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Filed under: Medical Conditions , Expert Advice: Babies , Expert Advice: Toddlers & Preschoolers , Expert Advice: Big Kids , Expert Advice: Tweens , Expert Advice: Teens Watch a video on detecting signs and symptoms of autism. Parenting a child with autism raises many questions. Credit: Corbis As a doctor and a parent of a child with autism , I get a lot of questions in my practice (and in my email inbox) from other parents of children who have been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. I wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know that I have been reading and giving careful thought to each of your concerns. Here are a few of the latest questions that have been sent to me. Q: I have twins and one is standing on his own and the other one stands, but not on his own. How would I know if that's the first sign of autism? You said on the news you saw your son was acting different. What did he do or not do? When do these signs start? What should I look for? -Amber A: A...

Filed under: Work Life , Amazing Kids , Funny Stuff On April 28, AOL celebrated National Take Your Child to Work Day in a big way to show kids that work is not just a mythical place where people in suits type on computers all day (OK, so maybe it is that type of place). We unleashed 7-year-old reporter Aiden on AOL's New York City offices, where he asked kids who accompanied their parents to work that day how they imagine their parents spend time at the office, and, more importantly, how much cash they think their folks are raking in. Hint: If you make more than $200 a year, you're doing pretty well! Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Health & Safety: Babies , Health & Safety: Toddlers & Preschoolers , Health & Safety: Big Kids , Health & Safety: Tweens , Health & Safety: Teens Safe Kids USA is sponsoring a webcast to educate parents about sports injury prevention. Credit: Corbis Is it safe to sleep with your baby in the bed? Or will you squish him in the night? When should your child ride in the front seat of the car? How can you have children and firearms in the house at the same time? These are the questions that often plague parents. Safe Kids USA was founded to answer some of these questions and unknit a few parental brows. Surgeon Martin R. Eichelberger and public relations professional Herta Feely started the National Children's Accident Prevention Campaign under Children's National Medical Center in 1987. One year later, Eichelberger and Feely recieved money from Johnson & Johnson (the organization's founding sponsor) to launch the Safe Kids Campaign -- th...

Filed under: Toys , Fashion This rendering of the royal duchess will be available as a figurine from The Hamilton Collection. Credit: The Hamilton Collection After this morning's royal wedding, we are so ordering a collectible figurine of Catherine, the beautiful bride, as a keepsake. The Hamilton Collection offers a Kate Middleton collection, with new figurines of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge available each month. Individual figurines, including this rendering of the bride in her wedding gown, may be purchased for $29.99, or order them all. Each measures about 7 ¼ inches high, is hand-numbered and comes with a matching Certificate of Authenticity. Editions are limited to 95 casting days. Find the collection at The Hamilton Collection website . Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: In The News , Health & Safety: Teens Watch a video on how to help your teen become a better driver. Your kids really do watch what you do all the time. Credit: Getty Images Be careful when you're recklessly driving. Someone is watching you. It's your kid . According to Consumer Reports, 82 percent of teens report seeing their parents drive carelessly. Parents deny this. In a survey commissioned by Ford, 95 percent of parents say they are good drivers -- even though half of them say their teenage children have asked them to slow down or keep their minds on the road. Consumer Reports waves its finger at parents. After all, parents are supposed to be role models. "As parents, it's important to be aware of how you drive and what potentially bad habits you may be doing while your teens are watching," the magazine scolds. Maybe parents need a good tongue lashing. The survey found that 82 percent of parents say they want their teenage children to attend ...

Filed under: Nutrition: Toddlers & Preschoolers , Nutrition: Big Kids , Nutrition: Tweens , Nutrition: Teens The FTC is making food manufacturers and restaurants an offer they can't refuse: Provide healthier food or the toucan gets it. Credit: Getty Images Cap'n Crunch forced to walk the plank? Toucan Sam stuffed and mounted? Lucky the leprechaun deported? It could happen. The rabbit better watch out. He could find himself in the stew if he tries to steal one more box of Trix. Silly rabbit. You don't mess with the Federal Trade Commission . Those people are potential cereal killers. And they have the Cap'n and the rest of his cartoon cohorts in their cross-hairs. Think they're kidding? Look what they did to Joe Camel. The New York Times reports the FTC is making food manufacturers and restaurants an offer they can't refuse: Provide healthier food or the toucan gets it. "Toucan Sam can sell healthy food or junk food," Dale Kunkel, a communications p...

Filed under: In The News A third grader sold his father's gun to a classmate. Credit: Tim Sloan, AFP/Getty Images A third grader at PS 107 in Queens, N.Y., brought his father's loaded 9mm handgun with him to school Thursday. The 8-year-old then sold it to a friend, who thought it was a toy, for a whopping $3, the New York Post reports. When the new gun owner brought his "toy" home, his mother brought the weapon to school officials, who then called 911. According to the Post, Ignacio Galvan, 54, the father of the boy who sold the gun, told police he bought the Taurus semiautomatic 10 years ago for protection. Galvan was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and also for endangering the welfare of a child. His son also faces charges as a juvenile. Want to get the latest ParentDish news and advice? Sign up for our newsletter! Permalink | Email this | Comments