Healthy Nutrition for Kids: Meal Plans and School Snacks

Proper nutrition is critical for child development, especially for overweight or malnourished children. Meal plans should include essential vitamins and omega-3s while managing sugar intake and food allergies.

Is Stool Softener Safe for Children?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Tammy Quinn Mckillip

Children may suffer from constipation when hardened stools become difficult or painful to pass. Left untreated, the condition may become chronic, as a child becomes fearful of defecation and holds in his feces.

Tammy Quinn McKillip has written extensively in print and online publications about pets, parenting, theater, design, health and environmentalism since 1999. She is the editor of the Macaroni Kid National Family Safety newsletter and publisher and editor of "Macaroni Kid," a local family-friendly weekly events newsletter. She is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at City College of New York.