Intellectual Development

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

Whether your child is starting preschool or third grade, these little strategies can make a huge difference.

We asked our readers to share the child-friendly apps that enhance their little one's learning experience -- and for the times when they just need a few minutes of peace and quiet.

Find out what skills you can expect your child to master at 2, 3, and 4 years old.

Signs that your child maybe be gifted.

Between reading, writing, math, social studies, and science, there's a lot of material for your child to know. Here's how to help him absorb it all.

The key to your child's success in school later? Finding ways to improve their memory now. Luckily, there's plenty parents can do to strengthen this essential learning tool.

Your child is at the beginning of a long-term relationship with studying -- and you're involved in it too. If you look at this as a process, one where you'll be introducing positive habits, you'll soon be on the path to more productive, peaceful, and pleasant (really!) homework sessions

From preventing my tired kid from napping to not making him share, I'm guilty as charged. Luckily, you don't need to be perfect in order to raise a great child.

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

School is very important, but it's not the only setting where your children can learn. Read our seven suggestions for firing up your children's minds to learn beyond the school walls.

Watch for these milestones to occur between 18-24 months.

Your child's education doesn't have to stop after school. These games made for your iPhone and iPad will keep your youngster's mind active outside the classroom.

Many kids go through an "I hate school" phase. Find out how to get your student out of her funk.

Speaking a foreign language will give your child an edge in the job market. But with few grade schools teaching one, how can you give her the early start she needs?

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.

A toddler in the midst of a fit may send you into one too. Yet most experts agree that staying calm is key to defusing an emotionally overwrought child. "Losing your temper doesn't just make things worse, it actually creates the very outcome you were hoping to avoid in the first place," says Hal Runkel, an Atlanta-based therapist, father of two, and author of ScreamFree Parenting. In other words, a screaming, raging toddler. However, the occasional parental blowup is normal, and it won't scar your child for life. But with a few coping strategies, you can head off two tantrums at once: yours and your child's.

Get dinner on the table fast with these fresh recipe ideas your whole family will love.

Toss out the junk food and start making snack time fun again! Check out these 20 kid-friendly ingredients that make great snacks, plus an easy recipe for each one.

We gathered advice from real moms (and a dad!) on how they maneuver around their child's meltdowns.

While young children can reach milestones at different ages, the CDC says you should talk to your doctor and consider an early-intervention evaluation if your child displays any of these signs or has a dramatic loss of skills.

Surround your children with love, happiness, and encouragement so they have the confidence to reach goals.

It's ironic, but the brightest kids often have the toughest time in school. If you have a gifted child, you'll need to work the system to help him succeed.

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.

Trust us -- we know these top tips work! We tapped the experts -- Parents.com readers, who swear by each and every one.