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Each year, the kids and I spend December winnowing our list. Not the one for Santa; the one that has book titles on it. Figuring out which books were our favorites of the year is hard work.
This year, we found an abundance of gems both in the tweens-and-teens novel category and in nonfiction for young [...]

First of the Parenting-Tips
Teen-eating-disorders can be very scary for parents. It is imperative that you make sure your teen is medically and psychiatrically stable. If you know, your child is not in danger; hopefully your anxiety will be relieved enough so that you can help in a way that is best for your adolescent.

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To kids, everyday life is an experiment. The trick, says Claire Green, president of the Parent’s Choice Foundation, is finding toys that take advantage of their natural curiosity. The best ones will encourage the whole family to spend time together and spark discussions on biology, dinosaurs, and other kid-friendly fields. Here are the Parents’ Choice [...]

Thomas the Tank Engine faced stiff competition from Bob The Builder and Bagpuss but the little blue train with the nose for mischief has been voted the best children’s TV character by Times Online readers.

Thomas, who hit the small screen in 1984, received an impressive 25 per cent of the vote, followed by everyone’s favourite [...]

In the first comprehensive global assessment of unintentional childhood injuries, WHO has made a chilling revelation — 8.3 lakh children are dying every year across the world to such preventable injuries.
According to the report, car crashes, drowning, burn injuries, petty falls and poisoning together kill 2,000 children every day.

Road crashes have been found to be [...]