Need some ideas to play at-home with your preschoolers? Here are game and product ideas from the National Parenting Product Awards (NAPPA), which evaluates and tests all these play-ready for families.  ...

Between watching TV, spending time on cellphones and using laptops for school, kids are spending a lot of time on screens, and research has shown that it can cause issues for their eyes. ...

Starting preschool is a big milestone for your child, so it’s understandable if you’re feeling a little nervous about the transition. Here’s what you can do to prepare your little one — and yourself — for the big day. ...

Parents often have questions about how to best prepare their child for preschool. Here are the biggest benefits of preschool as well as how to make the transition easy and fun for you and your child. Here are some tips on how to prepare your child for preschool. ...

The first day of school is right around the corner, and a lot of kids might have a hard time waking up – especially if they didn’t have a regular sleep schedule over the summer. Dr. Brian Chen, sleep specialist for Cleveland Clinic, has some tips to get back to a sleep routine. ...

As temperatures continue to heat up this summer, Dr. Purva Grover, emergency medicine physician for Cleveland Clinic Children’s, is reminding parents about the dangers of leaving their child in a hot car. ...

Jason Lea, Northeast Ohio Parent columnist, never learned how to ride a bike as a kid, but he recently had to teach his son this skill. Lea shared his experience and a few things he learned in the process, too. ...

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Navigating electronics can be difficult for parents. It is difficult because parents can be busy, and children and adolescents can be very stubborn in not wanting to get off the games and, sometimes are sneaky in how they get on the games. Here are some tips that might be helpful to you as a parent if you are working on getting a balance this summer. ...