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Girls and boys dressed in red and white sports clothes smile into the camera.

How to Choose the Best Sports Team for Your Child

Expert tips

When the News is Frightening: How You Can Talk to Your Kids

Image of boys sports teams holding up a trophy.

Preventing Sports Burnout in Kids

The Allure of Elite Club Teams: What You Should Know

Young boy lies on grass, drinking bottled water for a story on preventing sports burnout in kids.

What to know before signing up for team sports

How to Prevent Sports Burnout in Kids

New mobile app

Cedars-Sinai Connect App Provides Virtual Health Care for Children and Spanish Speakers

Plus leadership development, academic support and more

L.A. Teens: Grab Your Free YMCA Get Summer Pass for Fitness and Fun

L.A. Parent Q & A

Cause and Effect of Loneliness on Our Kids and Teens

Children's Institute Q&A

Childhood Loneliness: How to Help Our Kids Feel Less Alone

Nogales High School Students Celebrate Mental Health Awareness

La Puente Students Host Health & Wellness Fair

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Caring for Your Kids Starts with You: Self-Care Tips for Parents and Caregivers

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Augason Farms is Helping Parents Remain Earthquake-Ready

Miracles for Kids Celebrates 20 Years of Community Support

Help your kids develop stronger relationships

Helping Your Kids Navigate Friendships

A $10 million federal grant will fund the expansion

Parents Anonymous Now Offers a Free National Parent & Youth Helpline 24/7

A mother’s burning questions on parenting her neurodivergent child

The Journey from Diagnosis to Acceptance

Dec. 4-8

Inclusion Matters Partners with LAUSD for Inclusive Schools Week

Health & Wellness

Asthma and Winter: A Q & A with Irina Dralyuk, MD, Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s

Q&A With Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children

Understanding the Signs of Epilepsy in Children

8 tips to support and comfort your child though conflict and war

How to Talk to your Children about Conflict and War

From self-taught to leading the field

Autism Resource Podcast: Gilda Evans’ Call to Action

Making Halloween inclusive and safe

FARE and CVS Teal Pumpkin Project Return This Halloween Season

Vote for Park Grant by Sept. 18

Las Flores Park in LaVerne In Running for Niagara Bottling Grant

Create healthy oral health routines

Kids and Oral Health

Ask the experts

Should You Battle Over Bedtime?

Supporting trans and nonbinary youth, their parents and allies

Gender is a Spectrum

Heat safety is very important for children, especially at school.

Back to School Heat Safety Tips That You Need to Know

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A Kid Again Coming to Los Angeles

Our Travel and Summer Camp Issue

The Art of Travel

Tips for pet adoption

Owner of Wagmor Pet Rescue, Melissa Bacelar, Talks All About Pet Adoption

Emotional wellness activities for kids

The Genius of Play’s ‘Emotional Wellness Playbook’

An Expert Weighs In

What To Do if Your Kid Gets Sick on Vacation

Ask the Experts: Why We Need to Focus on Our Kids’ Heart Health

Cool Tools for Parents: Navigating Beauty Products and Beyond

Toys, Books, and Safety Gear for All

Award-Winning Gear for Baby, Toddler & Mom

Ask the Experts

What to Know About RSV

Re-establish boundaries and (eventually) reap the rewards

New Year Boundaries

L.A. Parent Spotlight

Spotlight: Meet The Cameron Boyce Foundation’s Libby Boyce

Inspiring teens

Addressing Youth Violence: Foster communities that break isolation

Health & Wellness

Ask the Experts: Extracurriculars — How Much is Too Much?

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Meeting the Moment: How charter public schools are helping kids cope and heal

Another Tommy's Field opens in her son's honor

Mother who lost a child implores us to support bereaved parents and their causes

Health & Wellness

Ask the Experts: Swimming Safety for Kids

Plus a Healthy Popsicle Recipe

5 Additives to Eliminate from Your Family’s Diet

Students host competitive coin collection

Los Alamitos School Hosts Fundraiser for Lyme Disease Research

Talking to children about traumatic events

Stand For Children Day – June 1

Dismantling the stigmas

Addressing Your Child’s Learning and Thinking Differences

Healing our children and ourselves

Examining unconscious parenting patterns

A young child in a

Bringing mindfulness to kids this summer & beyond

Mind Over Matter

Health & Wellness

MindMD: A Walk-in Wellness Clinic for Urgent Mental Healthcare

Community News

Student with Type 1 Diabetes Creates Healthy Food App

2022 EWP Sunscreen Report

Is Your Sunscreen Safe?

