to curtail ads.
Twins & Fitness
What happens to the health of identical twins who have very different exercise habits?
Strategies to Cope With Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
Kids & Digital Dementia
Research shows our growing use of digital devices can affect sleep quality, obesity risk, aggressive behavior and “digital dementia”.
Strategies and Ideas to Get Your Kids Moving More
Gym classes are vanishing. Passive entertainments are multiplying. The country has an out-of-control obesity problem. How can we stop the next generation from getting lost in the shuffle.
6 Tips to Writing a Meaningful Thank-You Note
More than just good manners, it’s a slow-down practice that benefits the writer as much as the recipient.
Bullying Is a Weighty Issue
A new study finds adults believe fat stigma is the leading cause of childhood bullying.
What to Try Now: Little Free Library
Little Free Libraries are sharing books, improving literacy, and fostering community worldwide.
Expert Answers: Safe Strength Training for Children
Is there a safe way for my kid to strength train?
A Guide to ADHD Nutrition: Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid
For kids with focus and behavior challenges, these nine nutritional shifts may work as well as, or better than, medication.
How to Avoid Drama
Are your relationships defined by tired role-play? Here’s how to break out of character.
Family Values à la Française
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why perhaps it’s time we stopped obsessing about how the French eat, and started emulating the way they live.
Expert Strategies to Help Your Child Cope With Stress
So much for a carefree childhood. Today, even little kids are susceptible to adult-size stresses. Here’s where the stress comes from, and what you can do about it.
Peace Through Personality
The Enneagram can help us understand why each of us deals with conflict differently — and how we can find common ground.
A Walking Head Start
A 2013 study from Spain’s University of Granada shows that girls who walk to school perform better on tests than those who commute by bus or car.
Dikembe Mutombo: The Giver
Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo talks about reaching out to connect with your community — and transforming the world.
100 Days of School
Christy Rice offers a revised “100 Days of School” list that could help teach kids about basic arithmetic and eating healthy.
10 Strategies to Navigate the Stresses of Caregiving
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one — without falling apart yourself.
Beautiful Girl: A Book for My Daughter
Digital initiatives director Jamie Martin shares a book aimed at encouraging healthy body image in girls from a young age.
A New Appreciation for Social Media
How a family member’s scary health diagnosis has given Jamie Martin a new sense of purpose on Facebook.