Pet ownership brings lots of responsibility — but it can also include numerous health benefits for your child that you might not expect. We also dig into the best ways teachers can add a pet to their classroom.

There’s a long span between the last day of school and the first day of the next school year — so much time that kids can forget much of what they learned last year. Here are ways you can keep your child from experiencing summer learning loss.

Raising a successful child means also raising a child who is tolerant of other races, genders, ideas and lifestyles. And doing that is a lot easier than you think — and you can do it almost exclusively in your own home.

Politicians and fathers alike spent nearly 60 years unsuccessfully trying to kill the idea of Father's Day. The reason they didn't want the celebration might surprise you — and it has a LOT to do with the success of Mother's Day.

If your child struggles with confidence — or doesn't want to try new things — the answer may be simply giving him or her permission to try. It might sound weird, but it works.

I’m digging back for some stories from some wild parent-teacher conferences that didn’t quite go as planned — so that you can learn what NOT to do when advocating for your child in front of his or her teacher.

No child is born knowing how to set and achieve realistic goals. It's a learning process that takes time, practice, and failure to figure out. But you can speed up the process and help your child reach his or her goals faster and more effectively.

Parenting is both weird and wonderful — as proven by these strange facts that you might not know — but should. How many diapers will you change in your first two years as a parent? What's the largest baby ever born? The answers might surprise you.

Mother's Day's roots took hold just before the American Civil War. But several years later, the very lady who fought to get the holiday recognized became the person who dedicated her life to having the celebration removed from calendars around the country

How much of your family history does your child know about? Most children know very little. But, when they do learn about their lineage, they become empowered and obtain a sense of responsibility that they're now the keeper of their family's name.