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Published: 08/15/2012 by Huy Nguyen, M.D in Education
If your child has asthma, the school environment can often exacerbate his or her condition. Here, from the Boston Public Health Commission, are some great tips to help your child breathe a little easier this school year.
Published: 07/20/2012 by Deirdre Wilson in Family Values
The Boston Parents Paper annually honors a person or organization helping local families in need with our Family Advocate Award. This year's honoree is Birthday Wishes, which hosts birthday parties for children in homeless shelters.
Published: 07/20/2012 by Michelle Xiarhos Curran in Family Finances
Ready for those back-to-school clothes shopping battles with your kids? Here's how to make the most of that annual clothes shopping ritual by planning ahead, setting limits and working with your child to please everyone in the process
Published: 07/20/2012 by Katherine Wood in Family Relationships
A Stow mother with two small children shares how she learned to adjust her preconceptions about a relaxing vacation.
Published: 07/20/2012 by Steve Calechman in Sleep
New babies mean less sleep. Here, our Pure Guesswork columnist Steve Calechman proposes some inventions he'd like to see created to help parents and their infants get more shut-eye.
Published: 07/20/2012 by Janine DeFao in Behavior
Feeling anxious or worried is a normal part of childhood. But some kids have trouble getting beyond that worry and develop an anxiety disorder, in which worry and fear become persistent and disruptive. Here's how to spot it and what to do.
Published: 07/20/2012 by Susan Flynn in Family Entertainment
All eyes are on London for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Here are some ideas and fun facts to help the family get engaged in the competitions.
Published: 06/21/2012 by Christina Elston in Child Care
A decline in the vaccination rate, coupled with a resurgence of measles abroad could spell trouble for American families who haven't had their children immunized for measles. The disease, once thought eradicated, seems to be making a comeback.
Published: 06/21/2012 by Steve Calechman in Child Care
In the latest Boston Parents Paper installment of our Pure Guesswork column, writer-dad Steve Calechman struggles with how to prevent flying objects from interrupting a stroller ride for his infant son.
Published: 06/15/2012 by Belinda Mooney in Child Development
Start a summer reading book club so your kids can hang out with their friends and great authors at the same time.