Betsy Flagler

Thinking about a plane trip with kids in tow? As part of your flight plan, try storytelling to plot out what's ahead to reduce anxiety.

All year long, there are plenty of ways to nurture your child's giving heart - just for the joy of it. Look around, see the needs of others and help your family fill them.

Are you short on ideas for packing lunches for your kids, but still have months of school to go? Here are some ideas to launch a fresh attitude.

It's time to start making decisions on your child's first steps into preschool for the fall.

Trust yourself as a parent. The common-sense advice from Dr. Benjamin Spock has held true for more than six decades.

Editor's Note: This column is a reprint from September 2010.

The best tip to keep your children healthy as a new year ushers in the height of flu season: Remind them to keep their hands clean and away from their faces.

The best gift I've ever given my husband was on Christmas in 1995: a little book of our son's funny comments from ages 3 to 6.

The best baby and toddler tips aren't new or trendy, but instead have stood the test of time. Here are classic guidelines that continue to hold up:

A daily read-aloud routine is one of the best presents you can give to your child. Over the holidays, snuggle up, nestle down and share your favorite Christmas classics as books, not just TV specials.