Parenting Tips Highlights

Children today spend hours watching television, movies and videos; listening to the radio and CDs; playing video and computer games; and surfing the Internet. While these media primarily provide entertainment, they are also a source of information and tea

Many of your kids' favorite foods can be choking hazards. Keep your children safe while snacking.

Parents TV explores the pros and cons of this parenting philosophy which promotes a strong emotional bond between parents and their children.

In this parenting tips video learn the best way to potty train your child, and learn how not to rush them.

It is estimated that new dads and moms will change between 5,000 - 6,000 baby diapers during the first few years of their infant's life. Cloth diapers or disposable diapers - which will you choose for your baby? In this episode of The Lab, Daddy Clay and Daddy Brad break down this parenting dilemma. They take a look at both diaper options to help parents determine which is best. What effect will each diaper have on your finances? Is one better for the environment over the other?

Teaching your kids how to conserve energy and resources shows them that anyone, no matter how small, can make a difference.

As a parent, you have many vital gifts to offer your child. Some are subtle, but all are very powerful. Giving them will make you a good parent. Receiving them will help your child become a healthy, happy, capable individual.

The Doctors explain how the childhood obesity epidemic is taking its toll in the classroom.

In this edition of EmpowHER's "HER Daily Dose", Bailey Mosier examines a study that finds that children who learn to feed themselves at an early age develop healthier dietary habits with age.

Do your kids play baseball or softball in the springtime? Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Adickes shares tips for helping your children stay safe on the field.

How do you get kids off the couch or computer for a daily dose of exercise? Fitness expert Joe Decker has a few clever ideas that will get parents moving, too.

Learn when chickenpox season begins, and how to tell if your child is contagious.

Today, more and more families are content with one Mom, one Dad and one child. While raising one child may sound more manageable than raising two or more, bringing up an “only” does present some unique challenges.

In this episode of The Lab, DadLabs looks at one of the most important health issues affecting kids, childhood obesity. We talk with an expert who tells us statistics about how many children are obese and how diseases not normally seen until adulthood are not seen in childhood. What can parents do to make their kids more healthy? Learn about BMI, what non healthy foods shouldn't be in the house, and how to encourage physical activity such as sports.