A recent survey looked at children's exposure to secondhand smoke and found that approximately 3 million children 6 years old and younger still are exposed regularly to secondhand smoke in their homes. Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this study of more than 14,000 households showed that exposure to secondhand smoke occurred more often in lower-income, lower-education households. The

Sometimes the kids have to fly alone.  Maybe because it's too expensive for the parents to fly a round trip to drop off the kids with grandma, or maybe there's an emergency where the parents have to put the child on the plane by themselves.  Regardless, there are times when the kids have to fly by themselves. Fortunately, the airlines

Radio-controlled cars are a classic toy, the source of many happy childhood memories for millions of people. Yet radio-controlled cars aren’t just a nostalgic item: they’re also a great toy for the children (and adults) of today. If you haven’t played with radio-controlled cars since you were a child, you might be surprised by just how far they’ve come. The

When we think of password protection, we think of bank accounts, computers, or even voice mail phone systems. Our children are equally precious to us and need our protection.  But how do we protect them? When my kids were small we established a password, or code word that only they and I knew.  We chose a word very familiar to

For small children, new airport security measures are scary. In the innocent world of children, they can't imaging someone would hurt them or their family. The strange sights of airport security can terrify them. Not used to seeing people in uniforms carrying guns, some children might be afraid of the armed security guards. They might be afraid of walking through

Let's face it, if children were to pick their favorite ways to travel, trains would likely come in dead last.  They ride along, staring at the same sibling across the car for the length of the trip.  Kids can only stare out the windows at passing telephone poles for so long before they get bored.  Forethought and planning are a