Even a poorly executed milkshake still is probably pretty good. But to elevate the classic cool treat to a higher level of indulgence, tips from a milkshake master can help. For that, we turn to ...

One night in the land of rolling hills, hot sun and mosquito nets, a tiny bundle all wrapped up in blankets was carefully placed in front of a bright blue door. ... Far away, on the other side of ...

LeeAnn Thompson is 37 weeks pregnant and in and out of bars all day long.She's not drinking beer; she's selling it. Thompson is a beer sales representative. "Walking in and out of bars, I get loo...

For Jen Garman and Lonnie Kopcha, the decision to undergo genetic testing to determine whether they carried the breast cancer gene was an easy one to make. Breast cancer was prevalent in their fa...

NEW YORK (AP) - Shocking or no big deal? A woman breastfeeding her 3-year-old son is the cover photo of this week's Time magazine for a story on "attachment parenting," and reactions ranged from a...

It's not often that a rabbi personally shows up to bless a new restaurant, even if there is a sandwich named after him. Or that customers rejoice, practically getting down on bended knee, soup sp...

  If you think it's hard getting kids to eat their vegetables, wait until you try recruiting them for garden work. But the challenge is worth it: Children just might add more healthy foods ...

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A deeply tanned New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter by taking her into a tanning booth pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a child endange...

About 2,000 Lancaster County public school students have gotten a two-week reprieve on complying with school immunization requirements that could have barred them from classes this week. Students...

NEW YORK (AP) - Katie Couric is launching a weekly Web series for Yahoo Inc. and ABC News in which she will discuss health, nutrition, parenting and wellness issues. The series, "Katie's Take," w...

The Kingdom for Kids opens its castle gates this weekend to a whole new season of family fun. Route 30 East may seem a strange place for a kingdom, but Dutch Wonderland has been merrily ensconced...

Children's use of electronic apps has exploded in the past year. We don't need a survey to know this, though there are plenty. All we need to do is mingle in a family-friendly venue and we'll see...

The Rev. Dr. Laura Foster, of Detroit, Mich., will speak at the 8 and 11 a.m. worship services Sunday, April 29, as part of the Women's Annual Day at Bethel AME Church, North and Strawberry street...

Clare McGarrity may have fallen short of her goal of finding 45 women besides herself who were willing to have their heads shaved to raise money for childhood cancer research. The number 46 was s...

Do you think that neurologist Dr. James Argires, Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Tom Baldrige, attorney Charles Blumenstock, pediatrician and LancMoms "expert'' Dr. Pia...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico teacher asked a 13-year-old girl to stop talking with her friend and move to another seat. The girl refused. The teacher called the policeThe case is among t...

The first thing I ever picked out to bake with my mother was a lemon blueberry Bundt cake. I'd seen an ad for the cake -- complete with lemon-yellow icing -- and thought it was the most sophistica...

Joan Rivers admitted to being a bit tired last week as she rode toward the West Chester TV studios of QVC. But within a couple of hours, she was twirling her trim frame for the cameras, cracking ...

Facebook's purchase of Instagram is likely to make the quirky photo-sharing app much more popular. Some of the most prolific users of Instagram are teens. Using their iPads and smartphones, the...

Braces and clear plastic aligners create new pockets that collect food and bacteria, raising the risk of cavities and ugly stains. "The best results occur when patients become active participants ...

Research published last week shows that most young children's parents don't spend enough time outdoors with them. And kids who are in day care are less likely to regularly spend time outside wit...

The Easter Bunny has come and gone, the egg hunt is over and the kids have overdosed on chocolate and jelly beans. You're cleaning up the last of the festivities when suddenly, reality in every sh...

My older son decided he was going to give up kale for Lent. I reminded him that he doesn't eat kale, to my dismay. My younger son and my baby daughter both chow it down, but this guy claims he is ...

This afternoon, as she's done for the past several decades, my mother will hold an Easter egg hunt for her grandchildren. Each year, she spends hours filling plastic eggs with equal amounts of ca...

It was a small gathering to call attention to a huge problem.   About 26 people gathered in Binns Park in Lancaster Square on Wednesday to hold a candlelight vigil to honor victims of chi...

