Parenting

 

If you're a parent, you get plenty of suggestions on how to raise your child. From experts to other parents, people are always ready to offer advice. Parenting tips, parents' survival guides, dos, don'ts, shoulds and shouldn'ts - new ones come out daily.

The truth is there is more than one "right" way to be a good parent. Good parenting includes

  • Keeping your child safe
  • Showing affection and listening to your child
  • Providing order and consistency
  • Setting and enforcing limits
  • Spending time with your child
  • Monitoring your child's friendships and activities
  • Leading by example

Please refer to the links at the right for information about the many issues and concerns that you may have. Remember that this information is not intended to be a substitute for advice by a professional.

 

Latest Kids' Health News
Teens' idea of death risk linked with behavior

June 30, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A sizable minority of adolescents believe they are likely to die at a young age, and this perception is a powerful predictor of involvement in high risk behaviors and poor health outcomes, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics.

Phthalate exposure linked to low birth weight

June 30, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a study of Chinese newborns suggest that pregnant women exposed to phthalates -- plasticizer chemicals used in many consumer products -- increases the risk of low birth weight.

ADHD therapy may cut risk of psychiatric disorders

June 30, 2009 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that treatment with methylphenidate, sold as "Ritalin" and other trade names, or other stimulants may help prevent the development of additional psychiatric disorders, as well as improve school performance, in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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