Communicating with Your Kids

Find tips on handling awkward or difficult conversations.

Learn how to become a great conversationalist and a good listener.

These eight quick tips can help you improve your communication with your child.

Effective communication includes listening carefully to your child. These tips can improve your listening skills.

Being your child's ally will foster a trusting and open relationship.

You are already modeling behavior for your child, so be sure it's behavior that you want your child to emulate.

Using a stuffed animal or a doll, you can help your child learn how to express things that are difficult to talk about.

This activity will help your child learn how to describe other people's actions and emotions.

This guide, written by Educators for Social Responsibility, helps adults talk to young people about difficult issues in the world.

Sharing your childhood dreams with your kids strengthens the family bond and gives children a wonderful sense of belonging.

There are steps that should be taken immediately when a child is striking your children or others.

Here's what to do when your child is the subject of name-calling at school.

There's a difference between normal exploration in young people and repeatedly engaging in prohibited behaviors.

Dealing with bullies sometimes requires police involvement.

You've finally told your child where babies come from. Now what do you make of his reaction?

Telling your curious child where babies come from requires tact and discretion, not to mention honesty.

A bright five-year-old can be expected to ask about where babies come from.

There is no reason to conceal factual history from a willing learner.