Family Holidays

Guide to planning seasonal celebrations

Voters' Voices

Jobs, the economy and the 2004 presidential election

Holiday Movie Preview 2004

Multimedia slide show with capsule previews of upcoming films

Standardized Testing 101

A primer for parents

Deadly Weapons in Dangerous Hands

Special report about weapons of mass destruction

Losing Ground

Special report: Wetlands' demise ripples across nation

Iraq: After Saddam

Continuing coverage of the conflict in Iraq



Web links and resources to help measure your child's academic and social development

Familyeducation.com, friendly, easy-to-read topics on all ages.

The American Academy of Pediatrics for health information.

The official Web site of the American Dental Association.

Geoparent.com, find links to articles from numerous sources on parenting and family life.

Parentsoup.com, an online community for parents of elementary school students and teenagers with lots of educational material and advice.

Family.org, a site maintained by the evangelical Christian organization Focus on the Fam-ily, with parenting and family advice.

"Caring for your School-Age Child: Ages 5-12" (American Academy of Pediatrics, $18.95).

"Caring for your Teenager" (American Academy of Pediatrics, $18.95).