If you are uninspired or lack variety while packing your kids’ lunch, these accounts will help you to create different meals for your kids every day. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For many families, going back to school means preparing lunch every day to make sure your kids get delicious and nutritionally […]
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Some Twinsburg parents think masks should be optional for all students
TWINSBURG — Several Twinsburg schools parents spoke for and against the district’s policy on masking in the buildings. Currently, the district will make face coverings optional for students ages 12 and older, and optional for the staff who work with that age group. Masking will be mandatory for students younger […]
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College students suffering depression due to coronavirus, so counseling centers offer help remotely; here’s how parents can help, too
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The COVID-19 pandemic caused depression and anxiety in people of all ages. For college students, pandemic stress came with a side order of worries about having to move back home, being cut off from peers and classes moving from lecture halls to Zoom. Campuses closed, scattering students […]
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13 best baby shower gifts that new parents will actually want
We looked for affordable, useful and unique ideas (The Independent) Balloons and flowers are okay, but delivering a thoughtful gift that’ll really help new parents through those first few weeks and beyond will lift their sleep-deprived spirits. But what does a new parent want? Certainly not something that might be […]
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Why All Parents Should Think Twice Before Posting Photos of Their Kids Online
Today’s parents know a lot of kids they’ve never met. College buddies, co-workers, former neighbors, and distant relatives dump dozens of images of their kids on Instagram almost on a daily basis. Kids’ photos are so common on social media that they barely register. But the dangers of social media […]
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The Heartbreaking Price My Elderly Parents Are Paying For Staying Safe During This Pandemic
Much is predictable in my pandemic-shaped life. Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths spiral ever higher, and I wonder if this much fear and fury can cause an aneurism. My daughter fosters another sick dog instead of doing her online college classes, and I think, at least she’s not going […]
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4 Things Parents Learned From Their Kids in 2020
It was Thanksgiving morning when Serena, 7, announced: “2020 was a good year.” Her mother, Hallie Palladino, was taken aback. For Palladino — and most parents — 2020 was starting to feel like a long, exhausting layover with no connecting flight. Their family would be spending Thanksgiving without grandparents or […]
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Bride-to-be demands parents pay for lavish wedding after not speaking to them for years
It’s never a good idea to assume that someone is giving you a gift. A seemingly frustrated parent shared their story online about how after spending years not speaking with him and his wife, his youngest daughter is demanding that he pay for her wedding. According to him, it all […]
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Should Parents Intervene When Siblings Fight?
I have two young kids, and one of my great joys as a parent has been watching their relationship blossom. The 5-year-old is generally pretty patient and gentle with his toddler brother, and the toddler flat-out adores him. Part of their nightly bedtime routine is saying “huggie?” then clutching each […]
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Make your own holiday wreath, build a succulent Christmas tree: 40 classes for plant parents to try in December | Food + Living
If you want to make a holiday wreath, learn about pruning or how to start beekeeping, there are dozens of classes to check out, online and in-person throughout December. Throughout the Lancaster County region, there are hands-on classes that teach things like how to make a kokedama string garden, a […]
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Make your own holiday wreath, build a succulent Christmas tree: 39 classes for plant parents to try in December | Food + Living
If you want to make a holiday wreath, learn about pruning or how to start beekeeping, there are dozens of classes to check out, online and in-person throughout December. Throughout the Lancaster County region, there are hands-on classes that teach things like how to make a kokedama string garden, a […]
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how to keep kids busy (and parents sane) in lockdown
Entertaining eight-year-old twins and a three-year old boy is a daunting challenge at the best of times. During lockdown, it all gets much harder. Early one recent wet Sunday I had the day stretching out in front of me, and in a fit of parental wholesomeness (and desperation) I decided […]
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Vet warns pet parents to be cautious of holiday plants, decorations and foods
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -Holiday season is always a big concern for pet owners. One veterinarian uses an acronym to simplify safety precautions to take- PDF. He doesn’t mean an online document. “Plants, decoration, and food. You think of tinsel and you’ve got a tree you’ve got a candle and all […]
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Parents worry that Duval’s virtual school option will disappear
December will mark the expiration of the Florida Department of Education’s executive order that allowed for school districts to offer virtual-learning models. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When Jessica Dawson and her family moved to Jacksonville this summer — in the middle of a pandemic — her daughter was forced to make […]
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Help! I’m 32, Back Living With My Parents, and Trying to Date
Carlina Teteris/Getty At 32, I definitely didn’t expect to be single, unemployed, and sleeping in the same room I lost my virginity over a decade prior. You’d assume it’s the worst introduction to any guy you’d meet on a dating app, but unfortunately, the most challenging part seems to be […]
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Parents worry Duval HomeRoom virtual option will disappear in January
Emily Bloch | Florida Times-Union When Jessica Dawson and her family moved to Jacksonville this summer — in the middle of a pandemic — her daughter was forced to make adjustments. A social butterfly who can’t socialize, Ava, 12, is enrolled at Lakeshore Middle School but taking her classes virtually through the school […]
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Online learning threats parents need to know about
Millions of American children are spending this fall semester taking at least some of their classes online, through Zoom, Google Meet and other platforms. And while many of the bugs, glitches and surprise Zoom “bombings” of this past spring have been fixed, experts say many threats remain. Arneesha Collins, parent […]
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Blue Valley parents urge district to reject gating criteria in schools | School Authority
OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) – Just like hospitals, Schools are coping with growing numbers of students and teachers with COVID-19. They are rapidly approaching or exceeding guidelines they set for when to close classrooms. But returning to virtual learning is a step many parents strongly oppose. At Monday night’s Blue […]