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Editor's Pick: Renee Jain on "Anxious Children" We all want to raise happy, healthy, confident children. But some children seem to have a harder time at managing their anxiety than others. So what, exactly, works to ease our children's anxiety, especially if they're prone to worry?	Using NVC in the Family Over the last several years, I have been reading Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's classic book, Nonviolent Communication, and sharing some of his pearls of wisdom with my adult sons. Oh, how I wish I had this book when they were very young!
Holding Space for Letdown Time passed, and she was going to her father's house. I wanted to encourage her to stay. I wanted to keep her from him, but I knew that it wasn't my place. As her mother, it is not my job to keep her from her father.	Editor's Pick: Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson on "Helping Kids Lose" Everyone likes to win, and little kids are no exception. But you cannot win them all, and losing throws young children (and older ones) into a tailspin. How can you help your child learn how to lose?
Hold on to Your Kids For me, Attachment Parenting has been like a life preserver in a cultural sea that is constantly in turbulance and posing many dangers.	Seeking an Answer, Being the Answer The processes of first finding our sadness and then our tempering elements are human processes that help us keep our perspective on life and develop the resourcefulness adn resilience we need to adapt to the circumstances that come our way.
Strict parenting linked to substance abuse in teens Strict parenting increases the risk of drug abuse in teens, a latest research reveals.	Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including—
Set Your Summer Intentions As excited as I was for Cavanaugh to get out of school for summer, I was also a little worried that we could spend months inside hiding out from Texas, USA, heat and mosquitoes while playing LEGOs and Minecraft. We needed a to-do list of fun.	The kids aren't all right [INFOGRAPHIC] Growing up isn't easy, especially in certain parts of the world. In this interactive infographic, we take a look at which countries in the world are the worst for kids, from health and safety to education and fun.

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