Lifestyle

Parenting
National AI training program for researchers uses Jetstream2

A new workshop series led by Huirong Fu offers hands-on AI training using Jetstream2, all under the support of the NSF-funded National AI Research Resource Pilot. Participants join sessions designed to translate state-of-the-art computing into practical skills for researchers nationwide.

Education Resources

 National AI training program for researchers uses Jetstream2
Parent Has Eye-Opening Moment About Raising Kids Today: ‘Exhausting’

Parents today devote unprecedented time and energy to their children, often at the expense of their own rest. With more hands-on involvement and less child independence, the result is a level of exhaustion that is redefining childhood and parenthood alike.

Child Development

Parenting Tips

 Parent Has Eye-Opening Moment About Raising Kids Today: ‘Exhausting’
2026 Comm Expo highlights communications careers, networking opportunities for students

The 2026 Comm Expo showcases how communications fields can inspire the next generation of professionals. Students attending the event are given insight into diverse career paths and direct networking opportunities.

Education Resources

 2026 Comm Expo highlights communications careers, networking opportunities for students
Ex-etiquette: What is he doing?!

A party encounter turned into parenthood when two friends with benefits found themselves expecting a child. They opted to raise their daughter together while living apart, creating an unconventional co-parenting arrangement filled with questions about each partner’s responsibilities and priorities.

Parenting Tips

 Ex-etiquette: What is he doing?!
The Kid Whisperer: Parents: You cannot make your kids happy

A playful introduction calls out parents eager to solve all their children’s problems, only to reveal a tough reality: you cannot directly make your kids happy. This perspective encourages mothers and fathers to guide and nurture, rather than attempt to control a child’s emotions.

Child Development

Parenting Tips

 The Kid Whisperer: Parents: You cannot make your kids happy
Annual Day of the Child event provides resources, fun for all ages

An annual celebration, known as the Day of the Child, offers families crucial resources and a slate of joyful activities. By bringing local organizations and parents together, this event highlights the importance of promoting child development and well-being in the community.

Child Development

Education Resources

Parenting Tips

Nevada High School Senior Honored as Missouri Scholars 100 Recipient

A senior at Nevada High School has been named to the prestigious Missouri Scholars 100, recognizing outstanding academic achievement. Meanwhile, students at the Nevada Regional Technical Center secured top honors at the Missouri FCCLA state contest, earning a state service award for a 1,000-book swap and sending three qualifiers to nationals.

Education Resources

 Nevada High School Senior Honored as Missouri Scholars 100 Recipient
CLASS: Take stained glass skills to the next level

Participants who have completed prior training at the Plateau Creative Arts Center can now pursue a more advanced course in stained glass. Under the guidance of instructor Marc Rotman, the new class focuses on taking basic skills to the next level and diving deeper into this timeless art form.

Education Resources

 CLASS: Take stained glass skills to the next level
Dear Abby: I’m disgusted that my daughter, 22, is seeing her boss, 54, but I can’t say anything

A shocked mother grapples with her 22-year-old daughter’s relationship with a 54-year-old boss. Bound by a promise of secrecy to her older daughter, she struggles to voice her concerns as the family edge closer to a confrontation.

Parenting Tips

Margo: Is being affectionate with my son a good thing?

In her nightly bubble bath, sipping ginger tea and indulging in a light romance novel, a mother wonders if her displays of affection might affect her son’s well-being. This introspective moment raises universal questions of parental boundaries and warmth.

Parenting Tips

Applications flowing in for Mitchell School District Summer Scholars program

A surge of applications for the Mitchell School District’s Summer Scholars program indicates strong enthusiasm for combating the “summer slide.” Designed to enrich students’ educational experience, the program offers a much-needed academic boost during vacation months.

Child Development

Education Resources

Taking the kids: And celebrating women during Women’s History Month

Abigail Adams once famously said, “Remember the ladies.” This article reflects on that call by exploring how families can celebrate Women’s History Month together, with stops in cities like Washington, Philadelphia, and New York—each offering opportunities to learn about visionary women.

Education Resources

Parenting Tips

 Taking the kids: And celebrating women during Women’s History Month
Proposed Ohio bill would double recess time, expand recess to middle school

A newly proposed bill in the Ohio House would introduce two 30-minute recess sessions for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, essentially doubling current playtime. The measure also expands gym credit options for high school students, potentially offering alternative paths to fulfilling physical education requirements.

Child Development

 Proposed Ohio bill would double recess time, expand recess to middle school
The Kid Whisperer: Parents: What do you think you’re doing?

This article explores a parenting specialist’s approach to guiding adults nationwide in raising children. It also reveals how real-life observations in a “Variable Stressor Family Interaction Lab” inform better practices.

Child Development

Education Resources

Parenting Tips

Grenadier Hub Academic Advising Helps Students Take Control of College Career

Grenadier Hub Academic Advising offers college students a clear route to charting their academic careers. By putting resources in place and encouraging informed decision-making, this initiative helps learners take control of their future.

Education Resources

 Grenadier Hub Academic Advising Helps Students Take Control of College Career
Ex-etiquette: It’s not enough

A father who once saw his daughter more frequently finds his new swing shift schedule leaves him with limited time. Now confined to every other weekend visits, he wonders how to cope with the constraints and keep his bond strong.

Parenting Tips

When Gaming Starts to Resemble Gambling: What Parents Should Know

At first glance, it may look like just another video game. Yet, behind the colorful wheels and “loot boxes,” many titles incorporate chance-based mechanics that can mirror gambling—leaving parents wondering what’s really at stake.

Parenting Tips

 When Gaming Starts to Resemble Gambling: What Parents Should Know
First Ever Genevieve’s Playhouse Preschool Toys Now Available at Major Retailers

Genevieve’s Playhouse has introduced its first line of preschool toys, making them available at major retailers as of March 16, 2026. This launch aims to provide an engaging educational play experience tailored for young children.

Child Development

Education Resources

 First Ever Genevieve’s Playhouse Preschool Toys Now Available at Major Retailers
Study finds more screen time linked to smaller vocabularies in young kids

Parents and child-safety advocates have long been wary of too much technology in young children’s lives. Now, new research from Southern Methodist University suggests that spending more time in front of screens may be linked to smaller vocabularies in early childhood. These findings bring renewed attention to how digital exposure shapes language development.

Child Development

Parenting Tips

 Study finds more screen time linked to smaller vocabularies in young kids
Master gardeners launch ‘Lunch and Learn’ series

The Butler County Master Gardeners are launching a series of free Lunch and Learn events in Greenville. Offering hour-long talks on mushrooms, herbs, pollinators, and more through 2026, the sessions aim to nurture local enthusiasm and knowledge about all things green.

Education Resources

 Master gardeners launch ‘Lunch and Learn’ series
These New Orleans kids built a model of the city’s pumps. Then they watched it fail.

At Livingston Collegiate Academy in New Orleans East, a small class of ninth graders built a miniature pumping system to keep their city from flooding—at least in theory. Their classroom exercise underscored the real complexities of water management when the model failed.

Education Resources

 These New Orleans kids built a model of the city’s pumps. Then they watched it fail.
1 2 20