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Parenting
If you're a parent, you get plenty of suggestions on how to raise your child. From experts to other parents, people are always ready to offer advice. Parenting tips, parents' survival guides, dos, don'ts, shoulds and shouldn'ts - new ones come out daily.
The truth is there is more than one "right" way to be a good parent. Good parenting includes
The truth is there is more than one "right" way to be a good parent. Good parenting includes
- Keeping your child safe
- Showing affection and listening to your child
- Providing order and consistency
- Setting and enforcing limits
- Spending time with your child
- Monitoring your child's friendships and activities
- Leading by example
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Parenting is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Overviews
- Effective Parenting(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parents: ABCs of Raising Safe and Healthy Kids(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- School and Family Life(Nemours Foundation)
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Latest News
- Food for Thought(04/22/2013, HealthDay)
- Negative Views Tied to Child Maltreatment(04/18/2013, Reuters Health)
- Health Tip: Promote Fine Motor Skills in Preschoolers(04/17/2013, HealthDay)
- Parents Who Veto Vaccinations Often Seek Like-Minded Opinions(04/15/2013, HealthDay)
- Alcohol and The Talk(03/28/2013, HealthDay)
- Teens and Vaccines(03/18/2013, HealthDay)
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Specific Conditions
- Building Blocks: Family(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Children and Prejudice(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Children with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Parents(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Competitive Sports: Helping Kids Play it Cool(Nemours Foundation)
- Connecting with Your Preteen(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Disciplining Your Child(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Helping Children Cope with Crisis: Just for Parents(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Helping Your Child through Early Adolescence -- Helping Your Child Series(Department of Education)
- Also available in Spanish
- Is Your Child Too Busy?(Nemours Foundation)
- Parenting an Athlete(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parenting School-Age Children(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parenting Your Infant(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Preparing Your Family for a New Baby(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Shape Your Family's Habits: Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices(National Institutes of Health)
- Single Parent Families(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Single Parent? Tips for Raising a Child Alone(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Talk to Your Kids about Sex(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Talk to Your Kids about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Talking to Children about Disasters(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Talking to Children about Terrorism and War(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Also available in Spanish
- Teaching Your Child Self-Control(Nemours Foundation)
- Tips on Helping Your Child Build Relationships(Zero to Three)
- Treating Children as Individuals(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Related Issues
- Becoming Parents: What It Means for Couples(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Empty Nest Syndrome: Tips for Coping(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Is There Such a Thing As a "Perfect" Parent?(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parenting Conflicts(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parenting in a Challenging World(National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Sibling Rivalry(Nemours Foundation)
- Single-Parent | Working-Parent Heart Health(American Heart Association)
- Top Ten Homework Tips(Nemours Foundation)
- Using Your Past(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Working Parents(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Tutorials
- Digging Deeper: Looking Beyond Behavior to Discover Meaning(Administration for Children and Families)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Parenting(National Institutes of Health)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)- Article: Parenting enhancement, interpersonal psychotherapy to reduce depression in low-income mothers...
- Article: The B4 school check behaviour measures: findings from the Hawke's...
- Article: Effect of a paraprofessional home-visiting intervention on American Indian teen...
- Parenting -- see more articles
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Organizations
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Children
- Parenting Tips: How to Improve Toddler Behavior(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Teenagers
- Helping Your Teen Decide What to Do After High School(Nemours Foundation)
- Parent's Guide to Surviving the Teen Years(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Parenting Skills: Tips for Raising Teens(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Risky Business: Dealing with Your Teen's Behavior(National Institutes of Health)
- Sex Education: Talking to Your Teen about Sex(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Understanding Your Teen's Emotional Health(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
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Seniors
- Raising Children Again(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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Patient Handouts
- Talk to Your Kids about Sex(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Talk to Your Kids about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs(Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Talking to your teen about drinking
- Also available in Spanish
- Tips for Being a Nurturing Parent(Children's Bureau) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
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