Silvester Thompson's Articles in Parenting

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  • Youth Sports Schedules: Alerts Keep Parents in the Know
    When sports and recreation directors make last-minute schedule changes, such as canceling a game due to inclement weather or having to change practice times, they may have to inform several people at the same time. But with limited time to spread the word to players, parents, coaches and officials, some people may miss out.
  • Your Tip for Calming Fussy Babies Could Be a Winner
    If you've found yourself soothing your baby by vacuuming in the dark, taking a car ride at 2 a.m. or singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" a cappella, then you're not alone.
  • What Parents Need to Know About Fussy Babies
    Parenting is a difficult job. Knowing what to do in every situation is impossible, especially when it comes to infant feeding.
  • Tips to Relieve Your Child's ADHD Symptoms
    When you think of your child having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, do you automatically think of a lifetime of your child popping pills?
  • Tips to Help Your Kids Succeed in School All Year
    Research shows that parental involvement in schools improves student achievement, reduces absenteeism and restores confidence among parents in their children's education.
  • Tips to Help Your Kids Celebrate Reading
    It's been proven that children who read achieve. They boast higher test scores and recognize letters and numbers more often than their peers who read less often. But getting children to crack open a book sometimes can be the tricky part for parents and teachers.
  • Tips to Help Kids Concentrate in Class
    All of us want our children to succeed in school. But for many kids and teens, concentration in this always-pressured, starved-for-time era can be difficult.
  • Tips on Choosing a Pediatrician for Your Child
    Many managed-care plans limit your choices. Furthermore, many families will live in several different towns before their children are grown up, making it necessary to choose a new pediatrician more than once.
  • Survey: Parents Need the Facts About Injury Risks to Children
    A national survey of 1,000 parents found that many don't know key facts regarding potential safety hazards for children.
  • Survey About Injury Risks to Children
    A national survey of 1,000 parents found that many don't know key facts regarding potential safety hazards for children.
  • Sleep Experts Conclude That Kids Don't Get Enough Sleep
    A recent National Sleep Foundation poll on children's sleep habits revealed what many sleep experts have suspected for years: Children aren't getting enough sleep.
  • Research Shows Need Exists For After-School Program
    Every day, more than 14 million children in the U.S. are left unsupervised after school. According to experts, that leaves them in danger of becoming victims or perpetrators of crime or delinquent behavior.
  • Raising 'Emotional Intelligence' Through Play
    Every day, children face mental and emotional challenges that require patience, understanding and good judgment. How can parents teach their children to cope with this complex world?
  • Prosthetic Limbs Help Children
    Parents whose children have lost an arm or leg often blame themselves for the loss. They may feel responsible for the accident or prenatal condition causing amputation. They may worry their child will never be able to have the same experiences as other children.
  • Mommy Second Child
    Since she's been there, done that, what do you get a veteran mom with a new baby?
  • Mommy Must-Haves for The Second Child
    According to Kids II, one of the fastest-growing infant toy companies in America, selecting baby gifts for second-time-around parents can be as simple as A-B-C.
  • Match-Safety Tips for Parents and Children
    Americans use more than 500 billion matches per year to light anything from birthday candles to campfires. Watching their parents light candles, gas stoves or barbecues, children
  • Lay the Groundwork for A Lifetime of Reading
    At school, reading is the essential tool for success in every subject, so it is vital that you lay the proper groundwork for your child.
  • Kids Celebrate Reading
    It's been proven that children who read achieve. They boast higher test scores and recognize letters and numbers more often than their peers who read less often. But getting children to crack open a book sometimes can be the tricky part for parents and teachers.
  • Internet Safety Program Combats Online Predators
    While the Internet offers a world of information for kids, it also presents great dangers from online sexual predators.

    Every year, one in five children receives a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet. With millions of children in chat rooms and sending instant messages, parents must take action to protect their kids.
  • How to Help Your Kids Succeed In School All Year/AFA
    Research shows that parental involvement in schools improves student achievement, reduces absenteeism and restores confidence among parents in their children's education
  • Helping Children Adjust To a New Stepfamily
    In the Paramount Pictures film "Yours, Mine & Ours," a widower with eight children runs into his high school sweetheart, a widow with 10 of her own. The two rekindle their love and marry without letting their children in on the nuptials until after the fact. A culture clash ensues, and the kids soon devise a plan to sabotage the marriage.
  • Help Your Child Learn to Read
    Is your son or daughter having trouble learning how to read?
  • Help Your Child Avoid Smoking
    Maybe your child already smokes. Perhaps you're a smoker and hope your child won't pick up your unhealthy habit. Maybe there is no history of smoking in your family, but you fear that your child's friends might serve as a bad influence.
  • Help Protect Your Child's Vision From UV Rays and Eye Injuries
    For children, sunshine and warm weather equal outdoor activity. For parents interested in their children's eye health, it's also the right time to get kids sunglasses and protective eyewear.
  • Get Your Children to Read: Put in a 'Reading Movie'
    Today, children are more interested in television, video games and chatting on the Internet than they are in reading. Many parents probably would say, in fact, that getting a child to pick up a book is a significant challenge.
  • Even if you're not, make sure your child's immunizations are
    One thing that never goes out of style is making sure your children are in good health. And the best platform for that is a timely and accurate immunization schedule.
  • Common-Sense Ways to Keep Kids Away From Street Drugs
    Though recent studies show a significant decrease in illegal drug use among American youth, usage levels still remain high.
  • Child's Chronic Infections Could Mean Something More Serious
    Trips to the pediatrician are common for children. But if your child has chronic ear infections, sinus infections or bronchitis, it could be a sign of something more serious.
  • Chaos in the Kitchen? Tips For Getting Your Kids to Eat
    If picky eating were an Olympic sport, would your child be the gold medal winner?If so, you're not alone.

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