Shorter days and crisp weather can only mean one thing: fall is in full swing. As families are busy preparing for the holidays and getting the most out of the season, they can incorporate small changes to make sure their autumn fun encourages the whole family to get up and move.

Royalton Music Center presents Kindermusik. The class has music and movement activities that offer many benefits, including boosting early literacy and language, plus social-emotional skills, while providing kids with opportunities to practice fine and gross motor skills.

Community members can join an initiative to get 10,000 Ohioans free online training on child sexual abuse prevention education and resources through the Stewards of Children. The Central Ohio YMCA Guardians Against Abuse is a partnership between youth serving organizations.

The school year is underway and your child’s first report card will arrive soon. Has the year, which started with such promise, already begun descending into a pattern of frustration and bad grades? If a child’s school performance has dropped, parents often are left wondering what happens next. Tutoring might offer homework help, skill building or enrichment that your child needs.

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Having three girls may seem like someone’s worst nightmare, but I absolutely LOVE it. Here are 4 things I look forward to with my girls.

Families can join this event for refreshments and to discuss a variety of topics that will help students succeed. The special nights are held monthly during the school year and are open to all interested families at participating branch libraries.

When someone has a connection to adoption, they often think of a one-time legal event that occurred – either when they adopted their child or when they, themselves, were adopted. While there is a lifelong journey involved in adoption and for anyone touched by it, there is support provided in education and advocacy to anyone with an adoption connection.

Children come from a variety of cultural, ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds, along with some who have special needs. They all are in need of stable parents who are sensitive to their circumstances. Here are some frequently asked questions regarding becoming a foster parent and adoption from Summit County Children Services.

Many children are in need of a loving forever home — according to AdoptUSKids, there are more than 100,000 children in foster care, ranging in age from infants to 21-year-olds, waiting to be adopted in the United States. Of course, the issue also affects many children in Northeast Ohio, too. While it can be discouraging to think of these children in need, there is hope, as demonstrated by several local children and adoptive parents. In their own words, they tell us what adoption means and how it has changed their lives.