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7 Back-to-school safety tips every parent should know

As we prepare for another school year, ensuring children's safety and well-being is a top priority.  Whether your child is heading to kindergarten or...
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Getting Medical Assistance for a child with a Disability, Behavioral or Autism Spectrum Disorder...

Why Medical Assistance?  Medical Assistance (also known as Medicaid) has the broadest coverage of medical and mental/behavioral health services for kids under 18 of any...
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Save money on back-to-school shopping

Walking through my local stores, it’s already happening. Right there next to the swim goggles and sunscreen, displays of school supplies are already creeping...
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Buy Nothing Groups: The best-kept secret on Facebook

What are Buy Nothing Groups? More than 11 years ago, the Buy Nothing Project was created. The idea was to create a place for folks...
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Social media: A parent’s guide to safe practices

In March, House lawmakers passed a bill with bipartisan support that would give TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, six months to sell the video...
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Don’t let your child become a summer Couch Potato 

Although children have returned to their normal levels of physical activity pre pandemic, the World Health Organization recently reported kids are not moving enough...
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How to keep your baby cool during a heatwave: 10 tips every parent needs...

With temperatures soaring in the US, it’s important to make sure your little ones are safe and comfortable during the hot weather. Due to their...
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Spring clean, share joy: How to involve kids in the art of donation

The flowers are blooming, and the days are warming in Pittsburgh, which means spring is here. If that extra sunshine has you itching to...
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Girls on the Run launches new curriculum to meet the needs of today’s girls

Girls on the Run International (GOTRI), a nationally recognized nonprofit that empowers young girls, has launched its new research-based curriculum intentionally designed to meet...
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How to share the news of cancer with your children

Kate Middleton announced that she was diagnosed with cancer and that it was a complete shock. During her statement she emphasized that she has...