Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
toddler× 1188
Age specific questions from about 1 year to about 3 years. Younger: infant. Older: pre-schooler.
infant× 688
Age specific questions from about 3 months to about 1 year of age. Younger: newborn. Older: toddler.
pre-schooler× 627
Age specific questions from about 3 years to about 5 years. Younger: toddler. Older: primary-schooler.
behavior× 585
Why do children act the way they do? Use [discipline] for questions about enforcing your rules.
discipline× 541
How to enforce the rules you set, and consequences when those rules are broken. Use [behavior] for questions about why children act the way they do.
primary-schooler× 469
Age specific questions from about 5 years to about 8 years. Younger: pre-schooler. Older: middle-childhood.
sleep× 426
How and when children sleep. For questions on how to get them to sleep, see the [bedtime] tag.
newborn× 346
Age specific questions from birth through about 3 months. Younger: pregnancy. Older: infant.
teen× 315
Age specific questions from about 13 years to about 19 years. Younger: pre-teen. Older: adult-child.
development× 297
Children's physical and mental development. This tag usually is used along with a related tag clarifying the specific topic, such as health, learning, etc.
health× 267
Children's physical health and well-being. See also the tag [hygiene] for matters of cleanliness.
Questions about diagnosing or treating specific medical issues are not appropriate to this site, …
education× 223
Everything directly related to the process of learning; both formal and informal education.
communication× 196
The process of expressing ideas, thoughts, feelings and values so as to be understood by others
school× 188
The child's performance at school, how school rules/situations/other issues may affect the child, etc.
breastfeeding× 165
Breastfeeding, breast milk, lactation, the infant's needs, the mother's needs, pumping, storing/freezing, effects on immune system, and more. See also the tags [feeding] and [eating].
food× 155
Food in solid or liquid form, specifically in relation to children. See also the tag [eating] about manners and motivation.
potty-training× 152
The transition from diapers to the potty. See also the tag [toilet-training] for the transition from the potty to the toilet.
language-development× 152
Learning to talk in the first place, and learning to speak properly. See also the tags [language] for general language issues and [bilingual] for issues involving more than one langauge.
teaching× 150
Teaching methods, motivations, resources, etc. Also see Education, Learning, and Development for related concepts.
middle-childhood× 148
Age specific questions from about 8 years to about 11 years. Younger: primary-schooler. Older: pre-teen.
relationships× 146
This refers to relationships between a child or group of children and other children, their siblings, or their parents. This could also refer to a relationship between parents in regards to the rearin…
pre-teen× 144
Age specific questions from about 11 years to about 13 years. Also known as "tweens". Younger: middle-childhood. Older: teen.
crying× 142
Many people have questions about what amount of crying is normal, what is excessive, how to influence the frequency, or how to respond to a crying child.
eating× 139
Motivation and disorders; eating habits; table manners; etc. See also the tags [food] and [feeding].
bedtime× 128
Getting kids ready for bed, and making them stay there. See the "sleep" tag for questions on issues while they're asleep.
social-development× 128
How children learn how to interact with others, and techniques to help in that learning process.
siblings× 118
Siblings describe any two or more family members with a common parent or are adopted by and live under the guardianship of the same parent.
pregnancy× 108
Regarding issues that arise during pregnancy (medical, legal, planning). See also the tag [maternity] for specifics regarding maternity-wear.
daycare× 100
Social interactions, subject matter addressed, safety at daycare centers, choosing a daycare center, staff behavior, and other issues related to daycare centers.
sleep-training× 98
Questions regarding when and how to assist your children with proper sleep habits.
tantrums× 97
emotional outbursts beyond simple crying, found commonly in stressed persons but mostly small children. In parenting, tantrums may relate mostly to toddlers but also apply to other age gr…
feeding× 89
Similar to the tags [eating] and [food] but focused on infants that don't eat on their own yet.
