Weight Loss & Diets

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Here's everything you need to know to help your teen manage her weight and develop a healthy body image. From crash diets to yo-yo problems, we've got you covered.

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Help Kids Lose Weight

The key to shedding pounds is choosing foods that fight hunger.

Healthy School Lunches & Snacks Healthy School Lunches & Snacks

Keep it simple with these easy ideas to make school lunches healthy and fun.

The Healthy Kitchen: 35 Best Foods to Stock in Your Fridge and Pantry The Healthy Kitchen: 35 Best Foods to Stock in Your Fridge and Pantry

Load your shelves with these delicious, nutritious foods, and we promise that your kids will stop begging you for junk food.

Is My Child Having Sex?

Advice for parents on how to talk to teens about sex, from parenting expert Jan Faull, MEd.

Let Let's Do Lunch

Your mom mission this school year: Pack nutritious lunches for your child every single day. Our healthy sandwich selects will get you on your way.

Breakfast to Go Breakfast to Go

Make-ahead meals for mornings when there's simply no time to sit at the table.

Calculating Your Child's BMI

Use this important, quick screening index to identify if your child is underweight, overweight, or obese.

Superfood Lunch Ideas Superfood Lunch Ideas

Looking for a nutritious lunch? Check out these recipes that will fuel your whole family with the healthy nutrients they need.

How to Talk to Your Child About Losing Weight

Does your child need to lose weight? We'll help you talk about it without hurting her feelings.

Height Prediction Quiz

If your child is four years or older, our height prediction quiz will give you a sneak peek at how tall your kid may be.

Healthy Snacks Kids (and Moms) Love Healthy Snacks Kids (and Moms) Love

These super healthy snack ideas are easy to make and even more fun to eat.

Healthy Dinner Recipes Healthy Dinner Recipes

Low in fat and packed with protein and vitamin-rich veggies, these dinners are perfect for your post-baby nutrition plan. Bonus: They taste so good you can serve them to the whole family.

8 Power Snacks 8 Power Snacks

Keep them away from the cookie jar with these tasty healthy eats.

5 Surprising Facts About Diabetes

Although diabetes is definitely on the rise, media hype and misconceptions keep many parents from getting the whole picture about the illness -- or from understanding the best ways to help kids avoid or manage it. "Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children after asthma, but the percentage of kids who have it is still relatively low," says Parents advisor Lori Laffel, MD, chief of the pediatric, adolescent, and young-adult section at Harvard's Joslin Diabetes Center. That's reassuring news, but if your child is one of the kids at risk, the threat to his health is very real. Here are five important truths about this serious illness.

Slim-Down Suppers: Healthy Slow-Cooker Meals Slim-Down Suppers: Healthy Slow-Cooker Meals

Slow cookers are time-saving superstars -- and an easy way to cut fat and calories. These six meals will put your family on the fast track to good nutrition.

The 20 Best Snacks for Kids The 20 Best Snacks for Kids

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.

Make Kid Foods More Nutritious Make Kid Foods More Nutritious

Okay, so you may never get your kids to give up nuggets, cookies, and juice -- but you can make their fave foods healthier.

Instilling Body Confidence in Overweight Kids

How parents can talk to their plus-size tweens and teens about feeling good about their bodies.

Fizzing Out the Fat

Study finds promoting less soda in schools can lower obesity among children.

Is My Child Drinking Behind My Back?

Parenting Expert Jan Faull, MEd, on what to do when your teen socializes with an older, partying crowd.

Could Your Child Have Diabetes?

More than 15,000 children are diagnosed with type 1 every year. Make sure you know the telltale signs -- they're all too easy to dismiss.

What's an Appropriate Curfew for High Schoolers?

Jan Faull, MEd, on deciding on a high school curfew for teens.

When Teens Make Out in Public

Jan Faull, MEd, advises parents on how to deal with their kids' public make-out sessions.

Gender Prediction Quiz

Are you pregnant and wondering if you are having a girl or a boy? Take this gender prediction quiz that predicts the gender of your baby!

Pack Lunch Like a Celebrity Chef Pack Lunch Like a Celebrity Chef

20 super-healthy lunch box recipes that are so tasty you'll probably want to pack a second lunch for yourself!

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