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Kiwanis K-Kids had its first meeting of the new year at McDowell Mountain Elementary School on Jan. 8. The first topic of ...

Indiana 4-H delivered 14 Camp Counselor Training programs addressing social and emotional development, leading a team and ...

Did you know that Africa, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has the highest rate of female ...

How tongue twisters can boost your child’s speech skills. You can boost your child's speech skills by practicing tricky ...

Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

If you aren’t able to get cookies in-person, don’t fret because Girl Scout cookies will be available to order online for ...

This led me to wonder, how many life skills should most kids know by the age of ten? Chinese Kindergarten is...Different... I ...

A sports enthusiast who enjoys good food and movies as well. "Travis head’s obnoxious behaviour during the course of the Melbourne test doesn’t auger well for for the gentleman’s game ...

There are many ways to teach kids about money, but the best way is to open the right bank accounts for kids and let them get a hands-on lesson on managing money. It might feel weird at first to let go ...

This is ideal if your kids only want to know about ants, for example, or caterpillars. Or, they can watch all the way through, learning about each bug one at a time. This is the kind of video you ...