Thinking Outside the Gift Box
December 1, 2017This holiday season, you can buy your kids yet another toy to add to the ever-growing heap in the corner of your family room or you can pay it forward.
Amazing Gray
November 1, 2017Two-year-old Grayson Ballard is, undeniably, a fighter. His journey has been nothing short of a battle. Diagnosed with a rare congenital heart defect, critical aortic stenosis with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), Grayson has endured four heart surgeries— the first, while still in his mother’s womb. And yet, the ferocity of this little boy’s strength
Is There a Gun in the House?
November 1, 2017As parents, we often go to extreme measures to protect our children from harm, yet asking other parents whether they have a gun in their home somehow falls off our radar. To keep our kids safe and to avoid a potentially tragic accident, the question begs to be asked
Too Close to Home: Toledo’s heroin epidemic
October 2, 2017Heroin and opiate addiction is an epidemic in northwest Ohio. Fatal drug overdoses are the leading cause of death in our state while kids experiment with drugs at younger ages. The trend crosses all socioeconomic strata. How can parents provide the tools kids need to stay away from drugs, to stop this epidemic in its
Having “The Talk”: Talking to your kids about sex
August 2, 2017Tips from specialists on how to have “The Talk”