We teach kids to look after their bodies - here’s how to do the same for a healthy mind

The food pyramid can help us think about mental health. We need big helpings of social connection in real life. But social ...

50 Journaling Prompts to Inspire Kids

Journaling can help us work through a problem we’re having; it can act as an outlet for stress or frustration; it can help us ...

6 ways to help your child follow directions

It’s Parenting Connection Tuesday and 6 News is here for you with tips, strategies, and helpful reminders from local child ...

A power tool for children? Here’s how one startup made a kid-safe table saw

The ChompSaw is a power tool made for kids to cut, craft, and create with cardboard. Its unique design makes it perfectly ...

Mom Matters: DIY crafts to explore your child's senses

Trish Crone, occupational therapist, shows us that something as simple as making honey play dough can help kids explore their senses of touch. Visual (Sight): Helps us make sense of what we see — ...
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Here’s how Texas’ 11,000-plus blind or low-vision students train to get around safely

First developed in the mid-20th century, the field of orientation and mobility teaches people with visual impairments ...