Kids

Learn how to address important issues at home with your autistic child, including toilet training, chores, behavior, social skills, safety, and more.

Learn how to make plane travel with an autistic child easier on yourself, your child, and other passengers.

Read tips on making social and family gatherings easier and more comfortable for you, your autistic child, and guests.

Get tips for making communication with your autistic child easier.

Learn about applied behavior analysis treatment for autism, including some of its terms. .

Different treatment options can affect different aspects of your life, family, and child with an autism spectrum disorder.

Learn about the cycle of grief parents may experience when they learn their child has an autism disorder.

Read information on why people with autism behave the way they do.

Find tips on how to research the causes and the science behind autism.

Learn the differences between several specific diagnoses of autism.

Read a list of the behaviors that someone with an autism spectrum disorder may exhibit.

Read about the social and imaginative characteristics that are present in autism spectrum disorders.

Learn why it's important to seek a diagnosis for suspected autism spectrum disorders, and find out how to take advantage and grow from the diagnosis and label of the disease.

As the number of people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders increases, so do the myths. Here are some of the myths believed about autism disorders.

The holidays are a joyful time of year, but they're also a time of year when you need to be extra-cautious when out and about with your child. Pattie Fitzgerald, founder and creator of Safely Ever After, Inc., has provided a list of holiday tips on her website, www.safelyeverafter.com, to help keep your children safe while you are preparing for the holidays.

Read both sides of the debate about gun control, and learn how to keep your kids safe in the presence of firearms.

Talking to children about child predators can be a daunting task for parents. Pattie Fitzgerald, founder of Safely Ever After, Inc., offers some expert advice on how to talk to kids in an understanding and non-threatening manner.

By FamilyEducation Editorial Staff

Children who eat too much salt and don't drink enough water are at risk for kidney stones. Doctors across the United States are seeing a steep rise in young patients with kidney stones, some as young as five years old.