Parenting

Parenting is a challenging, joyful and unpredictable ride. Our resources offer practical tips to guide you through the many twists and turns.

Becoming a Parent

• New sibling: Preparing your older child
• Baby sleep: Helping baby sleep through the night
• Newborn care: 10 tips for stressed-out parents
• New dad: Tips to help manage stress
• Crying baby? How to keep your cool
• Pregnancy loss: How to cope
• Postpartum depression

Raising Healthy, Happy Kids

• Sex education: Talking to your teen about sex
• Staying healthy in school: Kid-friendly tips
• Teen suicide: What parents need to know
• Child sleep: Put preschool bedtime problems to rest
• Teen eating disorders: Tips to protect your teen
• Healthy body image: Tips for guiding girls
• Parenting tips: How to improve toddler behavior
• Parenting skills: Tips for raising teens
• Bullying: Help your child handle a bully
• Children's nutrition: 10 tips for picky eaters
• Child development: Know what's ahead
• Language development: Speech milestones for babies
• Teen drug abuse: Help your teen avoid drugs
• Learning disorders: Know the signs, how to help
• Teenage depression: Prevention begins with parental support
• Helping children cope: Tips for talking about tragedy
• Stepfamilies: How to help your child adjust
• Teen smoking: 10 ways to keep teens smoke-free
• Empty nest syndrome: Tips for coping
• Underage drinking: Talking to your teen about alcohol
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Dyslexia
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children