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Healthy Moms, Healthy Families

Dear Parents,

As you gear up for Valentine's Day activities with your kids, remember your most important valentine – your partner! Keep your marriage healthy by making a point of spending time with your spouse. Investing in your marriage always pays off.

Also in this issue: How to tell if your child is growing normally, and what you can do to encourage healthy growth. Try our new Child Height Predictor tool, for a look into the future.

Finally, in recognition of National Eye Care Month, we offer a review of eye care basics and how to recognize problems.

From the Editors at FamilyEducation.com

Keeping Your Marriage Healthy
Don't overlook the small chances to create closeness in your relationship.

Make Time for Your Spouse
Make the Most of Your Time Together
Where Does the Time Go?
Investing in Your Marriage
The Path of Kindness
Small Things Do Count
Appreciating Your Spouse
Make the End of Each Day Special
Treasuring Your Past
Cherishing Every Moment
Looking Forward to the Future
More on Marriage

Your Growing Child
Multiple growth chart readings will reveal the pattern of your child's development.

Children's Health: Growth Charts
Calculate Your Child's Height
Growing Pains
Teens' Changing Bodies
BMI Chart for Girls
BMI Chart for Boys
Human Growth Hormone Testing
Important Nutrients for Children
Sports and Fitness in Elementary School
Sports and Fitness in Middle and High School
Kids and Weight Lifting
Curvature of the Spine: Scoliosis
More on Healthy Kids

National Eye Care Month
Remember to schedule routine eye exams for your child, and be sure to call your child's pediatrician at the first sign of an eye problem.

Eye Care Basics
Signs of Eye Problems
Sight in the Newborn
Eye Muscles and Vision Problems
All About Dyslexia
Five Signs Your Adolescent Has a Reading Problem
Perceptual Motor Problems
Computer Use and Eye Strain
Causes of Pinkeye
Dilated Pupils and Ritalin
First Aid for Eye Injuries
Kids' Printable: Structure of the Eye

2008 Presidential Primaries
Do you know enough about the presidential contenders to make an informed decision? Before you cast your vote, learn where the Republican and Democratic candidates stand on important issues that affect your family: health care, taxes, education, and the war in Iraq.

Fun Facts Calendar for 2008
Print out our free fun facts calendar for 2008. This printable calendar is full of entertaining and interesting facts for every day of the year.

Children's Product & Toy Recalls
Stay informed and protect your child's safety – find the latest product and toy recalls that have been announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Activities Center

Our Activities Center offers hundreds of activities for you and your family to enjoy together. Search by age range and activity type, such as arts & crafts, seasonal, or puzzles & games. You'll find everything you could want to entertain and educate, all in one place.

Can You Afford to Stay at Home?
Is it possible to raise a family on one income? Try our calculator to see whether your family can afford a stay-at-home parent.

Join in this discussion on our Message Boards with a mom who can't decide whether her son should repeat first grade:

"My son Jacob...will be 7 on August 15, so he's one of the youngest in his class. He has been struggling all year with reading, which often affects other subjects. He goes for special reading help with the learning specialist and has made some very slow progress.... His teacher really feels that he should be held back in first grade.... I don't know what to do. Part of me feels he needs to stay back another year...part of me says that would hurt him too much. Any ideas? "
—mom2julesjake