The New York Times devotes its Well section today to child health. You'll find stories on discipline, eating, exercise and more.

A few highlights from the articles:

--Don't pressure kids to "take a bite" of a particular food, and don't offer them a reward to do it. That might get them to try something, but they won't end up eating it as a habit. Instead, offer a variety of healthful foods and encourage, but don't force, them to try things.

--The TV debate isn't just about time limits. Pediatricians are starting to care more about the quality of the content children watch, and parents should too.

--We aren't giving our kids enough attention when they're being good. As one article points out, we use the times when they're busy to send e-mails or get on the phone. When they start acting up, that's when we turn to them....so they have incentive to do it again. (Yikes.)