parenting

A child’s fascination with all things is natural. Parents and guardians can capitalize on a child’s interests by helping them collect things that speak to them. Collecting coins, stamps, rocks and shells helps kids develop a potential lifelong passion...

As parents and caregivers, it can be difficult to find time to keep the children fed/engaged/socialized/insert all the things here, while also maintaining our own sense of identity — or at least the ability to have a pleasant conversation with another adult. But play dates are...

The thought of heading back to school can bring on a lot of emotions for children and parents alike. For some, the transition from summer to school with a new schedule, friends and teacher is exciting. For others, the...

Ahh. The smell of sweet popcorn is in the air. And now you can make this sweet & savory Indiana State Fair staple in your very own kitchen. All you need are four simple ingredients and kids who are...

Regardless of your chosen parenting method, there’s one thing everyone can agree on when it comes to raising a child: Sleep is important. It’s important for you and it’s especially important for your baby, whose brain is undergoing a...

As a child, Ken Koziol remembers having many great experiences in Cub Scouts, including one memorable camping trip with his dad. Years later, when his son, Alex, was in first grade, Koziol happened to see a sign for Cub Scout recruiting night in...

Sue Ellspermann’s first summer job was working in her family’s jewelry store when she was 14. Ellspermann — who is now the president of Ivy Tech Community College — learned how to run a cash register and work with...

As of this year, podcasts are officially considered mainstream, with over half of Americans 12 and older reporting having listened to a podcast, according to a recent study. And let me tell you: we're here for it. Podcasts come in...

Once a shoe factory, this 600,000 square foot space in the heart of St. Louis is an eclectic mixture of children’s playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion and architectural marvel made from some of the coolest found and fabricated items. It’s...

There is a lot of information floating around about what pregnant women should and shouldn’t eat and do. To help us figure it all out, we asked Erin Neu, an OB nurse navigator with Franciscan St. Francis Health, to...