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Each month, you'll be able to get answers directly from experts covering a wide range of parenting topics. You'll also have a chance to share your own expert tips with other parents. Join the conversation!

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How Parents Can Navigate Their Finances During the Holidays

by Harrine Freeman

Harrine Freeman, a personal finance expert, is leading a discussion on how parents can best navigate finances during the holidays. Read and Comment »

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How Parents Can Navigate Their Finances During the Holidays

by Harrine Freeman

Harrine Freeman, a personal finance expert, is leading a discussion on how parents can best navigate finances during the holidays. Read and Comment »

Dinosaurs and Trains? Say What?

by Dr. Scott Sampson

Dr. Scott Sampson is a featured expert on Dinosaur Train and is leading a discussion on how to engage kids' interest in dinosaurs to show them the wonders of the natural world. Read and Comment »

Dad, Can I Help You...Cook?

by David Grotto, RD, LDN

David W. Grotto, RD, LDN is a member of the Produce for Kids advisory board. He is discussing how dads can cook with their kids in a fun and healthy way. Read and Comment »

Reaping the Many Benefits of Family Dinners

by Anne Fishel, Ph.D.

Anne Fishel Ph.D. speaks, consults, and publishes widely on a range of issues to do with families and couples. Join her discussion on the importance of eating together as a family.  Read and Comment »

Getting Healthy, Homemade Dinners on the Table While Preserving Your Sanity

by Aviva Goldfarb

Aviva Goldfarb, of The Six O'Clock Scramble, is leading a discussion about how to prepare quick and nutritious dinners for kids. Ask a question or make a comment now! Read and Comment »

The Start of School Can Be a Nightmare

by Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock

Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock of Parentopia.com are discussing back-to-school panic and the things that keep parents up at night. Read and Comment »

Saving Money on the Road with Kids

by Laurel Smith

Laurel Smith, founder of the website, MomsMinivan.com, is discussing how to save money - and have fun - during family road trips. Read and Comment »

Getting Your Child Ready for Camp

by Bob Ditter, M.Ed., LCSW

Bob Ditter is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist who has worked with children's summer camps since 1982. He is leading a discussion on getting kids read for camp. Read and Comment »

Planning for Summer Child Care

by Sheila Marcelo

Sheila Marcelo is the founder and CEO of Care.com. She is leading a discussion about making plans for summer child care. Read and Comment »

Exploring the Concerns of Adoptive Parents

by Michael Thompson, Ph.D

Author and child psychologist Michael Thompson is leading a discussion on the challenges that face adoptive parents. Ask a question or share your thoughts. Read and Comment »

Why Little Kids are the "Big Idea" Behind Sid the Science Kid

by Halle Stanford

Halle Stanford is the executive producer of Sid the Science Kid on PBS KIDS. She's discussing how children's affinity for discovery and exploration lead to the creation of Sid the Science KidRead and Comment »

How to Raise a "Wild" Child and Why You Should!

by Alan Fortescue

Alan Fortescue is the Director of Education for Earthwatch Institute. As a follow up to his recent Q & A, he's discussing how to engage children in nature and why it's important. Read and Comment »

Raising Environmentally Conscious Kids

by Alan Fortescue

Alan Fortescue is the Director of Education for Earthwatch Institute. He's discussing ways to encourage children to be good stewards of the environment. Read and Comment »

What Kids Can Learn from the New First Family

by William B. Harvey

William B. Harvey is an expert on diversity. His research has focused primarily on the cultural and social factors that affect underserved populations. He is taking questions on what having an African American first family means for all children. Read and Comment »

Teaching Children About Diversity

by Christopher J. Metzler, Ph.D.

Dr. Christopher J. Metzler is a leading authority on issues of diversity and inclusion. He is taking questions regarding how to raise children who appreciate and respect other people's differences. Read and Comment »

The Number One Question About Boys

by Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson, Ph.D. is a consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families. He coauthored the New York Times bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, and, most recently, It's a Boy! Your Son's Development from Birth to EighteenRead and Comment »

Protecting Children from a Sexualized Childhood

by Diane Levin

Diane Levin, professor and author or co-author of seven books, is providing advice on how parents can protect their children from harmful images and messages in media and pop culture. Read and Comment »

Give Your Child a Manners Makeover

by Cindy Post Senning

Cindy Post Senning, Ed.D. is Emily Post's great-granddaughter and an expert on children and manners. Read and Comment »

"Mean Girls" in Kindergarten

by Jane Katch

Jane Katch is an author, teacher and advisor for the PBS Parents guide to Raising and Understanding Girls. She's discussing the social lives of kindergarten-aged girls. Read and Comment »

Moving Beyond "Mean Girls"

by Lyn Mikel Brown

Lyn Mikel Brown is an author and expert on girls' social and psychological development. She's discussing the "mean girls" phenomenon and how girls can move past it. Read and Comment »

Getting Your Kids to Click with Photography

by Tracey Clark

Tracey Clark, photographer, mom and blogger, is discussing how you can help your kids see the world through the lens of photography.  Read and Comment »

