Central Penn Parent and webinar sponsor UPMC hosted a session June 24 on mental health and talking with your teen, a topic of importance at any time, but it’s especially prevalent during COVID-19. The pandemic has changed our lives in ways we never would have imagined. As we all are aware, many of us are ...

Summer should be a time of play for your kids, a few months where they can stop sitting in classrooms in favor of a more active, fun lifestyle. But with so many things vying for children’s attention nowadays, your kids might head back inside in favor of watching TV, taking a nap or playing video ...

While almost all parents — 94% — know that summer reading can help their child during the school year, 47% of them are unaware of “summer slide,” the catchy term for the loss of academic skills that occurs when school is not in session, according to Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report. Summer slide is ...

If you’re a parent working from home while helping your kids navigate the end of the school year distance learning, give yourself a pat on the back. It’s June, which means the school year is likely already over or near its conclusion. Whether your child graduated high school or made the move up to the ...

Two kinds of popular children’s cough syrups are being recalled for a potential overdose risk. GSK Consumer Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall for select “Children’s Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM” and “Children’s Dimetapp Cold and Cough” because they include “incorrect dosing cups,” according to the recall notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration’s website. “There is ...

Just as adults are trying to understand these uncertain times, kids and teens are also trying to grasp the events that are going on around them. From the global coronavirus pandemic to protests all over the world about the equal treatment of others, it might seem easier to ignore these issues, but it’s important to ...

Being a parent is hard. Being a parent in 2020 can feel impossible, from dealing with a pandemic to home schooling and keeping them safe amid the uneasiness across the world. Other parents can be a great resource of tips on how to deal with your children. Here are a few of the best parenting ...

Tweens use health apps to track fitness and nutrition, sleep and wellbeing, but parents have concerns. Moms and dads worry how the apps may affect their child through targeted advertising and the potentially negative impact of meal tracking on body image, according to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at Michigan Medicine. While ...

Is the question of childcare getting enough attention given all the other stresses created by the pandemic? Finding good, affordable childcare presented a major challenge even in pre-virus days for those working outside the home. Both the cost and quality of available childcare have been major obstacles to overcome. But how does childcare rate now as an ...