May 6, 2013 May is IEP season. The Individual Education Plan is the education blueprint for your special needs child. more »»

April 2, 2013 DAY CAMPS Camp Cranium-Grand Vue Park Sponsored by: Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley Where: Grand Vue Park, Moundsville Ages: 4-10 When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. more »»

April 2, 2013 When do kids leave the land of imagination and plant both feet firmly in reality? Is it at 5 or 6 or maybe 7 years? Little ones have big imaginations and if we follow them, they will lead us into... more »»

March 11, 2013 Sometime between the winter blahs and spring fever, the mud crazies slide in, and we are knee deep in icky gooey mud season. Not coincidentally, television commercials mirror the seasonal horror. more »»

January 7, 2013 Often, it seems, we buy into a prepackaged idea about what a home is and what it should look like, an idea sold to us though glossy magazines and TV shows, reinforced by culture and class, limited o... more »»

January 7, 2013 Winter is a time for comfort food — and that means, more than ever, preparing real home cooking for your family. more »»

December 3, 2012 It’s the gift-giving season, and while every good little boy and girl has probably already written his and her letters to Santa, perhaps some late-in-the-game requests can still be made. more »»

November 6, 2012 A child’s birthday has got to be the most anticipated day of the year. more »»

November 6, 2012 I often have marveled at people who were victims of childhood abuse but have moved beyond their pasts to break the cycle of abuse with their own children. more »»

October 1, 2012 My father-in-law’s neighborhood goes all out for Halloween. Our daughter is easily startled and has a long list of fears, so we held off on taking her there until she was school-age. more »»