I used to consider myself a champion packer. I once took an overnight trip to New York City and didn’t even take a duffel bag – I carried a big purse with an inside pocket, into which I crammed a second shirt and change of underwear, and re-wore my jeans and shoes from the first day. 

There’s one thing that most people who’ve attended a sporting event have in common: They’ve all been entertained by a mascot, whose identity is usually a well-kept secret – until now. Two area mascots have agreed to emerge from anonymity to describe for Central Penn Parent what it’s like to work as incognito performers.

All your kids want is your attention. So give it to them.

Hershey Gardens and two gardens in Mechanicsburg have been chosen to highlight southcentral Pennsylvania in a new road trip announced today by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office.

My son Rashaad and I have reached new milestones in our journey together. We were standing next to each other as I picked out freshly cut high top fade, when I realized that my arms had to stretch a little higher.

As vaccine rates increase and warm weather rolls out across the country, parents across the midstate are eager to get outside after a long stretch of indoor activities. Any worries they have about the safety of heading for the nearest kids’ playground may be dispelled, at least partially, by a study released Thursday.

Toy manufacturer Fisher-Price has launched a new education campaign to engage parents and caregivers in important conversations regarding the safety, health, and development of babies and children.

When I learned that I was pregnant with my first child, and then a few weeks later learned that it was a boy, I could not have been happier! I knew the timing was right and that I would do everything I possibly could to raise a happy and healthy boy. However, there were some ...

While I was playing taxi for my son last week, he flicked his wrist to the beat of the song on the radio and I was instantly catapulted to a memory from 15 years ago: An extremely excited toddler in diapers listening to Bob Marley and doing a wrist flick with each exuberant dance move. At the time, seeing him do this brought me so much laughter, I was crying.