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Tips For Raising Healthy Kids

Make smart choices about nutrition and help your child develop a positive relationship with healthy food. Teach your kids how to eat right for better nutrition.

39 Snack Ideas for Happy and Healthy Kids

Healthy Kids Lunches: Packed Lunch Tips

A few simple steps can make kids’ packed lunches simpler, healthier and relatively friction-free.

A psychologist says parents of healthy kids have these 10 things in common

Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair identifies key things many parents get wrong in helping their kids learn healthy eating, and suggests ways to change them.

15 Healthy, Kid-Friendly Snack Ideas [Infographic]

Just in time for the kids to head back to school, here is a guide with 15 fresh and healthy snack ideas to help your family plan ahead, snack smarter, and save money! For more inspiration check out our 15 Healthy, Kid-Friendly Lunch Ideas.

30 Healthy Kid Snack Ideas

School has already started in some places and healthy kid snack ideas are a great thing to have in your arsenal! These ideas are great year round, or for sch

Collaborating Across Sectors to Grow Healthy Kids

Schools and health care systems are usually considered separate entities, but schools play an important role in building a Culture of Health. See how cross-sector collaborations can ensure children strong starts to healthy, productive lives.

4 Parenting Habits That Grow Emotionally Healthy Kids

Need help parenting? While you can dive into the ocean of parenting books out there, you might want to start with some basic guidance ...

6 easy hacks from a pediatrician to make healthier kids' lunches

Here are six easy tips to increase the appeal of the what’s in that lunchbox.

How to Raise Healthy Kids While Letting Them Be Kids

Health-conscious parents tend to be vigilant when it comes to what their children are eating or drinking, what they are exposed to in their environment, and how they spend their time.They are concerne

Be a Role Model: Find a Healthy Balance with Media and Technology

Young kids learn how to use technology by watching their parents, so model healthy habits early by balancing media time with real time. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

Easy, Healthy After-School Snacks for Kids

Get creative when preparing after-school snacks and you will calm hunger pangs while dishing up the essential nutrients needed for growing bodies and brains.

Raise a Child Who Loves Life

Can you actually teach your kid to laugh often, be an optimist, and enjoy every day? Research says yes.

Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

What can we expect our kids to learn if they're hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students' bodies in addition to their minds.

25 signs you’re a police officer's kid

If you’re a first-generation police officer, there are some things you should know about what it’s like to be your kid

5 things parents can do to boost a child's self-confidence

Raising confident kids is a balancing act. Two childhood development experts reveal how to navigate it.

10 things you didn't know about extreme poverty

7 Things to Do Before Your Kid Goes to College

Teaching them to do laundry and how to open a bank account are important, but don’t forget to spend time together and have fun