Five Great Family Nutrition Habits

by Melinda Johnson

Melinda Johnson is a nutrition expert and mom of two boys. She's leading a discussion about great family habits that encourage great nutrition. Read and Comment »

Traveling With Children: Are You Having Fun Yet?

by Laurel Smith

Laurel Smith writes about traveling with children on her website, MomsMinivan.com. She's leading a discussion about ways to keep your children happy and their parents sane during the summer travel season. Read and Comment »

Instilling a Love of Words in Your Child

by Julie Wood

Julie Wood is a literacy expert and an educational consultant. She is also an advisor for the upcoming PBS KIDS Island. She's leading a discussion on how you can encourage kids to love words and become lifelong readers. Read and Comment »

Is Your Child as Gentle as a Lamb? As Stubborn as an Ox?

by Donna Friedman Meir & Tara Sorenson

Donna Friedman Meir and Tara Sorensen, producers of "Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies," are discussing what kids and parents can learn about themselves from the animal world. Read and Comment »

Teaching Kids to Protect the Environment and Their Health

by Mitchell Kriegman

Mitchell Kriegman, creator of PBS KIDS' "It's a Big Big World," is leading a discussion about how we can encourage children to lead the fight for our environment and their health. Read and Comment »

Bringing the Joy of the Garden to Children

by Jamie Durie

Jamie Durie is host of PBS's The Victory Garden. He will be discussing how to get children engaged in gardening and the natural world. Read and Comment »

Ditch the Guilt and Raise Happier Kids

by Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock

Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock are leading a discussion of how to reduce parenting guilt and find the fun in parenting. Ask a question and share your ideas! Read and Comment »

Forming a Love of Family History

by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host and producer of African American Lives, is leading a discussion on how to help children discover their family history.  Read and Comment »

The Power and Wonder of Children's Books

by Jen Robinson

Children's book enthusiast and blogger Jen Robinson is answering questions and joining in a discussion about getting kids excited about books, great titles that kids will love, and why children's books don't have to be just for children. Read and Comment »

Holiday Crafts for the Busy Parent

by Kathy Cano-Murillo

Popular craft blogger Kathy Cano-Murillo, also known as Crafty Chica, has busy parents in mind with her easy holiday craft ideas. And as a mom of two, she shares her tricks and tips for crafting with kids. Read and Comment »

Building Kids' Vocabulary Skills with WordGirl

by Dorothea Gillim

When I created WordGirl, I thought "Wouldn't it be cool if eloquence were a superpower, just like super speed and super strength? And wouldn't it be cool if this superhero came in the form of a 10-year-old girl?" Read and Comment »

Good Nutrition, Right from the Start

by Connie Evers, MS, RD

As parents, we know that good nutrition is essential for our children's growth and development, but sometimes there is a disconnect between what we know and what we do. Try these easy "food rules" that promote healthy eating habits in children. Read and Comment »

Meet the Creators of SUPER WHY

by Angela Santomero and Samantha Freeman

The creators of PBS KIDS' new program, SUPER WHY, took your questions about motivating young readers and how four fairytale superheroes can help build a love of books in kids. Read and Comment »

Back-to-School Math Skills

by Frances Nankin and Carey Bolster

School is just around the corner, and our experts from Cyberchase offered ideas on how to get your kids excited and motivated about math. Read and Comment »

What Kids are Really Doing Online

by Anastasia Goodstein

Anastasia Goodstein is the author of Totally Wired. She answered questions about what kids do with their online time. Read and Comment »

Preparing Children for School

by Ann Barbour

Ann Barbour, a child development expert and advisor to the award-winning daily PBS series A Place of Our Own, took questions about what parents and caregivers can do to prepare preschoolers for school. Read and Comment »

Connecting Kids to Nature

by Richard Louv

Author Richard Louv took your questions about how to connect children to nature to benefit both their health and the environment. Read and Comment »

Cyberchase: Know Your Dough! Helping Kids with Money Skills

by Carey Bolster and Frances Nankin

Cyberchase Experts Frances Nankin and Carey Bolster took questions about how to introduce kids to the mathematics of money. Read and Comment »

Children's Friendships

by Lawrence Cohen, Ph.D.

Lawrence Cohen took questions about the ups and downs of children's friendships.  Read and Comment »

Raising and Understanding Boys

by Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson, senior advisor to the PBS Parents Guide to Understanding and Raising Boys, took your questions about the issues facing boys today and how parents can understand what our sons are going through. Read and Comment »

Super Cyberchase Science

by Frances Nankin & Michael Templeton

Does your child love math or science or both? Do you want to know how to support this interest? Cyberchase experts Michael Templeton and Frances Nankin took questions about nurturing kids' interest in science with math. Read and Comment »

Sharing Everyday Math Experiences With Kids

by Carey Bolster and Frances Nankin

Cyberchase math experts Carey Bolster and Frances Nankin took questions about encouraging children to use math in their everyday lives. Read and Comment »

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