At home with the kids? If we can't travel to a favorite hotel, resort, restaurant or ranch, we can always pretend. Here are five ways to creat…
With warm weather, a pool skimmer, YouTube, some poster board, a bargain buy from Costco and an SUV, Liz Shotkoski and her four kids brought c…
Adjusting to learning from home can be difficult for both parents and children. Here are some tips from the National Institute for Early Educa…
Jamie Heit has spent precious little time obsessing over the daily coronavirus tally. She’s worried, for sure. But she’s got her hands full pl…
The coronavirus pandemic has put plenty of aspects of life on hold, but at least one Lincoln couple refused to let social distancing stop them…
People from all over Lincoln have shared their children's creations as well as where they have spotted eggs.Â
As parents deal with school closings because of the coronavirus, it’s a new normal for nearly everyone. Some teachers have sent home supplemen…
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While most of us may not be traveling any time soon, that doesn't mean we can't plan for the future. While many schools are out and we're spen…
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With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd's homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her…
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Lincoln Children's Zoo says even though you can't come to see the animals right now, zookeepers can bring the animals to you -- virtually.Â
Some smells automatically bring a smile to our faces. For moms, it's the scent of their babies. But do we continue to like the smell of our ch…
Orphans and neglected children were obviously present in Nebraska literally from the inception of its becoming a territory in 1854, but they w…
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Take a hike - and take the whole family with you. Here are five scenic destinations where you'll find fresh air and fun.
Here are a few tips to parents preparing adolescents and teens for carpooling with peers.
If a woman drops to the ground in public experiencing a cardiac arrest, studies show, bystanders are less likely to come to her aid and perfor…
Introduce your family to the beauty and wonder of our underwater world. Here are five places where you can swim, snorkel and learn to dive.
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As parents and veteran educators, Maree Hampton and Katherine Myers are intimately invested in the role technology plays in the lives of their…
It may be the toughest part of parenting: learning how to discipline children. Studies show some techniques don't work as well as others.
Are you ready to warm up? These sunny destinations will tempt you to begin packing now.
Most Silicon Valley outsourcing is done out in the open. But there’s one service hardly anyone will admit they’re paying for: high-end matchmaking.
Yes, lots teens text and drive. But the good news is that teen deaths from motor vehicle crashes is about a third of what it was in 1975.
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