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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
- 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
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- The primary NIH organization for research on Parenting is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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- Chinese - Simplified (简体中文)
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Start Here
- Adventures in Parenting(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
Overviews
- Effective Parenting(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Parents: ABCs of Raising Safe and Healthy Kids(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- School and Family Life(Nemours Foundation)
Latest News
- Family Income, Expectations Tied to Kindergarten Performance(01/19/2015, HealthDay)
- Vaccine Opponents Often Cluster in Communities(01/19/2015, HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Help Teens Set Healthy Resolutions(01/02/2015, HealthDay)
- Maternal Depression and Adolescent Behavior(12/22/2014, HealthDay)
- Mom, Dad and Baby Talk(11/04/2014, HealthDay)
- More News on Parenting
Specific Conditions
- Behavior Therapy: The Specifics of Parent Training(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Building Blocks: Family(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Children with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Parents(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Connecting with Your Preteen(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Disciplining Your Child(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Empty Nest Syndrome: Tips for Coping(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- 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
- How Becoming Parents Can Affect Your Relationship(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Importance of Family Routines(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Is There Such a Thing As a "Perfect" Parent?(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Next Stop Adulthood: Tips for Parents(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Parenting Conflicts(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parenting School-Age Children(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parenting Tips: How to Improve Toddler Behavior(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Parenting Your Infant(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Preparing Your Family for a New Baby(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Raising Confident Kids(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Single Parent Families(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Single Parent? Tips for Raising a Child Alone(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Treating Children as Individuals(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Using Your Past(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
Related Issues
- Benefits of Limiting TV(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Competitive Sports: Helping Kids Play it Cool(Nemours Foundation)
- Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Family Meals(Nemours Foundation)
- Healthy Habits for TV, Video Games, and the Internet(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Help Your Child Get Organized(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- How to Talk to Your Child about the News(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Is Your Child Too Busy?(Nemours Foundation)
- JAMA Patient Page: Helping Children Cope with Violence(American Medical Association) - PDF
- Leaving Your Child Home Alone(Nemours Foundation)
- Parenting an Athlete(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Shape Your Family's Habits: Helping Kids Make Healthy Choices(National Institutes of Health)
- Sibling Rivalry (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- 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)
- Taming Tempers(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Teaching Kids Not to Bully(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Teaching Your Child Self-Control(Nemours Foundation)
- Tips on Helping Your Child Build Relationships(Zero to Three)
- Top Ten Homework Tips (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- TV Ratings: A Guide for Parents(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
- Working Parents(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Also available in Spanish
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Tutorials
- Digging Deeper: Looking Beyond Behavior to Discover Meaning(Administration for Children and Families)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Body for Parents (Girls)(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Also available in Spanish
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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)Organizations
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Teenagers
- Helping Your Teen Decide What to Do After High School(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Parent's Guide to Surviving the Teen Years(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Parent's Guide to Teen Parties(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- 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)
- Share Your Values(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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Men
- Fatherhood: 10 Ways to Be a Better Dad(National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
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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
- Time outs
- Also available in Spanish
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