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Keep Them Reading With a Summer Book Club

Published: 06/15/2012 by Belinda Mooney in Child Development

Start a summer reading book club so your kids can hang out with their friends and great authors at the same time.

We're offering the chance to win a free football clinic with New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker for your child in May. Two different winners will be selected, so enter today!

What We All Need to Know about EpiPens

Published: 02/25/2012 by Christina Elston in Child Care

About 100 people, including children, die of allergic reactions in the U.S. each year, and epinephrine is amazingly effective in preventing this. The EpiPen is easy to use – learn how so that you too can prevent food allergy deaths.

A growing number of free tutoring services are popping up online for kids, making the process of getting help with tough subjects like math or science more convenient. Here's a look at some of the sites and some local in-person tutoring services.

Inclusion – Is It Working in the Classroom?

Published: 02/25/2012 by Colette Connolly in Child Development

Years after federal law began requiring that kids with special needs be taught in the least restrictive environment possible, the idea of full inclusion in the classroom still divides us. Here’s a look at whether full inclusion is working.

Ezra Jack Keats' The Snowy Day debuted 50 years ago and changed children's literature forever. It was the first time an African American child was depicted in a children's picture book. Here's a closer look at this classic.

Angered by the Phoebe Prince bullying case, Swampscott resident Megan Kelley Hall reached out to fellow young adult fiction authors to ask them to share experiences with bullying, either as a victim, an aggressor, or a person silent on the sidelines.

Parent Education

Published: 09/23/2011 in Child Development

Trying to broaden your parenting skills, or understand the way your child learns and behaves? Check out the parent education workshops, lectures and programs available this month in various Eastern Massachusetts locations.

The start of a new school year has many parents on the lookout for the latest illnesses swirling around the classroom. Here are six common, infectious illnesses to watch for, along with tips on how your child can avoid catching or spreading them.

Learn what one school bus driver has to say about safety, the other drivers on the road, seat belts and the still coveted back seat.