Family, Health, Just for you, ...
Dec 15, 2016
Smartphones are hot items on many children’s Christmas lists this year. While it seems like a harmless purchase, parents should consider every aspect ...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Nov 01, 2016
In 2011, the National Center for Education Statistics revealed that 54% of eighth-graders performed at the Basic level for the National Assessment of ...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Oct 01, 2016
Devin Lorigan knows that there is plenty of evidence that physical exercise can have a direct positive impact on academic learning, but to see it firs...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Oct 01, 2016
Gun ownership is among the biggest topics of this election season, heating up emotions and arguments on all sides of the issue. But no matter where yo...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Sep 01, 2016
Over the last 30 years, the rate of obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, making it a serious concern for parents a...
At School, Health, Inspiration, ...
Aug 01, 2016
It’s Monday morning. Summer is over, and the kids are filing into the school building after being out for three months. For many of these students, it...
At Home, At School, Health, ...
Jul 01, 2016
Drumming fingers on a table, peeling labels off bottles, tipping back in a chair, twirling hair—people, and especially kids, fidget in all different w...
At School, Health, Kids
May 01, 2016
Over the winter, Neil Armstrong Elementary School physical education teachers Glenn Pittman and Jake Johnson taught third-, fourth- and fifth-graders ...
At School, Health, Just for you, ...
May 01, 2016
Student stress and anxiety is real. Students experience tremendous pressure from testing, assessments and overly ambitious schedules. There is not eno...
Active Life, At School, Family, ...
Apr 04, 2016
Everyone loves holiday break, but it can also be a stressful time for working parents, who have to find care for their kids. During the 2015 holiday s...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
Aug 31, 2015
When Jocelyn Malamy’s daughter, Eve, was 2 years old, she says the only thing the toddler wanted to eat at mealtime was cheddar cheese “by the handful...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
Nov 30, 2014
If “no meltdown at the family party” tops your holiday wish list,there are a few steps you can take to minimize temper tantrums and keep thefun and go...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
Nov 22, 2014
Everybody knows Black Fridayis the busiest shopping day of theyear, but what you may not knowis that it may also be the healthiest.Skeptical? You shou...
At School, Health, Healthy Eating, ...
Aug 01, 2014
Here we go again. It’s Sunday night, and you’re staring into the fridge with glazed-over eyes. Ham and cheese? Peanut butter and jelly? You don’t have...
At Home, At School, Health, ...
Jun 01, 2014
Stylish or functional, we love our bags. They’re trendy little—or not-so-little—ways to make us feel secure away from home, because they hold all that...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
May 01, 2014
Most people know about asthma, and the coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath that come with it. But in recent years, a new form of the condition ...
At School, Family, Health, ...
Apr 01, 2014
One day in high school physical education class, a student named Sara disclosed to her teacher that she was sexually abused when she was 4 years old. ...
At Home, Family, Health, ...
Oct 01, 2013
For today’s busy and stressed families, finding quiet time to decompress is not always easy. And as we go from a jam-packed work or school day to a bu...
At Home, Family, Health, ...
Oct 01, 2013
The door creaks open, and a strobe light pulses in the background. Curious kids crane their necks to see inside before jumping back in terror as a big...
Local News
July 8, 2025
Two Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad engines pass one another on adjacent tracks in the Pennsylvania Wilds, close enough (and slowly enough) for a high...
Round the Square
July 8, 2025
SKYWALK: Aug. 8. That's the date when the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reopens the Kinzua Skywalk for the fall season. The Kinzua ...
Business, Local News
July 8, 2025
Whether you are a longtime aquarium enthusiast or you just learned about planted tanks and want to find out more, there is something for everyone at S...
Lifestyles
July 8, 2025
Dear Heloise: We love fresh strawberries at our house, but frequently a few of them spoil in the container before we can use them all. We discovered a...
Lifestyles
July 8, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I live five hours away from my hometown. My mom is 98 and in assisted living there. In recent years, my younger sister has become cruel to ...
Local Sports
July 7, 2025
Four soccer matches showcasing 175 of the best high school soccer players from Northwestern PA and Southwestern NY will take place on July 27 at Pitt-...
