Is Your Teen Gambling Online?
Most parents would answer that question with a definitive NO.
However, the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours at McGill University recently...
A Parent’s Guide to Talking to Your Kids About Cannabis
Cannabis is a familiar age-old drug that has been used both medicinally and recreationally for centuries. Today, due to widespread legalization and misinformation, its...
Helping Your Child Make Friends
While some kids hit the ground running when it comes to making friends, other children might need a helping hand. But what can you...
Performance Jitters: How Can Parents Help?
Tears, tantrums, tension and tummy aches. What do these things have in common?
They’re aspects of stage fright, also called performance anxiety. Many children (and...
Parent You Should Know … Nikki McCarty
Nikki McCarty and her family consider the Urbana Library their second home. In fact, it’s where McCarty’s younger son took his first steps and...
When Should Kids Take a Sick Day From School?
It’s important to make sure that our children don’t fall ill too often during the year. Prior to the start of the 2024-25 school...
What to Know About Instagram Teen Accounts
You’re not alone if your teen has been begging for an Instagram account or already has one despite your safety concerns, which is why...
Toddler Time: Discovering the Great Outdoors
For new parents, the demands of child care are as extreme as they will ever be. Waking up at all hours of the day...
10 Safety Tips for Trick-or-Treaters
With ghouls, ghosts and goblins galore, Halloween is the scariest time of the year. But it shouldn’t have to be scary for parents, who...
Questions to Help Find the Right Private School
You have decided to explore a private school education for your child. Whatever your motives, the research is compelling.
Researchers at Harvard say private school...
