It’s All Right To Cry
By Kathryn Rea Smith, PH.D. When I was a seven-year-old girl, I watched a television program called “Free To Be…
Gorillas Expecting Babies
By Knoxville Zoo Knoxville Zoo made an exciting announcement with the news that two of the zoo’s critically endangered Western…
Creating Problems
By Mike O’Hern, Center Director of Mathnasium of West Knoxville As this month’s Knoxville Parent theme is creativity I thought…
Minding Our Mindsets
Alfred Binet, the inventor of the modern intelligence test in 1905, felt that his instrument should be used to identify…
Helping Your Introverted Child Blossom
In her remarkable book Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking, Susan Cain describes gifts…
Heliotrope Rash: What Is It, And Why Call It That?
by Marcin Gornsiewicz, M.D. Heliotrope is a plant that produces clusters of sweet scented flowers in summer and has a…
Back To School Time
Ahhh, the hot, leisurely, delightful days of summer! Every year, when the last dismissal bell of school is heard, parents,…
Popcorn Joints
by Marcin Gornsiewicz, M.D. Entwine your fingers together and then bend them back. Do you hear the popping sound? Chances…
Learn Something New: New Nonfiction Titles
Music Everywhere! by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine, and Cynthia Pon PreK-2nd Children all over the world make music, and…
What You Need To Know About Asthma
Asthma affects people of all ages. While it often starts during childhood, it can occur later in life from exposure…
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Set Up a Parental Control for Online Safety
Have you ever wondered how long your children spend in front of a device without your supervision? Yes, it is…
Adopt A Life, Save A Life
By Jeff Ashin, CEO, Young-Williams Animal Center. Photo by: Young-Williams Animal Center Are you or your child thinking of adding…