Children thrive in environments where there is warmth, connection, and positivity. Here's how the 5:1 parenting rule may help ...

Early childhood is a period of rapid growth, learning, and brain development. During these formative years, children acquire ...

For 56 years, the nonprofit has endured as a community pillar, offering resources and support for youth and families.

Local YMCA Reads! program helps struggling kindergartners through fourth graders go from "learning to read" to "reading to ...

It is a common parental experience. One moment, your child is playing quietly, and the next, there’s a sharp cry, a set of ...

Melanie D. White, founder and lead practitioner of Auxiliary Autism Programs & Services, transitioned from grant writing to ...

That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...

Being a good sport doesn't always come naturally; it's a skill that takes effort and practice to learn. As parents and ...

“Let’s start with our routines,” said Tristen Cope, a family and consumer sciences agent with K-State Extension’s office in Marion County. “Routines are important to adults as well as young children ...

Little T.J. was a monster. There's no other way to say it. Extremely hyperactive, the toddler ran around in circles, destroying everything in his path. He choked the cat and dragged it by its tail. He ...

For more than 30 years, science has warned that organophosphate pesticides damage developing brains, especially in pregnant women and children, writes local activist and retired nurse. Yet the ...