When Do Girls Stop Growing? Here's What to Know

There are a handful of calculations you can use to “predict” a child’s height, but they aren’t always accurate.
Girl measuring herself
Girl measuring herself

What Is the Ferber Method? All About the Sleep Training Approach

Also known as “graduated extinction,” the Ferber method tends to be viewed as a more gentle approach to sleep training.
Mother and father holding hands of baby son in crib.
Mother and father holding hands of baby son in crib.

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Kids Are Watching Deadly Violence on Social Media. What Parents Can Do

"What they saw might have landed pretty hard in their brain.”
Teenage girl in bed is listening to music
Teenage girl in bed is listening to music

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Family

What Is Helicopter Parenting?

Time to land that chopper, parents.
A Black Hawk utility helicopter in flight.
A Black Hawk utility helicopter in flight.

What Is Snowplow Parenting?

Forget helicopter parenting. Snowplows do even more, and it's not helping kids in the long run.
Snow plowing on a mountain road.
Snow plowing on a mountain road.

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Family

What Is Gentle Parenting?

No more time outs!
Mother, Daughter
Mother, Daughter

What Is Attachment Parenting?

Attachment Parenting has eight core principles.
Woman holding her baby close.
Woman holding her baby close.

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Family

The 1 Secret for Easier Drop-Offs at Camp and School

"As a parent, it feels so terrible. "
Mother hugging with her son in front of school.
Mother hugging with her son in front of school.