Growing up is hard as children experience a variety of feelings and emotions for the first time. As a parent, we know you want to give answers to your children when they ask those hard questions. Here are some resources and strategies to help you raise healthy and happy children.
Emotions
Your child may experience stress from a variety of triggers including bullying, dealing with death or being involved in too many activities. Here is a mixture of articles to help you ease your child's fears and anxiety.
Behavior
Children may act out in a variety of ways. Learn what is normal infant to teen behavior in this series of articles.
Emotions and Behavior Features
Breath-Holding Spells
Kids who have these spells hold their breath until they pass out. Although upsetting to watch, the spells are not harmful and do not pose any serious, long-term health risks.
Your Child's Habits
Nail biting, hair twirling, thumb sucking, and nose picking - these childhood habits are common. Here's how to deal with them.
Delayed Speech or Language Development
Knowing what's "normal" and what's not in speech and language development can help you figure out if you should be concerned or if your child is right on schedule.
FamilyWise with Dr. Ramey
Read Dr. Ramey's latest columns about helping families to be happy and healthy.
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