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Connect With Kids Parenting Video

Is Sleepwalking Normal? – You wake up to the sounds of your child screaming in their bed, but go in to find they’re asleep. A new study found that ‘night terrors’ and sleep- walking are much more common than previously thought.Watch Video ››


Keeping a Sleepwalking Child Safe - Parents whose kids sleepwalk or have ‘night terrors’ know how tiring it can be to get woken up every night. But there are some things parents can do to help their children, and themselves, get a good and safe night’s sleep.Watch Video ››


Fevers Dangerous for Newborns – For first-time parents, a newborn baby can be overwhelming – especially when it comes to any possibility of illness. But with very young babies, it’s better to be over-cautious.Watch Video ››


The HPV Vaccine & Boys – A new vaccine, which protects girls from cervical cancer, is making headlines around the country. But there’s been much less attention on how the vaccine can help boys.Watch Video ››


Single Parents & Dating – Many single parents want to jump back into the dating scene, but they worry how their kids will handle the situation. This Connect with Kids story offers tips on how single parents can date - without causing their kids too much stress.Watch Video ››

Connect With Kids

Join the conversation -- chat with other parents and families on our community. Now you can talk with other parents online, create your own profile page, upload pictures for your friends and family to see, even write and post your own online blog -- free! Your very own online parent community -- it's like a Facebook for adults! (Don't let the kids "out-technology" us!) Full Story ››


You may not think that watching a DVD could be the best way to keep your kids safe from today’s risky behaviors like drugs, drinking, cutting, trunking, sex, Internet chat rooms and more. But research shows it works. Full Story ››


The Secret Life of Kids is a series of award-winning programs that give parents an inside look at what's really going on in children's lives today. Full Story ››


Stay on top of the latest things your kids are up to. Full Story ››

More Connect With Kids Parenting Video

Fighting for Breath – Wheezing, shortness of breath, symptoms that occur during exercise…it sounds like exercise-induced asthma. But according to recent studies, up to 15 percent of athletes may be misdiagnosed and receiving the wrong treatment. Watch Video ››


Is Homework at Waste of Time? –Less homework is a trend in some of the nation’s most prestigious schools. A few of those schools are capping the amount of work teachers can assign. Others are nixing homework altogether in the lower grades. Why?Watch Video ››


No Worm in Ringworm– It affects about one million children in the U.S. each year, especially kids under age ten. But many parents are still unfamiliar with the disease, Ringworm, and its symptoms.Watch Video ››


Catching Reading Problems Early – Very often, parents don’t find out about their child’s learning disability until well after they’ve started school. But a new tool can pick up learning disabilities before the kids learn to read.Watch Video ››


Too Much Homework – Most parents nag, threaten and plead to get kids to do homework. They assume the frustration will be worth it - that homework will have a big academic pay-off. But what if it doesn’t? Watch Video ››


Shoppers are now spending more than $100 billion a year online. Much of that money comes from tech-savvy teens. But, increasingly kids are becoming the victims of online scams. How can we teach kids to avoid getting ripped off? Watch Video ››


‘If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times’…it’s a mantra heard in every household, from every parent. But how many times do parents have to repeat themselves? And which methods of discipline actually work? Watch Video ››


Many parents feel like they’re at their wit’s end when it comes to disciplining their children - nothing seems to work. According to a survey out of Vanderbilt University, one in three parents say their methods aren’t very effective at all. How can parents get their kids to do the right thing? Watch Video ››


About 30,000 people are treated in emergency rooms each year, for non-work related, severe injuries to their fingers. Most of those cases involve very young children. Watch Video ››


Many kids say they’re scared they’ll be the target if they stand up to a bully… some think the victim should stand up for themselves. Whatever the reason, a huge number of school kids just watch and do nothing when bullying occurs. How can we change that? Watch Video ››