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Kid-Friendly Cooking for Thanksgiving

Perhaps the most special thing about cooking is the way that skills and traditions are passed down within families from

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National Adoption Month: One Mother’s Story

November is National Adoption Month! In celebration of the wonderful adoptive families in America, we asked one mom, Cynthia Gismegian,

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November is National Adoption Month!

Families who choose to adopt children and youth make a meaningful, and often critical, difference in the lives of very

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Understanding What Transgender Means

Imagine you are a child assigned as a male at birth, but by age three you feel certain you are

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What’s Up With Look-Alike Smart Snacks?

Have you had lunch at your child’s school and sat there wondering why kids are still allowed to purchase Doritos

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For Food Allergies, a Halloween Appeal: Go Teal!

From classroom parties and Trunk-or-Treats to ghosts and goblins knocking on your door, Halloween puts snacking front and center. But

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Modeling Good Citizenship During Election Season

In the spring, during the primaries, my 7-year-old daughter came home fired up, talking about how if she could vote

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Tips You Need to Keep Kids Safe Online

From the PTA Blog: Keeping your kids safe in the age of continuous internet access and social media is tougher

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How to Tame Your Child’s Sweet Tooth

Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas: It’s that time of year when sugar consumption is on overload for children. How can parents

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LGBTQ History Month 101

It’s LGBTQ History Month! To help you learn more about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning community and explain

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