When one or both parents become disabled, there is often a question about how their child's education will be paid. Luckily, there are a number of grants that are available specifically for children who have a parent, or even a grandparent, who is disabled.

An ideal scenario would be a child willing getting into bed, immediately snuggling down and falling instantly asleep without any cajoling or pleading from parents.

As your child grows throughout childhood, you will receive ongoing information about her rate of growth from physicians who consult growth charts. Growth charts present this information to help physicians measure and track a child’s growth.

Getting a child to quit slouching and stand up straight is a common struggle for parents. A child’s poor posture not only looks bad, but also affects her health both today and down the road.

Picking at and peeling off the skin on your fingers can be an unconscious habit or a known behavior in which you indulge when you're stressed or upset. What may seem like a benign happening can become a medical problem in some cases; open wounds on your fingers can pick up bacteria easily and may become infected.

Many kids ask their math teacher why learning a particular mathematical concept or skill is important. When helping kids out with their homework, many parents may wonder the same thing. Mark H.

Excessive and unsupervised television viewing can have negative effects on kids. While the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, recommends that children older than 2 only watch one to two hours of quality programming a day, the average 8- to-18-year-old kid watches four hours of TV a day.

Every good parent wants the best for her child, including opportunities for educational enrichment. From learning games to language courses, a variety of tools claim to raise a child’s IQ score. But what do IQ scores really mean?

Eating habits develop early in life, so when children learn how to eat healthy the result can literally be life-altering. By teaching children about nutrition, you help them understand the reasons behind choosing an apple or choosing a candy bar. Nutrition-based questions for kids should start with the basics.

Violence in children includes a range of behaviors, including threats, bullying, harm to animals, aggression toward others, explosive temper tantrums and armed assault. Children who show a pattern of such behavior are often diagnosed with a psychiatric illness known as conduct disorder.

Most people are born with two sets of teeth; the primary, or baby, teeth begin to erupt from your baby's gums at an average age of six months, according to the American Dental Association, though the actual age of eruption varies widely.

Eating a healthful diet has benefits throughout life. Starting a healthy lifestyle during childhood can have long-term advantages, according to the American Psychological Association.