By BETSY HARTFriday, November 21, 2008When my youngest, Olivia, was 4, I was gone for a several days for work. Wonderful "aunt" Paula, a dear friend of my mother's and...

By GRETCHEN MCKAYFriday, November 21, 2008Few things in life are more stressful than a seriously ill child. Just ask Scott and Jessica Day, whose 2-year-old son, Scott Jr., was diagnosed...

By CATHIE FILIAN and STEVE PIACENZAFriday, November 21, 2008Pumpkin-picking season is here. And whether you are getting a pumpkin from a local patch, farmers market or grocery store, you will...

By JULIAN GUTHRIEFriday, November 21, 2008Down syndrome facts -- Down syndrome was named after Dr. John Langdon Down, a British physician who described the disorder in 1866. -- It occurs...

By JULIAN GUTHRIEFriday, November 21, 2008After three hours of labor, Piper Rae Curtis arrived in the world as a tiny 5-pounder with 10 fingers, 10 toes and tufts of soft...

By GAIL ROSENBLUMFriday, November 21, 2008Dominique Hines has been following media coverage of 17-year-old Bristol Palin's pregnancy with great interest. Dominique, 16, is the single mother of a 3-month-old son,...

Friday, November 21, 2008Tips for talking to youths about sex: -- Encourage communication by reassuring your children they can talk to you about anything. -- Take advantage of teachable moments....

By JULIAN GUTHRIEFriday, November 21, 2008Patty Thompson's 14-year-old daughter arrived home from school last week and said with disbelief, "Did you know that Sarah Palin has a 17-year-old daughter who...

By DALIA COLONFriday, November 21, 2008The message is hard to miss: IHateHimSoMuch.com. The six Pinellas County billboards are a marketing effort by You&Me.WE, a grant-funded program of the local nonprofit...

By DR. YVONNE FOURNIERFriday, November 21, 2008DEAR DR. FOURNIER: My daughter just finished the seventh grade at a public school, and her teachers say she has failed reading. How could...