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Angela Gartner

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Angela Gartner has been the editor at Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine since 2014. She has won local and national awards for her features, columns and photography over the years. Previously, her work appeared in publications including The News-Herald, Sun Newspapers and The Chicago Tribune. She grew up in Northeast Ohio and is a mom of two boys. The whole family is busy every weekend with sports and finding new happenings around the region. She is also a board member and past president at the Cleveland Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She loves reading, writing poetry and taking the family's Scottish Terrier on walks.

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2017 Cover Kids Contest Winners

Winners and runners-up for the Northeast Ohio Parent magazine Cover Kids Contest.
2017 Editions Ages & Stages Featured July 2017 Magazine
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the second annual Cover Kids contest! A panel of judges, made up of Northeast Ohio Parent writers, editors, designers and other staffers, narrowed the original field of 200 entries for children, ages 0-17 from across the region, down to 10 winners and 13 runners-up. The winners will receive a cover photo shoot for one of the 2017-18 issues of Northeast Ohio Parent magazine. ...
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Having a Discussion with Tweens and Teens is a Tool in Suicide Prevention

2017 Editions Ages & Stages Featured June 2017 Magazine Parenting Teens Worth Noting

The Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” has been a topic of interest among teens, national media and adults. It depicts a series of tapes created before a teen’s suicide. The

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Temple Grandin Appears at Playhouse Square for Milestones Autism Conference Kick-Off Event

Special Needs

Temple Grandin, professor, best-selling author and advocate on autism, spoke to a crowded State Theatre at Playhouse Square Wednesday night to kick off the 15th annual Milestones Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Editor’s Review: Fidget Spinners

2017 Editions Ages & Stages Featured June 2017 Magazine Parenting Worth Noting

Bottle flipping is so 2016 for kids right now. The new craze? Fidget Spinners. They’ve been seen at school, plus local baseball fields, parks, and playgrounds. This airplane propeller-like toy

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Explore Northeast Ohio’s Summer Reading Fun

2017 Editions Ages & Stages Education Featured June 2017 Magazine Things to do
Make reading fun this summer. Children and teens — and their parents — can participate in their local library's summer reading program. We provide a list of some of the region's program offerings. Need books? We have a few to explore to put on your summer reading list, thanks to recommendations from local libraries. ...
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Siblings Connect by Attending Camp Together

2017 Editions Ages & Stages Featured Magazine May 2017

Sending all your children to camp can sometimes be a difficult feat, especially when you factor in varying interests, compete levels, schedules, age ranges — not to mention double the

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We are in the Home Stretch

We are in the Home Stretch
We are in the Home Stretch

I have to admit, this school year wasn’t as stressful as last year. My oldest son has been doing well in school (straight As

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Keeping Families Together in Foster Care

2017 Editions Ages & Stages Featured Magazine May 2017 Parenting
Families thinking of adoption or foster care are likely to come across a group of kids — siblings — who might not only want to be placed with a family, but hope their brothers and sisters can come, too. In honor of National Foster Care Month this May, learn more about the importance of placing siblings in foster care together, including benefits for the children and the overall family unit. ...
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Dinosaurs Come to Carlisle Reservation at Lorain County Metro Parks

Education/Schools
As part of the celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Lorain County Metro Parks is featuring "Dinosaurs!" through May 7 at its Carlisle Reservation in LaGrange. The special event features indoor and outdoor exhibits, including interactive dinosaur activities and displays, animatronic dinosaurs, a playroom for the youngest visitors to explore, and more. ...
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A Conversation with Temple Grandin

2017 Editions Ages & Stages April 2017 Featured Magazine Special Needs

Temple Grandin, professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, best-selling author, speaker and consultant of livestock equipment and animal welfare, has become a prominent and authoritative figure for the

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