The National Education Association's Read Across America Day is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers.

Northeast Ohio Parent earned a total of six gold, three silver and one bronze award for its editorial content and design at the Parenting Media Association’s annual convention and awards ceremony, held last week in St. Petersburg, Fla.

With all that's been going on, we know everyone's been a little bit...distracted. That's why we've extended the nomination period for this year's Northeast Ohio Parent Choice Awards. Through March 27, nominate your favorite businesses, attractions, family services and more, and you'll be entered to win tickets to Cedar Point!

School shootings rank as the second most common worry among children ages 6 to 17. We spoke with area students and school districts about what's being done to keep kids safe, as well as how parents can talk to their children about school violence.

Kids just aren’t using text messages to communicate with friends; instead, there are many social apps to download — for chatting, sharing videos and photos, or playing games. As a parent, do you know what your kids are using? We provide some popular communication apps, how kids are using them and ways parents can monitor what their kids are up to online. 

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Auditions for the 2020-21 season will be held at Severance Hall during the month of May. Instrumentalists from area middle and high schools who study privately and participate in their school’s music program are invited to audition.