Prevent a specific child div from expanding the parent div

Question

I\'m currently developping a website and encountered a problem with CSS.

I have a parent div containing 2 or more children: one containing the name of a

Answer 1

You can use Absolute positioning

FIDDLE

position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
width:100%;

and on the container div :

padding-top: /*the height of the absolutly positioned child*/ ;
position:relative;