Parenting

April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, founded to raise awareness about environmental protection. Take this great opportunity to teach your children meaningful ways to care for the planet — here are several easy ways to get you started.   ...

Sponsored Content. The Pediatric Anxiety and Allergy Research Clinic at Kent State University was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to test two interventions (for ages 5-9 with a parent-reported food allergy) to help young children stick to food allergy safety rules. Learn more on how to participation in this study. ...

While sibling rivalry is common at any age, it is important for parents to be aware of how to referee sibling battles and how to help remedy the argument. We share how parents can develop conflict resolution skills and how to teach those skills to their children. ...

Sponsored Content. Sitting on more than two-acres of land, Wribbenhall Child Development Center & Outdoor Learning Lab features organic gardening, fruit trees, a rain barrel, windmill, windsock, parachute and water games, pond, fenced-in playground — and that's just on the outside. ...

Mike Daugherty, Northeast Ohio Parent tech columnist explains ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model, and how kids will be using it in the future. ...

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Learn to engage in reflection to prepare to be intentional about deciding what works what didn’t and what you value. Here are five ways parents can spend time on reflecting this year. ...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and to help Northeast Ohio families find support for a child who may be struggling, Connecting for Kids will offer three resource fairs during the month of March. Each fair is free to the public and filled with mental health, disability and other providers. ...

If you want to make it through the winter, then you need to be intentional about being with people — otherwise you’ll never make it to summer with your sanity in tact. Here's how to make the most of the final months of the season. ...

In 2023, instead of resolutions in January, which typically are forgotten by Feburary, think about goals you would like to achieve in this next year, earlier, and don't forgot to start planning for 2024. ...