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Making Sense of Your Child's Dreams

Published: 05/13/2013 by Katherine Wood in Behavior

Everyone dreams. Ever wonder what your children dream or how they dream, given that they have limited life experience? Here's a closer look at children's dreams and how to handle night terrors and nightmares.

Eric Kimmel is the award-winning author of more than 50 books, including Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins. In this interview with the PJ Library in western Massachusetts, Kimmel talks about writing, getting kids to read and the future of books.

Birthing YOUR Way: Labor and Delivery Trends

Published: 04/27/2013 by Calvin Hennick in Expecting!

Standards of care in labor and delivery at Massachusetts hospitals have changed in recent years, from how medication is used to when doctors will induce labor to what happens to the baby immediately after birth.

Sooner or later all women seem to turn into their mothers, picking up traits they like – and don't like. We made that the subject of a 2013 essay contest for local moms. Here's the winning essay by a Beverly mom of two.

Talking to Kids About the Boston Marathon Bombings

Published: 04/22/2013 by By Mary Lou Kelleher, RN, MS in Family Relationships

How do you talk with your kids about something as frightening as terrorism, especially when it happens so close to home? In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, here's some advice from the head nurse at Boston's Franciscan Children's Hospital.

Communicating with the Coach

Published: 04/07/2013 by Steve Calechman in Behavior

Your child is on a youth sports team and you don't think he's getting enough playing time. You want to approach the coach but you don't want to come across as an aggressive parent. Here's what you need to know and how to communicate effectively.

Allergies affect about 50 million adults and children in this country. Here's a look at how allergies affect the body, tests to pinpoint an allergy and the kinds of treatment to expect if your child has an allergy.

Boston Children’s Museum Marks 100 Years

Published: 03/31/2013 by Michelle Xiarhos Curran in Child Development

It's a big year for the Boston Children's Museum. The museum is celebrating its 100th year of operation with a special focus on the "power of play" and an acknowledgement that parents and other adults play just as hard as the kids here.

Spring Cleaning – Get Your Kids to Help!

Published: 03/31/2013 by Mary Alice Cookson in Behavior

Looking forward to spring cleaning? If you're not because it seems like you're the only one in your home doing the actual chores, enlist your kids to help! Check out these ways to make cleaning more fun for children and easier for you.

Op-Ed: Local Moms on a Mission to Keep Kids Healthy and Fit

Published: 03/24/2013 by Kathleen Tullie in Behavior

This opinion / editorial piece details a Massachusetts-born initiative to get kids moving and physical active at school in the hour before classes begin. Dubbed BOKS, the initiative now has the support of Reebok and First Lady Michelle Obama.