This non-profit organization funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau advocates for men as crucially important in the lives of their families and children. NFN provides supports and resources to fathers and families of children with developmental disabilities and chronic illness, and the professionals who serve them.

Kidschamp Joe Kelly, father of a teenage daughter and director of Dads and Daughters (DADs), saw the slogan "You play like a girl" on T-shirts marketed to boys, and took action. Here's how he encourages fathers to help their daughters develop healthy self-images in the face of negative media messages.

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Sex is one of the topics featured in the "Talk with Your Kids" campaign. Get tips on talking about sex or check out other campaign resources such as free quarterly email tips.

The National PTA offers guidance and resources for talking to teens about sex.

The philosophy that parents are their children's first and most important teachers is the basis for Parents as Teachers, a voluntary early childhood parent education program. Children who have been in the program are advanced over their peers at age 3 and these gains carry over into their elementary school years. Find out more about this program that is meeting the needs of communities throughout the country.

Learn how to teach your infant and toddler discipline without resorting to physical punishment. Spanking or otherwise physically punishing your child will not teach him better behavior but may teach him to solve problems with violence, according to the Center for Effective Discipline.

Senior Editor Richard Louv describes how neighborhoods are succombing to the fear of "stranger danger," and how it affects such childhood traditions as Halloween.

Connect for Kids reader Hervey Howell offers a viewpoint on early intervention programs.

Allan Shedlin, Jr. offers thoughts on what childhood memories, beginning with infancy, mean for our children's future.