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Talking With Kids About Health

When a child doesn't feel well, it can be challenging to talk it through. In Talking With Kids About Health, parents will find age-customized strategies to help them communicate with a kid with a common childhood illness or injury. Plus -- ways for parents to keep themselves calm when their child's temperature rises.

A little girl asking what a germ is. A boy crying about a cut on his thumb while someone cleans it.
Visit the PBS Parents Guide to Talking With Your Kids About Health

  • Quick Tips:
    • An interactive "slideshow" overview of the information.
  • Communicating with Kids:
    • Get the essentials for talking about any illness or injury.
    • Find out how kids react and what to say.
  • Through a Child's Eyes:
    • Find out how kids feel, age-by-age, and how to respond.
  • Getting Kids to Take Their Medicine:
    • Learn how offering choices helps kids cooperate.
    • Tips to make it taste better.
  • Keeping Your Parental Cool:
    • Try practical ways to keep yourself calm when your child's temperature gets hot.
  • Getting Better and Staying Healthy:
    • Help kids imagine themselves well, and develop healthy habits for life.
  • Going to the Doctor:
    • What to say to help the fears ease away -- and make it more fun for everyone.
  • Kid-Friendly Medical Dictionary:
    • Explain medical terms to kids using words they understand.

Talking With Kids About War & Violence

Many parents are concerned by what kids are saying about the threat of war and other scary news and are wondering how to respond in age-appropriate ways. This Talking With Kids About War and Violence guide helps parents communicate with children, soothe their fears, and learn to see war and violence through their eyes.

A girl looking scared. A boy looking scared.
A little girl asking who Saddam Hussein is. A mother asking what have you heard.
Visit the PBS Parents Guide to Talking With Your Kids About War & Violence

  • Communication Pointers:
    • A quick overview of the information.
  • Talking & Listening:
    • Find out what to ask and what to listen for to make your conversation positive and productive.
  • Age-by-Age Insights:
    • Babies & Toddlers
    • Preschoolers
    • School Age
  • Work It Out Through Play:
    • Discover through art and games what your child is really thinking and feeling.
  • Answering Tough Questions:
    • A panel of diverse experts offers ideas to help you answer challenging questions.
      • Are we safe?
      • Will children die?

Talking With Kids About Everything

As parents we spend so much of our time talking to our kids, and then we wonder why they don't seem to hear us. In heated moments, we find ourselves stuck in power struggles but can't figure out what to say to stop the fighting. Sometimes we just don't know how to answer a tough question. That's what Talking With Kids is all about, practical ways to communicate effectively with kids of any age using words they can hear and techniques that make sense. The information is based on successful strategies that parents and experts (many of them parents themselves) have used with kids.

A boy throwing a tantrum. A boy on a swing talking to someone pushing him.
A father talking. A mother talking.
Visit the PBS Parents Guide to Talking With Your Kids About Anything & Everything

  • Quick Tips:
    • An interactive "slideshow" overview of the information.
  • Positive Ways to Talk and Listen:
    • Try flexible strategies for communicating with kids about anything and everything.
  • Age-by-Age Insights:
    • Babies & Toddlers
    • Preschoolers
    • School Age
  • Talking About Meltdowns:
    • Read this before the next one strikes your child!
  • I Can't Believe I Said That!:
    • Find out what to do when you've lost your cool.
  • Negotiating With Kids
    • Learn how to negotiate and when to close the deal.