Kids Health

Is Your Kid Sick or Just Faking It?

It’s the height of cold and flu season, so you’re not surprised when your school-age child wakes up sniffling, coughing, and moaning that he just doesn’t feel well enough to go to school.
Sometimes, it’s clear that your child has cold symptoms or flu symptoms and needs to be taken to the doctor. [...]


How to Let Kids Be Kids

Even some toddlers these days are overscheduled, overstressed, and overwhelmed. Over it? Here’s how you can help your kids recapture the simple pleasures of play.
Scanning the list of after-school activities on a local parenting Website, my heart races a little: What will I do with my boys this year? Swimming … Spanish immersion … musical [...]