Family Life

• Leaving Your Child Home Alone

  It’s natural for parents to be a bit anxious when first leaving kids without supervision. But you can feel prepared and confident with some planning and a couple of trial runs.

• Media Use Guidelines

  Too much media use can take kids away from other activities, such as sleeping, exercising, playing with friends, and doing homework.

• Media Use Guidelines: Babies & Toddlers

  Not sure how much screen time is appropriate for your baby or toddler? Get advice here.

• Media Use Guidelines: Big Kids

  Not sure how much screen time is appropriate for your big kid? Get advice here.

• Media Use Guidelines: Preschoolers

  Not sure how much screen time is appropriate for your preschooler? Get advice here.

• Media Use Guidelines: Teens

  Not sure how much screen time is appropriate for your teen? Get advice here.

• Mental Health & Social Media Use: What Parents Can Do

  Using social media has benefits and risks for kids. Here’s how to help them be more mindful about it, spend less time on it, and preserve their mental health.

• Monitoring Your Child’s Media Use

  Some ways for parents to keep track of the media their kids watch, play, and use.

• Online Safety

  The Internet is a wonderful resource, but access to it has its hazards for kids. Here’s how to make sure your kids go online safely.

• Parenting a Child With ADHD

  Parenting is as important as any other part of ADHD treatment. The way parents respond can make ADHD better (or worse). This article has parenting tips to help kids improve and do well.