Kids

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

From nursery school through college, fat students experience ostracism, discouragement, and sometimes violence. Find out what you can do to help your overweight child.

Recent concerns over cell phone use have people worrying that their mobile phones may cause cancer. This article seeks to find credibility to that information and find out what current research says about this issue.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

The incidence of peanut allergy is increasing in U.S. children, and the problem can be serious. Learn how to recognize the symptoms and how to avoid a reaction.

Learn how to make plane travel with an autistic child easier on yourself, your child, and other passengers.

Learn how to address important issues at home with your autistic child, including toilet training, chores, behavior, social skills, safety, and more.

Read tips on making social and family gatherings easier and more comfortable for you, your autistic child, and guests.

Get tips for making communication with your autistic child easier.

Learn about applied behavior analysis treatment for autism, including some of its terms. .

Different treatment options can affect different aspects of your life, family, and child with an autism spectrum disorder.

Learn about the cycle of grief parents may experience when they learn their child has an autism disorder.

Read information on why people with autism behave the way they do.

Find tips on how to research the causes and the science behind autism.

Learn the differences between several specific diagnoses of autism.

Read a list of the behaviors that someone with an autism spectrum disorder may exhibit.

Read about the social and imaginative characteristics that are present in autism spectrum disorders.

Learn why it's important to seek a diagnosis for suspected autism spectrum disorders, and find out how to take advantage and grow from the diagnosis and label of the disease.

As the number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders increases, so do the myths. Here are some of the myths believed about autism disorders.

The holidays are a joyful time of year, but they're also a time of year when you need to be extra-cautious when out and about with your child. Pattie Fitzgerald, founder and creator of Safely Ever After, Inc., has provided a list of holiday tips on her website, www.safelyeverafter.com, to help keep your children safe while you are preparing for the holidays.