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How to Help Your Child Make Healthy Eating Choices at School

How can you help kids make healthy choices when they buy lunch? It’s important to educate children on nutrition and how to make healthy decisions on their own.

Back-to-School: Backpack Health

Mother making school lunch to her children.

Mother making school lunch to her children.

As kids bring more and more home in their backpacks, make sure their backs stay healthy and strong by following these guidelines.

Cropped shot of a young man and his son brushing their teeth in the bathroom at home

Cropped shot of a young man and his son brushing their teeth in the bathroom at home

How to Get Kids Excited About Brushing their Teeth

There are plenty of ways to make kids look forward to brushing their teeth. Here's how to make it more fun!

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken with Veggies
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Butter chicken

Butter chicken

Let your kids help with prepping this yummy butter chicken recipe. When they have some control over the veggies you use, they might be more willing to try them.

Cute 5 years old girl making cookies for Christmas with her mom.

Cute 5 years old girl making cookies for Christmas with her mom.

Activities for Holiday Fun with Your Kids

Children make the holidays brighter. Make sure you set aside some special activities just for them. 

How to Prepare Kids for a Different Kind of Holiday

Family on Christmas shopping during Covid-19 pandemic

Family on Christmas shopping during Covid-19 pandemic

Holidays will be different for many families this year. Helping children understand why and picking new ways to make them festive will make the difference.

Mother and daughter working homework together

Mother and daughter working homework together

Recognizing and Managing Learning Disabilities in Students

Dr. Amy McKenzie shares tips for parents on how to recognize and cope with a student's learning disability.

How to Work STEM/STEAM Lessons in at Home Using Household Items

Mixed race young Asian children building tower with spaghetti and marshmallow learning remotely at home, STEM science, homeschooling education, Social distancing, isolation concept

Mixed race young Asian children building tower with spaghetti and marshmallow learning remotely at home, STEM science, homeschooling education, Social distancing, isolation concept

You can encourage your children to do STEM/STEAM projects with things already in your kitchen, pantry and bathroom cupboards. 

Banana slices covered with chocolate and nuts

Banana slices covered with chocolate and nuts

5 Healthy Desserts Your Kids Will Actually Love

A sweet or savory treat can be healthy with the right recipe. Check out a few of our favorite lighter-but-still-delicious treats.

Alternative Ways to Celebrate Halloween at Home

Girls loving this kind of exercises

Girls loving this kind of exercises

Health officials recommend we don’t trick-or-treat in the traditional way, but there are some safer alternatives.