Summer Plans and Gifted Children
With all children, it's important to ask: What would be a perfect summer for you? What projects do you want to do?
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5 Family-Friendly North Carolina Beaches
One of the many benefits to living in the Carolinas is the opportunity to visit a variety of beaches within just a few hours.
Camping With Kids
Plus, tips for making first-time camping excursions ones you want to remember.
When the News is New
Charlotte mom Emily Pritchard sensed something was wrong early in her son’s life. Jake sat up on schedule, but he was wobbly.
Teens & Community Service
Let’s face it … teens are egocentric. It’s all about them, their friends and their weekend plans. Getting teens to think beyond their own immediate needs can be more difficult than cracking a nut with a plastic fork.
Catawba Science Center
Want to get your kids excited about science and nature? It’s easy to do at the Catawba Science Center in Hickory.
Reality Check - Ryan Vermillion
Take a peek inside the life of local dad Ryan Vermillion and get a glimpse of everyday parenting — from the madness to the mess-ups!
Rookie Dad: Boys Will be Boys
Boys will be boys. Don’t you just hate that phrase? Ugh. It gives me the heebie-jeebies. It sounds so … so … unrepentant. So smug and irresponsible.
Teacher Talk: Speech Delays and Homework Distractions
Between 2 and 3, most children will acquire a vocabulary of about 450 words.
A Prick and a Stick - Typical days with type 1 diabetes
A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (formerly known as juvenile diabetes) can be scary and overwhelming for both the child and his or her parents.
Dirty Little Secret
I am a bad mother. I taught my 2-year-old daughter to swear.
Staying on the Funny Side of Motherhood
I’m sitting there at the Busy Bee Preschool Mother’s Day Program – my rear end shoved into a seat so small I’m pretty sure I’m going to have to start having my pants custom made. So far,so good.
Music Readiness
Children’s experiences of singing, dancing, listening and exploring instruments from birth to age 7 shape their musical aptitude for the future.
Setting Curfews
Spring break and prom season are right around the corner, so it’s a good time to talk about setting limits with teenagers.
College Savings 101
There’s an interesting juxtaposition when a child goes to college. The child celebrates the successful culmination of years of academic pressures, while the parents grapple with a different kind of pressure: how to pay for a higher education.
A Hootenanny for the Family
Sometimes the best idea comes together when, and where, you least expect it. For a group of local parents, the brainstorming took place on their kids’ preschool playground.
OneupMOMship
We brag about our baby’s milestones
Choosing a Guardian
Once you become a parent, you suddenly are faced with some grown-up decisions you might not have considered in the past.
Blast Off to the Space Coast
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Surviving Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal sniffles and sneezes got you feeling run down?
Requirements for a Rigorous IB Program
My seventh-grader is very bright (IQ is 148) and has been in a full-time gifted program for elementary and middle school.
Caffeine & Kids
What's the Buzz All About? By identifying caffeinated snacks and beverages, you can easily limit them or remove them from your child’s diet.
Keep Teens Tobacco Free
Parents always want the best for their children. They want them to be successful in school and not get caught up using drugs, alcohol or tobacco.
Enjoying Down-to-Earth Adventure, Fun
One of the things I absolutely treasure about my kids right now is that they are still too young to be affected by anyone else’s definition of "cool." The concept of peer pressure doesn’t apply to them yet.
