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Teacher Talk: Speech Delays and Homework Distractions

Between 2 and 3, most children will acquire a vocabulary of about 450 words.

A Prick and a Stick - Typical days with type 1 diabetes

A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (formerly known as juvenile diabetes) can be scary and overwhelming for both the child and his or her parents.

Dirty Little Secret

I am a bad mother. I taught my 2-year-old daughter to swear.

Staying on the Funny Side of Motherhood

I’m sitting there at the Busy Bee Preschool Mother’s Day Program – my rear end shoved into a seat so small I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to start having my pants custom made. So far,so good.

Music Readiness

Children’s experiences of singing, dancing, listening and exploring instruments from birth to age 7 shape their musical aptitude for the future.

Setting Curfews

Spring break and prom season are right around the corner, so it’s a good time to talk about setting limits with teenagers.

There’s an interesting juxtaposition when a child goes to college. The child celebrates the successful culmination of years of academic pressures, while the parents grapple with a different kind of pressure: how to pay for a higher education.

A Hootenanny for the Family

Sometimes the best idea comes together when, and where, you least expect it. For a group of local parents, the brainstorming took place on their kids’ preschool playground.

OneupMOMship

We brag about our baby’s milestones

Choosing a Guardian

Once you become a parent, you suddenly are faced with some grown-up decisions you might not have considered in the past.

Blast Off to the Space Coast

Families and Florida often lead to Orlando, but consider a new family destination: The Space Coast in Melbourne, Fla.

Surviving Seasonal Allergies

Seasonal sniffles and sneezes got you feeling run down?

Requirements for a Rigorous IB Program

My seventh-grader is very bright (IQ is 148) and has been in a full-time gifted program for elementary and middle school.

Caffeine & Kids

What's the Buzz All About? By identifying caffeinated snacks and beverages, you can easily limit them or remove them from your child’s diet.

Keep Teens Tobacco Free

Parents always want the best for their children. They want them to be successful in school and not get caught up using drugs, alcohol or tobacco.

Enjoying Down-to-Earth Adventure, Fun

One of the things I absolutely treasure about my kids right now is that they are still too young to be affected by anyone else’s definition of "cool." The concept of peer pressure doesn’t apply to them yet.

Important Papers: The Perfect Paper Trail

It’s the time of year when parents are searching for those all-important papers in drawers and files. When it’s time for camp registration, do you know where your child’s immunization record is? What about child-care receipts when it’s time to claim your tax deductions, and family passports for your spring break trip?