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How Kids’ Personalities Affect Behavior

Personality traits like talkativeness and adaptability are hardwired. This is according to the study titled “On the Contextual Independence of Personality,” conducted at the University of California at Riverside. Christopher

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Podcast Episode #34: Hollie Strano on Being a Mom

WKYC Cleveland’s Hollie Strano joins host Miriam Conner on the latest episode of aParently Speaking. Listen as she tells us about her favorite job: being a mom. Hollie shares stories of her personal life with her two children, including her parenting style, how she deals with social media, her favorite traditions and more.  ...
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Finding Time for You in the Back-to-School Season

Recently, I had been feeling so exhausted that as soon as I sat down on my couch I was falling asleep, even though I didn’t mean to. Things that didn’t

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Local Families Beat Childhood Cancer, Celebrate with Make-A-Wish Trips

Fewer things are more frightening than hearing that your child has cancer. For two Northeast Ohio families whose children fought and survived cancer, the devastating diagnoses brought them together and

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OPINION: Safety for Kids Outside the School Bus

It’s something that’s always in the back of our minds as parents: safety. How can we keep our kids safe from everything we deem harmful? From when they are babies to the first time they get on the school bus (and beyond), we are reminding them what to do and what not to do.  ...
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Embrace the ‘Why?’ Moments with Your Kids

“Why is the sky blue?” “Why does my belly rumble when I am hungry?” “Where does lightning or thunder come from?”  read more

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Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center Parent Tip of the Week

Opti-Speech: a Game-Changer in Speech Therapy

When you or your child have been working forever on a speech sound like "r" or "s" and the progress isn't happening, the results can be disappointing. Luckily, there are new technologies that give users the chance to "see" their tongue moving in real-time, offering proven assistance for improving lingering speech errors. ...
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6 Tips to Curb Back-to-School Jitters

As summer slips by and back-to-school ads bombard in full force, anxiety tends to sneak up on students and families as they wonder – and worry – about what lies

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How to Handle Working-Mom Guilt this School Year

Having three kids, I’m bound to disappoint at least one of them at any given moment. That’s one of the things I like most about summer: I don’t feel as

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How to Make Transitions From Summer to School a Breeze

It’s that time of year. Time to put away the sunscreen and take out the backpacks. Time to shift gears from the lazy days of summer, to all the wonder

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