Child Development

Stop your kid's seemingly endless requests and ungrateful attitude with our expert plan.

Follow our age-by-age growth chart to see the average height and weight your children should have as they grow from baby to big kid.

Helping your child master these simple rules of etiquette will get him noticed -- for all the right reasons.

Why do boys have nipples? What is snot for? We answer these and six more of your kid's toughest body questions.

Signs that your child maybe be gifted.

Our child growth chart will calculate your child's height and weight percentile.

Everyone talks about how tall -- or short -- a child is, but does size really matter?

When it comes to dealing with bad behavior, everyone screws up. We'll help you do it right.

Kids are kids, which means that when they get mad, they're not especially diplomatic about it. What's disturbing, though, is that more and more kids seem unable to stop at ordinary expressions of childish ire. "I see hundreds of kids each year, and I'm shocked by the level of aggressiveness I'm observing," says Edward Christophersen, Ph.D., a psychologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

How can you tell whether your child is growing properly? And is there anything you can do to help his growth along? Here's the lowdown on making sure your child measures up.

Legos and lip gloss. Jungle gyms and Justin Bieber. How to keep your kids from growing up too fast.

If your child gets embarrassed easily, you can help him deal with his awkward feelings.

These warning signs may indicate your child has a problem.

Discipline isn't punishment, and there's more than one way to correct your child's behavior--without yelling. Here's a tactic for every age.