Father's Day is a time to show Dad just how much you love and appreciate everything he does for you and your family. Check out our list of great gift ideas to help you get Dad something as special as he is!

Losing a job or income affects all members of the family. Adults frequently become so preoccupied they forget that tough times have an emotional, as well as a financial, impact on their children. Children depend on their parents for emotional security. When parents are tense, upset and inattentive, much of that security is gone

Over half of America’s adults are overweight, 65.1 percent of us to be precise. The numbers have been rising since the 1970s and unfortunately, experts predict they will continue to rise.

As the flu season approaches, children often have cough, congestion and a runny nose. As parents you may ask yourself, could my child have “the flu” or “just a common cold?”

Got the winter blahs?
Then go bananas with these tasty banana treats!

In the 2007 Christmas season, the Smithsonian Institute rated a cardboard box the No. 1 toy for young kids. Not a video game, DVD or a talking doll, just a simple cardboard box.

My kids like broccoli more than French fries and hot dogs are actually organic vegetables. No, these statements are not true, they are part of a reoccurring daydream I have when trying to figure out what to do with all of the uneaten vegetables on my children’s dinner plates.

Does this sound like a typical day for your school age child? All day at school, afternoons playing sports, and evenings full of homework. An 8 p.m. bedtime changes to 8:30 p.m., and when all is said and done, lights are finally out at 10 p.m. Then the routine begins again at 7 a.m.. Doesn’t sound so bad for adults, but as you will see, 9 hours is not enough sleep for kids.

The new world of school brings many changes. Even for children who have been in child care or preschool, starting kindergarten will be a new world that is quite different from what they’ve experienced.