Parkridge Medical Center

Positive Parenting

• All About Reading
  • Your Child's Handwriting
  • Raising a Summer Reader
  • Reading Resources
  • Finding the Right Read
  • Helping Reluctant Readers
  • Storytelling
  • Everyday Reading Opportunities
  • Reading Milestones
  • Creating a Reader-Friendly Home
  • School-Age Readers
  • Toddler Reading Time
  • Story Time for Preschoolers
  • Reading Books to Babies
• Family Life
  • How Can I Bring Peace to the "Witching Hours"?
  • Road Rules for Little Passengers
  • Rules of the Road for Teen Drivers
  • Staying Healthy While You Travel
  • Taking Care of Your Grandchildren
  • A Safe and Spooktacular Halloween
  • Sending Your Child With Special Needs to Camp
  • Making Sure Your Teen's Job Is Safe
  • Taking Care of Your Grandchildren
  • Competitive Sports: Helping Kids Play it Cool
  • Natural Disasters: How Families Can Help
  • Natural Disasters: How Families Can Help
  • Am I 'Too Tough' When I Discipline My Kids?
  • Breath-Holding Spells
  • Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting
  • Internet Safety
  • Birth of a Second Child
  • Taking Your Child to a Therapist
  • Medical Issues in Adoption
  • Traveling Without Your Child
  • Choosing Child Care
  • Allowance Basics
  • Healthy Habits for TV, Video Games, and the Internet
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
  • How TV Affects Your Child
  • Community Service: A Family's Guide to Getting Involved
  • Choosing and Instructing a Babysitter
  • Parenting Multiples
  • How Becoming Parents Can Affect Your Relationship
  • Camps for Kids With Special Needs
  • How Can I Teach Kids to Be Smart About Strangers?
  • 10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2010
  • When Your Child Outgrows Pediatric Care
  • Disciplining Your Toddler
  • Balancing Academics and Serious Illness
  • Giving Teens a Voice in Health Care Decisions
  • Caring for Siblings of Seriously Ill Children
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Safer Water and Sanitation for the World
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Hoping for Health Care Reform (Finally!)
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Dealing With Financial Turmoil
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Safer Kids' Stuff on the Horizon
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Reflecting on Race
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The New Challenges of Immunization
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Eye on Obesity – and the Health Problems That Come With It
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Keeping the Sex Talks Going
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The Impact of Keeping in Constant Technological Touch
  • 10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2009 - Full List
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: A Mobilized Youth Movement
  • 10 Kids' Health Issues to Watch in 2009
  • Raising Earth-Friendly Kids
  • Becoming a Stepparent
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Rethinking a Pill for Every Ill
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Battling the Superbug
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Covering Kids' Health Needs
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Lost Childhoods
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Obesity: Beyond the Body
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Food Allergies: Outlawing PB&J
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: The Growing Reach of Retail Health Care
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Keeping Child's Play Safe
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Bullying: Not Just Kids' Stuff
  • Kids' Health Issues to Watch: Overtraining Little Athletes
  • Rules of the Road for Teen Drivers
  • Getting Kids to Give: Lynda's Story
  • Helping Teens Learn to Drive
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Coping With Health Care Costs
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Staying Connected During the Teen Years
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Keeping Healthy Foods Safe
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Tapping Into Stem Cell Potential
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Drawing the Line Online
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Giving Babies a Healthier Start
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: AIDS: A Push for Prevention
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: New Safeguards for Kids
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Obesity: Beyond the Home Front
  • Children's Health Issues to Watch: Health Care 2.0
  • Making Sense of Medical News
  • Signing Kids Up for Sports
  • Leaving Your Child Home Alone
  • Connecting With Your Preteen
  • Errands Survival Kit
  • Becoming a Father
  • Making the Holidays Less Materialistic
  • Talking Politics: What to Say to Your Kids
  • Road Trip Boredom Busters
  • Rainy Day Fun
  • Bonding With Grandparents
• Kids' Health Issues: 2011
  • Acting Locally to Help Globally
  • What Electronic Records Mean for Health Care
  • The Rise of Psychiatric Diagnoses in Younger Kids
  • Epigenetics – How Grandma's Health Affects Your Child's
  • Fighting Nature Deficit Disorder
  • Teens & Sexting: What Parents Need to Know
  • Understanding Health Care Reform
  • Cyberbullying: New Problems, New Tactics
  • Supporting LGBT Kids
  • Obesity-Related Health Problems in Kids
• Learning & Education
  • Backpack Safety
  • Helping Your Teen With Homework
  • Helping Your Gradeschooler With Homework
  • Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  • Homework Basics
  • Back to School
  • Getting Involved at Your Child's School
  • What Is ADHD?
  • Helping Kids Deal With Bullies
  • Helping Your Teen Decide What to Do After High School
  • Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
  • Talking to Your Child's Preschool Teacher
  • Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool
  • Balancing Academics and Serious Illness
  • Your Child's Handwriting
  • Helping Teens Learn to Drive
  • Help Your Child Get Organized
• Tough Topics
  • Date Rape
  • Preventing Abductions
  • How to Talk to Your Child About the News
  • Raising a Child With Autism: Paige and Iain's Story
  • Am I 'Too Tough' When I Discipline My Kids?
  • Ketamine: What Parents Need to Know
  • Heroin: What Parents Need to Know
  • When Your Teen Is Having a Baby
  • Talking to Your Child About Menstruation
  • Talking to Your Child About Drugs
  • My Child Is Stealing
  • Tips for Divorcing Parents
  • Kids and Smoking
  • Talking to Your Child About Puberty
  • Preparing Your Child for a Move
  • School Violence and the News
  • Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
  • Helping Your Child Through a Divorce
  • Disciplining Your Child
  • Kids and Alcohol
  • Questions and Answers About Sex
  • Helping Your Child Deal With Death
  • Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Teaching Your Child Tolerance
  • Transgender People
  • How Can I Teach Kids to Be Smart About Strangers?
  • Amphetamines: What Parents Need to Know
  • Rohypnol: What Parents Need to Know
  • Nicotine: What Parents Need to Know
  • Methamphetamines: What Parents Need to Know
  • Marijuana: What Parents Need to Know
  • LSD: What Parents Need to Know
  • Inhalants: What Parents Need to Know
  • GHB: What Parents Need to Know
  • Cocaine & Crack: What Parents Need to Know
  • Ecstasy: What Parents Need to Know
  • Depressants: What Parents Need to Know
  • Drugs: What Parents Need to Know
  • Disciplining Your Toddler
  • Caring for Siblings of Seriously Ill Children
  • Cyberbullying
  • Talking to Your Daughter About Puberty
  • If Your Child Is Raped
  • Becoming a Stepparent
  • Financial Woes? How to Talk to Kids When Money Is Tight
  • How Do I Handle the Transition When My Husband Returns From War?
  • How Do I Help My Kids Deal With My Husband's Deployment?
  • My Son Is Being Deployed; How Do I Help My Other Kids Cope?
  • Telling a Child About Deployment
  • When a Parent Goes to War
  • Encouraging a Healthy Body Image
  • Helping Kids Cope With Cliques
  • Raising Confident Kids
  • Helping Kids Handle Worry
  • Sexual Attraction and Orientation
  • When a Pet Dies
  • Taming Tempers
  • Helping Kids Cope With Stress
  • Connecting With Your Preteen
  • Making the Holidays Less Materialistic
  • Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse