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Keep an Eye and Get Connected with Your Teen’s Social Media

While technology is a useful resource, it can turn dangerous for teens as they face the potential of being cyberbullied and lured away from their homes by online predators. Parents have to balance allowing their kids to become digitally literate people and protecting them from harm. It’s not easy, but there are tools to help. ...
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Family Health: Swap Out Sugar for Better Health

Eating too many sugary foods and gaining weight go hand in hand, but it can also harm your health in other ways. Here are some tips to help limit added sugars in your diet by eating or drinking these healthy alternatives. ...
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#CLEMAMA — Is your Child Ready for Earrings?

A question that comes up for many moms is, “What’s the best age for ear piercing for your child?” While that is a personal decision for each family, Sara Carnes — morning show co-host at 95.5 The Fish — shares five tips to help make this experience enjoyable and memorable when your family is ready. ...
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Make Room for Romance this Valentine’s Day

Busy work schedules, family obligations and — let’s face it — sometimes sheer exhaustion all prevent parents from making quality couple time a priority. Most of us recognize that there are benefits to prioritizing time with our partner. If you, too, are seeking the elusive date night, here are few suggestions that might help. ...
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Plan Your Summer Camp Adventure

As the days on the calendar go by at lightning speed, we all know summer will be here before we know it. And that means, it's time to start planning for summer camp. There are so many day and overnight summer camp opportunities for kids including: outdoor adventure, science & technology, sports, performing arts, camps for children with special needs, faith-based and many more. ...
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Keep Eighth Graders Motivated Until the Last School Bell Rings 

by Rachele Alpine Mielke

The last months of the school year often can be the longest and the slowest in Northeast Ohio. read more

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Students with Special Needs Dance Alongside Their Peers

Written and photography by Glen Miller

Katherine Simmons, an 18-year-old Medina High School senior, has arthrogryposis — stiffness or constriction in her muscles, joints, tendons or ligaments that restricts normal

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Create the Perfect Playbook to Help Your Teen Balance School and Athletics

For student athletes, the struggle to maintain balance is even more challenging, with practices, games and team activities all vying for time. Several educators and coaches offer parents and teens tips for managing academics and athletics, while making sure students don’t fall behind in either area. ...
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Parent Tip of the Week: Reading Room: Book Suggestions for Janurary

Cozy up in your favorite place and explore the wonders of books with your child. From infants to teenagers, here are a few suggestions to purchase or pick up at your local library. ...
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Cutting Clutter: Handy Tips to Streamline the School Paper Flood

The paper piles start to form after backpacks are emptied — graded homework and tests, appeals for donations and volunteer time, yearbook payments and extra-curricular enrichment, and calls to rally school spirit. Here are some tips to help manage the steady stream of school paperwork flooding your home. ...
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