While it’s important for our children to be involved and find activities they enjoy, there is only so much time in the day and so much money to spread around. When it comes to being busy, how much is too much? Find the right balance between your children’s activities, school and family life.

It will soon be that time of year again. Your kids will be dragging out their trunks, sports equipment, musical instruments, science and art supplies to get ready for the camp season. At what camp will your child find themselves this summer? There are plenty of options around Northeast Ohio. We provide you with where to go, but also help with your decision by sharing camp experiences through the eyes of four local kids.

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.

Summer at Magnifi-Camp is making your own jewelry. It’s also running a business, whipping up a soufflé, programming your own video game and nailing a fast break. Magnificat High School has reinvented summer programming to offer busy families more options for a fun, active and purposeful summer for girls and boys in grades 1-8.

Kids ages 7 to 12 will create books during a workshop led by Akron artist Dan Cuthbert at Summit Artspace. The workshop is 2 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 20, March 19 and April 16. Participants in small groups will write and illustrate a book and learn about the bookmaking process.

Registration for the spring season opens Feb. 24. The program serves girls in third grade through eighth grade in Summit, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Portage and Medina counties. It uses fun, experience-based curriculum that integrates confidence-building, community service and physical activities.

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.

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.

At the Summer Camp Convention, you can meet directors, representatives and counselors who will share their summer camp programs with you. Find out about day camps, specialty camps and residential camps happening across Northeast Ohio and throughout the U.S.

The center has loads of special free activities for all ages planned this Saturday and Sunday that prove science has never been so sweet. Make your own stethoscope and listen to family members' heartbeats, learn how to make a secret message, design and build your own cupid crossbow and then test its accuracy in the Cupid Archery Range, and more.