Children & Development

How to Choose Activities for Cognitive Development

By eHow Parenting Editor

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When a child is about a year old, his brain is developing at an amazing speed. He's learning to move and communicate more effectively in the world around him. You can help your 12 to 24 month-old toddler later in life by nurturing his cognitive ... more »

How to Convey to Your Kids the Real Meaning of Independence Day

By psychonurse

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While barbecues, parades+ fireworks are the typical ways families celebrate the 4th of July, it is NOW even more important to teach kids the WHY of all the festivities... more »

How to Create a Lesson Plan

By Vohnny

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Creating a lesson plan that is developmentally appropriate takes a lot of thought and preparation. There are many books that will help you choose themes and activities based on those themes. With older children (preschool and older), it's better ... more »

How to Create Backyard Exercises for Young Kids

By Elizabeth McGuire

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Young children don’t need an entire football field or lots of gear to exercise their growing bodies. Armed with their imagination (and yours too), a child can stay active just by hitting the backyard. Here are some ideas for backyard activities... more »

How to Decide if a Child is Ready for Preschool

By eHow Parenting Editor

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How do you know when your child is ready to attend preschool? Most children start anywhere from 2 to 4 years of age, depending on the personality and maturity of the child. Some children start with a half-day program for just one or two days a ... more »

How to Ease Your Child’s Fears About Losing a Tooth

By Jorty

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Losing a first tooth is a rite of passage for every young child, but it can also produce some anxiety. While your child may have visions of the tooth fairy dancing in his head, there may also be some underlying fear over how and when the tooth ... more »

How to Encourage a Strong Sibling Relationship

By AprilinParis

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The complexities of sibling rivaly have been studied and disected for generations. Theories abound whether relationships between siblings are dependent on parental encouragement, gender of each child, personality, birth order, family dynamics or ... more »

How to encourage your toddler to talk

By TiffanyPoe

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Sometimes our children seem to have difficulty learning speech. This article will give you some tips on encoraging laungage for your child... more »

How to engage children in daily chores.

By tigerladymama

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Cannot get children to help around the house? Are they on "vacation"? I can help... more »

How to Equip a Homework Area for Your Child

By eHow Education Editor

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Homework is boring, agreed; but it has to be done. As a parent, you can’t change the homework, but you can change the way it is done. Start by working on the homework area of your child. A well equipped homework area not only fosters the ... more »

How to Establish Eye Contact in Children with Autism

By Xavspeech

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Children with autism frequently have poor eye contact, even with the people closest to them. Learn how to systematically gain eye contact... more »

How to Explain to a Child Why It Rains

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Instead of fretting over a boring rainy day, teach your child why it rains with these simple and fun experiments... more »

How to Find the Latest Research on Emotional Disabilities

By eHow Parenting Editor

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If your child is diagnosed with an emotional disability you'll have lots of questions: Which one does your child have? What can you do to help your child? What are your rights as a parent? There are plenty of techniques and research on how to ... more »

How to Find the Right Physical Therapist for Your Special Needs Child

By Green Elm

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Raising a Special Needs child brings a whole new set of challenges to parenthood, and not all of those are in the home. Choosing the right service providers for your child and your family can be one of the most difficult, and rewarding, ... more »

How to Guide Your Children In Setting Goals

By meck

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It's great if your children start to plan and set what goals to achieve and you as a parent play an important role in leading and helping your children to achieve their goals. Parents need to allow children to choose their own goals. But they can ... more »

How to HAVE AN AWESOME LEMONADE STAND

By DandelionMom

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Kids love to sell lemonade, and with these simple, easy to follow instructions, you child and make an awesome profit. Let you little entrepreneurs be a great success!.. more »

How to Help a Child Learn to Read

By eHow Parenting Editor

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Teaching your children to read is essential for their academic success as well as their overall quality of life. Make reading a daily activity and your children will be reading sooner than you might think. Follow these steps... more »

How to Help Children Mature Socially

By eHow Parenting Editor

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One of the greatest gifts you can give your children is the ability to adapt and flourish in social settings. You can offer this gift in many ways, but some are certainly more effective than others. The goal is to not overwhelm children, but to ... more »

How to Help Your Child Manage Homework

By eHow Education Editor

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Homework shouldn't (and needn't) throw the family household into a nightly uproar. Here are some commonsense guidelines to help your child take responsibility for what is, after all, her job... more »

How to host a play date (elementary age level)

By kprest74

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A great way for your child (and you) to make friends and get to know people in your school community is to host a play date in your home. Here are some things to ease into hosting play dates, as well as be sure you are doing your part to be sure ... more »

How to Keep Children's Interest at Story Time

By Vohnny

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Story time is a very important part of the day. Children learn language and communication skills while being read to. They also learn how to recognize letters and print. It is important that we make story time fun and interesting to keep their ... more »

How to Keep Kids Catholic

By AmeriPaddy

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If you want your kids to remain Catholic, you must first understand that you cannot force them to keep their faith. Instead, you must create an environment that leads them to understand and appreciate their faith so that they want to remain ... more »

How to Know When Your Child is Old Enough to Babysit

By mollyhcarter

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Deciding when your child is old enough to babysit varies from child to child. Many states actually have laws that designate how old a child has to be to babysit for other people, however most states allow you to choose when your child is old ... more »

How to light your child's bedroom

By ForyourHome

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Your child’s room is a place that they will play, have fun as well as sleep and may spend major part of their daily activities. As they get older it may be a full time occupied space where they will relax, watch TV, complete their homework or ... more »

How to Love A Gay Child

By Kaizerorama17

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Have a gay child? I know it can be quite hard, but its easier than you think. It just takes a few mental tweaks, and life will suddenly be easier. Go ahead, and read my eHow on how to love your gay child!.. more »

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