You’ve heard about the cases that often make headlines, where a parent or caregiver forgets to drop off a child at day care before going to work. But look what’s happening in almost one-third of these heatstroke deaths: Kids gain access to the vehicle on their own.

We all know there’s plenty going on in a kid’s brain. It simply doesn’t always pop out as quickly as we’d like, especially in some situations.

Show up to practice and you get a juice-box-and-granola-bar reward at the end. Go to church and get a donut. Whine while mom is on the phone, and the goldfish crackers are yours. These aren’t exactly the messages we mean for our kids to come away with when playing a sp...

The German approach is about something radically simple that anyone can do anywhere: Just. Step. Back. (Even if it feels a little uncomfortable at first.)

Experts increasingly believe that sleep issues should be ruled out before ADHD is diagnosed. Chervin’s data suggest that 15 to 25 percent of hyperactivity is actually due to sleep apnea.

In the moment your daughter asks, Am I fat? she isn’t looking for verification of her size. She needs your emotional guidance.

That cute Barbie commercial hints at other reasons girls love dolls that they’re utterly unaware of but moms can appreciate. Doll play is fantastic “brain work.”

Toddlers struggle with the same feelings as the rest of us: anger, sadness, jealousy, the whole cast of Inside Out. But they don’t yet have the language skills to describe them. They also lack the emotional maturity to know that everybody has a bad day sometimes and th...

Especially between ages 3 to 5, there seems to be a “gigantic window of opportunity when kids are especially receptive to learning new words,” Enz says. They can learn up to 10 new words a day—if they’re exposed to them, she says.

Time out! A closer look at what’s involved in tummy time actually offers some much-needed chill about what we’re talking about here.