Addictive behaviors: Smoking, drinking and media
Alcohol ads affects underage drinking. Kids are bombarded with thousands of images of smoking in movies alone. Here is how parents can fight back.
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Physical health: The media link to obesity, risky diets
How can your child's media consumption affect her health? It can contribute both to obesity and to eating disorders. Here's how parents can encourage a healthy media diet.
When to get your child a cell phone
Security and cost are two issues to consider when making the decision.
The truth about cyberbullying
As the number of households with Web access and cell phones increases, so too do the ways kids can bully each other.
One mom's top picks for kids' book clubs
An experienced book club mom recommends books for children from first through sixth grade.
Talking to kids about junk food and fast-food ads
Worried that your kids' eating habits are influenced by cutesy cartoons and jammin' jingles? Teach them to be ad-savvy with these tips.
Make an Invitation
How you can help at home: Have your child make an invitation on the computer.
"But Mom, I hate to read!": Tips for reluctant readers
Show your reluctant reader that books can help him do the things he loves.
Blog all about it
Reluctant writers may just need an online audience.
Bright ideas from our readers: Cell phone use
Our readers debate whether children should have cell phones and at what age.
