Christmas brings a feeling of celebration and anticipation for adults and for kids.

When your child doesn't like school, something is going on at school. You have to get to the bottom of it.

Use this Earth Day to instill gratitude in your child for nature and all it has to offer.

Is your child online learning this fall? Here are some tips to ease your child (and you) into remote schooling this fall.

Is your child returning to in-person school this fall? If so you may still be hesitant. Here’s how to prepare to safely transition back to school.

Black History Month is for all ethnic backgrounds to celebrate. Talk with your kids about heroes such as Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks.

Asking the right questions will ensure your child has a stress-free year.

Debating on homeschooling your child? Here are the factors to consider when making this big decision as a parent.

Is your child asking to be homeschooled? Here is how to handle this sensitive situation with practicality.

Back to school is always a little rough. Try these six tips to help your children be more disciplined, well-rested, and excited when the weekend finally hits!

Allowing your child to bring a cell phone to school does their performance and success a disservice. Dr. Meg Meeker explains why schools should be screen-free.

It’s school time again and if you are a parent of a teen or even a pre-teen, your child may attend a sex-ed class this year.

“Are you crazy?” I said to my husband. He ignored me. Padding to our children’s bedrooms, he whispered, “Come here! I have something to show you.”

Ask Dr. Meg: real questions, real answers. If you'd like to ask me a question, leave a comment on this blog post and I'll do everything I can to get to it!

June flies into August and as soon as smoke from the Fourth of July fireworks leaves our nostrils. Here we are again.

Growing up, my parents did a great job of teaching me that managing money is based on one thing: common sense.

Your 4-year-old son tells you that he wants to wear dresses to preschool; should you let him? The New York Times recently weighed in.

Kudos to 12-year-old Nathan Sorrell. You may have seen him during the Olympics. He wasn’t in the Olympics; he was advertised during the Olympic games.

Many parents complain that they can’t play games with their kids. A 5-year-old plays Candyland, loses, and throws the dice across the floor.

Women who have had one or more abortions are at a significantly higher risk of having a baby born before 28 weeks gestation, a new study from Finland finds.

Many married women (and married men) insist that having a best friend of the opposite sex is perfectly healthy.

It’s my pleasure to host Rachel Cruze today at MegMeekerMD.com. Rachel is the daughter of bestselling author and financial expert Dave Ramsey.

It’s that time again. The presidential election is around the corner and tempers are flying.

Earlier this month, I posted about sexual education for children and my opinion on comprehensive versus abstinence programs.

A new study looking at more than 4,000 boys around the country confirms what pediatricians like me have been noticing for the past decade.

THANK YOU for your terrific comments about my recent post, “Birth Control, Religion, and Ethical Issues,” both here on the blog and on Facebook.

Today’s post is a second follow-up to my original post last week about birth control, religion, and ethics.

Today, I’m featured on American Catholic Radio. Hear my interview in the Sharing Faith segment.

Recently, a reader asked how to explain to her young daughter what the word “rape” meant.

When we allow public access to our deepest selves, we give others control over us. We should not allow this to happen to our kids.