A new study warns parents about the five most dangerous activities for children in the backyard and around the house.

Capital City Mall and the Salvation Army Harrisburg are holding a Christmas in July school supply donation drive to benefit local families served by the Salvation Army. 

Kendra Auker is president and CEO of the Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg. She oversees 2,000 employees, 1,600 of them women, and many of them in their child rearing years.

Most people think of the children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web” as a story of devoted friendship between a spider and a pig. But it can also be read as a story of a budding engineer – Charlotte – who prototypes, builds, tests and revises her web to solve a problem.

There were some days over this past year and a half where the teens seemed scarier than this global pandemic. 

Ready to start that first summer job at your Main Street ice cream parlor or that summer camp on the Susquehanna? The tax and accounting people at Wolters Kluwer have put together some tips for teenagers and their parents about summer jobs and taxes.

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.