How to Help Your Teen Deal With High School Stress
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Your teen says they’re stressed. It’s tempting to think back to your own high school years
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When Your Teen Starts to get Bad Grades
By KidsDirect Editorial Team A report card comes home and it’s nothing like the last one. Maybe it’s one class
Teenagers and Their Phones, How Much Screen Time Is Too Much
By KidsDirect Editorial Team If you grew up on the two hour rule, you’re not imagining things. That old guideline
How to Know If Your Teen Is Hanging Out With the Wrong Crowd
By KidsDirect Editorial Team You meet one of your teen’s newer friends for the first time and something feels off.
How to Talk to Your Teen Without Starting an Argument
By KidsDirect Editorial Team You ask a simple question, something like “how was your day.” Somehow you’re both raising your
A Parent’s Guide to Age Appropriate Independence with Teens
Every parent of a teenager eventually lands on some version of the same question. Is this too much freedom, or
The High School Freshman Year: A Parent’s Guide
By KidsDirect Editorial Team Freshman year hits different than parents expect. You brace for the obvious stuff, the bigger building,
Giving Birth, What to Expect
How labor usually starts Labor tends to announce itself in a few different ways. You might notice regular contractions that
The Pros and Cons of Holding Your Child Back for School or Sports
Should I Hold My Child Back a Grade? The Pros and Cons of Holding Your Child Back for School or
Email Safety
Email Safety for Kids Email is typically a one to one communication tool. Just like regular mail, you write to
Breast Milk Leakage
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Yellow Fever
It’s not a shot your pediatrician just hands you If your kid has never heard of yellow fever, that’s normal,
Mumps / Measles / Rubella
What The MMR Shot Actually Covers MMR stands for measles, mumps, and rubella, three diseases that used to send a
Meningococcal
If you’ve got a kid heading into middle school, you’ve probably seen “meningococcal vaccine” on the list of shots the
Hepatitis B
If you’ve ever wondered why your baby gets a shot in the hospital before you’ve even picked a name, hepatitis