Costume Contacts Can Have Scary Consequences

Accessorizing a Halloween costume with blood-drenched vampire eyes or circle lenses are all trendy options. But most people don’t know the sight-stealing consequences behind these contact lens choices.

The Debate Over Dental Fillings

Dental amalgams—commonly known as silver fillings—have been around for more than 100 years and are still in use today.

By LaNeta Crighton

Food Safety Tips for Packing School Lunches

It’s important to make sure the food your kids are eating from their school lunches is safe.

Drug Abuse and Obesity Top List of Health Concerns for U.S. Children

Internet safety and sexting join drug abuse, obesity, and smoking as top child health problems, in eyes of public.

A Bundle of Nerves? Help Kids Manage School Anxiety

More than 6 million school children have school anxiety and may report feeling sick because their emotional and physical symptoms confuse them. Find out what's so scary and how you can help.

By Michele Ranard, MEd

Head Lice: It's a Lousy Problem

Is your child scratching her head when you know she’s not figuring out a complicated riddle? Maybe she’s got a case of head lice.

By Farn Dupre

Prevent the Spread of Pink Eye As Children Head Back to School

American Academy of Ophthalmology teaches the prevention and treatment of the common eye infection.

Bilingual Babies’ Vocabulary Linked to Early Brain Differentiation

Babies and children are whizzes at learning a second language, but that ability fades as early as their first birthdays.

Beat Burnout: 14 Ways Parents Can Help Turn Down the Heat on Overstressed Kids

Are you pushing your kids so hard they’re in danger of cracking under the pressure?

By Todd Patkin

6 Ways to Straighten Your Child's Smile

If it’s been a few years since you’ve worn braces, you’re in for a surprise. A wide variety of alternatives, many introduced in the past decade, make braces more attractive and less painful. Here are six of the latest ways to improve your child’s toothy grin.

By Lora Shinn