One of the unavoidable things about being a parent is your having to deal with a variety of childhood ailments. Children are prone to picking up a variety of bugs causing them stomach ailments and colds on a regular basis. This is something you dont need to worry about unless your child is constantly ill or failing to thrive. Of course, you need to take your child to a doctor or to the emergency...

Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. It is only one of the five pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Although relatively new in the medical scene, autism has been around for a very long time. It is just recently that experts and professionals have made serious studies about it.

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Children are active and playful, and because of this they are vulnerable to getting hurt. It is necessary for parents to know basic first aid so that they can help their child in any emergency, since first aid can save a life. The best way to learn first aid is to have first aid classes at your local Red Cross center, but you will find basics in these articles which will help you learn necessary...

Is spanking good or bad for children? In a study published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers examined data from an earlier study in which mothers from 20 large, U.S. cities were interviewed when their children were 3 and 5 years old. Of the approximately 2,500 children, those spanked more than twice at age 3 were twice as likely to be highly aggressive at age 5. Even after accounting for variables...

Many people believe that the teenage parenting is most challenging due to various teenager problems faced during this crucial period of your teenager’s life. It is the time in your child’s life when they are trying to forge their own identity, yet they still depend on you for some of the basic aspects of life. The teenage years are a period of confusion, of trust broken and repaired,...