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Five Tips for Making the Most of a Gap Year
Taking a year off from school can pay dividends if you make sure your experience has just enough structure. Know Your “Why” You might take a gap year to decide on which college you’d like to attend (or...
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Gaining Perspective from a Gap Year
When St. Xavier High School graduate Jack Berding joined the 40,000 students annually who take a gap year, he—like 92 percent of these students—did so to gain life experiences. While this often...
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The Importance of Addressing Mental Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. children have a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder and only about 20 percent get the help they need. The pandemic...
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Extracurricular Activities Provided a Lifeline
It’s no secret that everyday life was disrupted during the pandemic, and kids’ normal routines were shattered. Relationships, interactions, outside school activities, and school itself were sacrificed...
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How Technology Shapes Education
A research study by Common Sense Media, a California-based advocacy group that promotes digital access for children, shows that 29 percent of Ohio children, 34 percent of Indiana children, and 36...
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Meet the New Mascots
ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL The Forest Hills Board of Education voted last summer to retire Anderson’s old identity and announced the new Raptors mascot, which is said to represent strength, loyalty, pride,...
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Gorgeous French Park Has a Kid-Friendly Secret
Summer’s only just begun, but after more than 18 months of social distancing and outdoor parks, you may be running out of ideas. (And that, as a parent, is a dangerous situation in which to find...
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Summit Park’s Kid-Friendly Hiking Trail
Summit Park in Blue Ash is the superlative superstar of local parks. For starters, there’s its epic playground, full of verdant green turf and colorful, next-level play structures. Then there’s the...
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The Cardboard Boat Museum Will Spark Your Kids’ Creativity
In New Richmond, Ohio, you’ll find a superlative superstar of the most unassuming kind: The Cardboard Boat Museum. This unique attraction is the only cardboard boat racing museum in the entire world,...
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Transform Your Child’s Future with Professionals at ABC Pediatric Therapy
Tracking your child’s development is critical at an early age to set up your child’s future success. While all children are different, recognizing delays in development allows for early intervention...
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Step Into Another Time and Place at Heritage Village Museum
It’s so much fun to experience Cincinnati with kids. We live in such a rich, beautiful city that’s full of fun attractions and hidden gems, and parenthood allows us the opportunity to experience...
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Weekend Trip: Gaylord Opryland Resort’s “Summer of More” Promises Family Fun...
If the first summer fresh out of quarantine doesn’t feel like heaven enough, the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville is taking full advantage of the season to give guests the...
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Go On a Prehistoric Adventure at Trammel Fossil Park
It’s August and you’re probably running out of things to do, which, as a parent, is a very dangerous position in which to find yourself. But something I’ve learned in the past 18+ months is that kids...
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Ohio’s Largest Playground Adds Another Gem
Did you know that Warren County is known as “Ohio’s Largest Playground?” With a world-renowned amusement park (that also boasts its own water park), an expansive indoor and outdoor water resort, a...
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Cottell Park’s Newly Revamped Playground Invites Kids to Climb, Slide, and...
With school back in session, my kids are now spending more time behind a desk than they have in the last year and a half. (We did virtual school last year.) So it’s more important than ever to make...
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Discover An Abandoned Railroad Along This Easy Ault Park Hike
If you’ve lived in Cincinnati for a while, chances are you’ve probably heard about the “railroad trestle trail” at Ault Park. I don’t remember when I first heard about this intriguing trail, but it’s...
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There’s an Old-Growth Forest Hiding in Cincinnati
I have lived in Cincinnati for pretty much my entire life, but I am a Pacific Northwesterner at heart. The rugged coastlines, majestic mountains, lush forests, and mild climate all make the PNW...
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Surround Yourself in Art—And Fall Foliage—at Pyramid Hill
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum is a place that’s both a hidden gem—and hiding in plain sight. This expansive outdoor sculpture park in Butler County is one of my family’s very favorite...
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Here’s Why Gross Motor Skills Are Important for Your Child’s Success
All children are different; however, recognizing delays in gross motor skills early allows for intervention and therapy to help your child. Tracking developmental milestones is critical to setting up...
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Delight in the Wide, Wonderful World at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Between staying home, remote learning, and navigating through a pandemic with kids, over the last 18 months, my family’s world has grown quite small. And as we navigate our way through a post-COVID...
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