Parents Ask

Dr. Ann Corwin shares the secrets to keeping your daughter from becoming a mean girl. Helpful tips are given to teach young girls emotional education and how to deal with feelings or envy in a healthy way.

Separation anxiety is a very normal emotional development for young children, especially babies. Often times, moms who are returning to work after a few months (or in some cases, years) see that their baby is having a hard time with the new separation. But according to Parents Ask expert Dr. Ann Corwin, just because you're not there, doesn't mean you can't stay connected. Here are some helpful hints on ways you can easy your baby's separation anxiety and stay connected.

What do you do when you sign your child up for an activity or sport and midway through the season, they desperately want to quit? Parents Ask expert Betsy Brown Braun offers tips on ways parents can teach their children the importance of keeping a commitment. Read on!

Erin O'Brien explains why you may have the "baby blues", how long it usually lasts and what you can do to help get rid of it and get your body and hormones back in sync.

Elizabeth Ward gives expert insight into drinking alcohol during the time you're breastfeeding. The affects it has on your baby, and the precautions to take if you do drink when breastfeeding.

If your baby is ready for solids, don't freak out. There are as many benefits to store bought foods as homemade foods. Today, Elizabeth Ward shares her tips on what kinds of store bought foods to look for and shares ideas on how to easily prepare homemade foods.

Ann Douglas explains the hazards of smoking and the benefits of a smoke-free pregnancy.

Tori Kropp gives advice on weight gain and pregnancy. How much weight gain is ideal and how to gauge your food intake.

Ann Douglas gives advice on what you should know before you try to conceive again after a miscarriage. How to eliminate risks of another miscarriage and the questions to ask yourself before trying to make sure you’re ready.

Ann Douglas goes through the old wives tales of how to tell what the sex of your baby will be. How these tales came to be and can they really predict whether you will have a boy or girl?