Ask an Expert: Tween girls and skimpy clothes

Short shorts. Midriff-exposing tops. What’s the next fashion trend for girls? An expert weighs in on what your daughter may be saying by wearing – or wanting to wear – sexy clothes at a young age.

Short shorts. Midriff-exposing tops. What’s the next fashion trend for girls? An expert weighs in on what your daughter may be saying by wearing – or wanting to wear – sexy clothes at a young age.

A Colorado mom asks what to do if your daughter is overweight. Should you put her on a diet? Find out what this expert has to say.

After we ran a post about what to do if your daughter says she’s fat, a Colorado mom asks what to do if your daughter is overweight. Should you put her on a diet? Find out what this expert has to say.

Yep. It’s cold. And it’s tempting to want to hunker down in front of the TV or a computer game. But it’s still important to keep your kids – and yourselves – moving. Get some new ideas.

A parent wonders how to get a tween interested in playing soccer or some other team sport. An expert offers some good tips that include talking to your child to find out where the block might be.

Kids really gravitate toward what they see as fun, and that’s different for each child. In addition, not all kids feel the same pull toward playing team sports that their parents enjoyed when they were kids.