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Two Boston-area programs are helping kids from immigrant families or low-income families prepare for college.

Families share simple ways they make the holidays special year after year, from catching a performance of The Nutcracker to stringing cranberries and popcorn to observing a special “Nana night” during Hanukkah.

Try Snowshoeing!

Published: 01/25/2013 by Janet Groene in Family Entertainment

Snowshoeing is a fun winter sport for families. Here's what you need for equipment and how to get started.

As the economy continues to struggle along, a new report reveals that families are relying on wives' income at record high levels to help make ends meet.

A trip to Mystic, Conn. offers a boatload of activities for families.

Autism's New Definition: What It Means for Families

Published: 11/30/2012 by Christina Elston in Behavior

A proposed overhaul of the way autism is defined has some parents worried that their children's diagnoses and services are in jeopardy. But health providers say most kids will retain the diagnosis under the proposed guidelines.

Surviving a Stalled Economy: Strategies for Families

Published: 12/22/2011 by Deirdre Wilson in Family Finances

As we head into another year of this recession, we all could use some strategies for stretching the dollar – spending less on bills and more on family fun and the future. Here's some sound, doable ideas from financial experts and parents.

Wanted: Foster Parents

Published: 04/27/2013 by Mary Alice Cookson in Child Care

Massachusetts currently has a shortage of families willing to take in a foster child. May is National Foster Care Month. If you've ever considered being a foster parent, here's what you need to know.

Need a shoulder to lean on? A helping hand? Check out the numerous support groups and organizations available to parents, kids and whole families in Eastern Massachusetts.

Put some history and fun into Black History Month in February. Boston offers some interesting sites for kids and adults alike. You'll learn a lot about the 19th-century African Americans who lived freely here while others were living in slavery.