A mother, father and baby are looking at a laptop screen. On side of the image is a promotion from First 5 LA asking families how COVID-19 has affected them.

First 5 LA is conducting the survey

Survey: How has COVID-19 Affected You?

Health & Wellness

Ask the Experts: Questions about Summer Camp Woes and Getting Caught in the Act

Speak up

Cartoon Network and TikTok Content Creators Come Together for ‘Stop Bullying: Speak Up’ Campaign

Clearing Up Vaccine Worries

National Heart Health Month: Misconceptions about Myocarditis

Learning Mindfulness

Self Discovery and Resilience

Insight from a pediatric psychiatrist

Taking Care of Children’s Mental Health

The Talk

Talk to Boys About Sex

Inspiring Teens

The Big Assist Foundation: Youth Helping Youth Get Active

Free COVID Testing at YMCA

Free COVID testing at YMCA spots in L.A.

Vaccine Appointments Available for Children 5 and older at Cedars-Sinai

Keep kids safe

Button Batteries: These Tiny Items Can be Dangerous in Homes with Small Children

With Priya Soni, M.D.

Doc Talk: Keeping COVID at Bay During the Holidays

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

4 Ways To Support A Child Being Bullied

Q&A With Cedars Sinai Specialist

Children Are Contracting RSV Earlier

Eco-Friendly Childrenswear

Circular Clothing Startup Borobabi Pops Up in Venice

Sing, Dance and Play

Benefits of music on kids’ emotional and neurological development

What Can We Expect for this Second School Year in a Pandemic?

Back to School 2.0

What We're Reading This Month

August Book Corner: Health, History and Rhymes

Hold onto your passenger seats, parents!

Driving Lessons

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10 Energizing Brain Breaks for Children

Doc Talk

Doctor’s Tips for In-person School

Stay Safe & Have Fun

A Doctor’s Summer Safety Tips

Protect Your Family

California Beaches Report Card: Does Your Go-To Beach Pass or Fail?

Getting Unstuck

Sticky Neural Loop: How Your Child’s Brain Processes Pain and How to Help Them Heal

Mental Health Tips for Kids

Mental Health Is As Important As Good Grades

Kid-designed & Kid-approved

New Accessible Playground at Lionel E. Hudson Park

Early Dental Care is Vital

Proper Dental Care Needs to Start Early

Teach Proper Skin Care Early

Young inventors

Local Twins Win in Hearing Loss Invention Contest

A toddler is upset.

Improving Your Toddler's Moods

Tips to Improve Your Toddler’s Mood– and Yours

Stay Safe & Have Fun

Junior Lake Lifeguard Program Returns for Summer 2021

Helping Children Maintain Social Skills

Staying Social

Local Camps Offer Fun and Enrichment

Summer Camps Navigate the Unknown

Child embracing mother anxiously.

Understanding Our Own Anxiety

11 Tips to Help Kids Process Political Unrest

What L.A. Parents Need to Know About MIS-C

Winter Skin Care Tips for Your Whole Family

Why You Shouldn’t Skip Your Next Well-Child Checkup

Make the Most of Your Family’s Telemedicine Visits

Keeping Your Student Athlete in Shape From Home

A Local Pediatrician’s Take on the Pandemic

Teen with IBD Pays the Healing Forward

5 Things You Should Know About Toy Safety

Know the Signs: Colds, Flu and COVID-19

Parents Anonymous Offers a Helpline and Support Groups for Families

Even in Fall, Keep Your Kids Swim Safe

Get Kids’ Brushing Habits Halloween-Ready with Elmo

Three Bike Safety Rules Your Family Needs Now

10 Baby Dangers You Might Not Have Considered