I’m not a good friend anymore, and I don’t feel bad about it. Some back story, first. When Coraline came into my life (quite a shock, and you can read about that here) link to https://www.cpbj.com/bitsy-mccann-we-had-no-idea-what-we-were-missing/ , I thought I was going to be the parent that just continued to do whatever I wanted and that my kid ...

Being a single parent can be extremely difficult and the challenges change with the age of your child. When my son was younger, I struggled with finding quality childcare while I worked. As he has gotten older, I have struggled with getting him to his activities on time and keeping up with his social schedule. ...

A federal grant of more than $1.2 million to Pennsylvania will go toward working for better health, well-being and long-term outcomes for pregnant and parenting families of young children. The funding was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, and will help DHS’ Office of ...

Tender Years Inc., a family-owned and operated early learning and child development center, will break ground on its fourth location, at 4545 Marketplace Way, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, on Aug. 6. 

Like every other mother out there, my kiddo amazes me constantly. It’s not even that she’s doing anything special (she’s just a toddler after all), but she looks at the world in this magical way with eyes that are new and fresh and inquisitive of everything around her.

I had always admired those women who have led the sober movement. As of today, I’ve officially surpassed a year sober. Yea, a FULL year. Wow. When I wrote that piece in August 2020, I have to be honest: I didn’t think I was going to make it. I had a lot of doubts and ...

Ryan Bridge has gone buggy and he doesn’t care who knows it. In fact, if there’s anyone who can put a positive spin on the world of pests, it’s Ryan “The Bugman” Bridge. Bridge’s enthusiasm is hardly containable as he waxes rhapsodic about the world of insects. “I got into them when I was five, ...

Early childhood education expert Senate Alexander was chosen by the Milton Hershey School to lead its new Catherine Hershey Schools as its first executive director. Catherine Hershey School is a $350 million program to build learning centers for children under 5 and offer support to their families such as job skills. The first of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel.