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Take a Screen Break for Spring Break

Whether you’re planning a vacation or staycation, spring break is a great time to break your kids away from their screens and get moving – especially with childhood obesity on the rise. ...
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Stroller Tips to Personalize Your Baby’s Ride

Stroller Tips to Personalize Your Baby’s Ride

Imagine you and your baby enjoying a leisurely walk in your local park. The stroller features that you consider helpful or essential

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Social Safety For Your Pre-Teens and Teens

Pre-teens and teens are no strangers to social media and all its features. Having access to the internet and social media also presents the opportunity to encounter danger online. Eliza McCoy, Executive Director of Outreach, Training and Prevention at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, explains how parents can help their children safely navigate the internet and social media accounts.  ...
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Why is Kindness Important?

Sponsored Content: Values-in-Action Foundation, the #Kindland movement hopes to bring together communities, businesses, organizations, and schools to recognize and share acts of kindness. ...
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Last Chance to Nominate Your Favorites for Our Parent Choice Awards!

The Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards seeks to gather the opinions of local parents on everything family-friendly in the region. Nominate your favorite businesses, attractions, family services and more — and be entered into a drawing to win a fantastic local prize! ...
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Growing by Leaps and Bounds

From infants to toddlers, to toddlers to preschoolers… and the list goes on. We are watching our children change daily or even weekly. We look at what’s new in developmental milestones, child socialization, choosing a daycare or preschool during a pandemic, and a book list to help kids with school and life changes. ...
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Ways to Beat Cabin Fever

Turn up the heat - and fun —indoors —from busting a move to baking healthy. Check out these recipes and ideas for fun family moments at-home. ...
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Editor’s Note: Sleepless in Cleveland

Northeast Ohio Parent Editor Angela Gartner shares her worries about kids and sleep, and how it's important to work on those bedtime routines, so everyone in the household can get some rest. ...
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Northeast Ohio Preschool and Daycare Guide

The greater Cleveland/Akron area is home to many options when it comes to preschools and daycares. Check out the following list of programs to find the right fit for your child — and family. ...
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Talking to Kids about the War in Ukraine

Kids may feel uneasy about the war in Ukraine and have questions about what they’ve seen and heard. So, how do we approach the topic without stoking their fears? Dr. Vanessa Jensen, pediatric psychologist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, said for small children, it’s best to keep it simple. ...
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