Who just slammed that door and burst into tears, mother or daughter? As women wait longer to have children, their menopause is more often coinciding with the onset of puberty in their kids. The...

Karin Rezendes is pretty sure that her friends chose "Fifty Shades of Grey" as their book club selection just to see the appalled look on her face when they discuss the steamy, much-buzzed-about n...

  At the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards, the slime runneth over. Host Will Smith opened the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards promising a record amount of the show's trademark green gunk. Th...

Have you ever done something funny -- put a sweater on backward, stepped in a wad of gum, spelled "happy" wrong on a birthday cake -- then laughed about it?     Good for you. Hope t...

We are so inundated with confessional parenting books and blogs that it's hard to believe there was a time when brutal honesty about child-rearing seemed fresh. Jump back 20 years, and it was r...

For anyone who was ever confused by a nutrition label, baffled by the monstrous portions encountered while dining out or who just needed a refresher course on healthy food choices, Ellen Stoute, d...

  Spinach and artichoke dip sounds like it should be a virtuous treat. After all, it's loaded with vegetables. Trouble is, it's usually more mayonnaise and cheese than spinach and artichoke...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- An annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children has been canceled because of misbehavior last year. Not by the kids, but by the grown-ups. Too many pare...

The premise of "The Hunger Games" is bleak: In post-apocalyptic North America, children are forced to fight each other to the death in an annual televised competition meant to entertain the ruling...

NEW YORK (AP) - The 7th "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" novel, one of the few series as popular as "The Hunger Games," is coming out in November. Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, announced Wednesday ...

  After a barrage of complaints from fathers, the diaper maker Huggies has promised to revamp its new advertising campaign. Recently I wrote about the controversy triggered when Huggies rol...

  Instead of cooking ham or lamb this Easter, why not go for something a little bit different? Pork loin roast has an amazing flavor - and is outrageously tender - when brined. That's becau...

You'll have no trouble enticing the kids to get involved in this easy and tasty part of Easter dinner prep. We've combined a blend of crunchy cereals and noodles with a deliciously sticky blend o...

  NEW YORK (AP) - Eleven-year-old John Payne has been a student of the Titanic since kindergarten. He has scrupulously researched the ship, built a model out of Lego freehand and successful...

NanoDays at The Lancaster Science Factory is part of a nationwide festival of educational programs about nanoscale science and engineering. This event is FREE with your Lancaster Science Factory ...

Are you like me? Do you have fond memories of Easter egg hunts and egg decorating? Our children had such fun creating their own one-of-a-kind egg masterpieces. I seem to remember that there was a...

Most couples, if they heard they were having triplets, would feel overwhelmed, a little freaked out, exhausted just thinking about it. But not Tonya and Kenny Stefanow. The Strasburg couple took...

The Woman's Club of Ephrata presents its 25th Annual Tulip Tour of Homes to benefit local Ephrata charities. This year's event will take place on Sunday, April 15, 2012 from 1:00- 5:00 p.m. &nb...

WeeUsables Consignment Event brings together thousands of budget-conscious mothers, ready to buy and sell their children's gently used items, from clothing and shoes to toys and baby gear. The thr...

The following area Easter egg hunts and holiday activities are planned: •An Easter party and helicopter egg drop Saturday, March 31, with egg hunts at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.: Grace Chur...

Theodor Geisel, best known as Dr. Seuss, used the optimistic Whos, a slightly demented Cat in the Hat, a caring elephant and a host of other oddball characters to make points about happiness, resp...

Andy Griffith always saved room for Aunt Bee's rhubarb pie. The Brady bunch couldn't wait for Alice's meatloaf. It's not Sunday in Tony Soprano's house without gravy. And everyone knows that Don...

Duct tape -- not so good for sealing ducts but great for patching or mending lots of other things -- has become a superstar in the crafting world, available in all kinds of vibrant colors and patt...

In the Panebianco house, sharing a bedroom is about more than saving space. Gerri and Sam Panebianco have chosen to put their sons, 3-year-old J.P. and 2-year-old Eric, in the same room becau...

  Sunday's Academy Awards celebrated the shared joy of going to the movies. But for families of children with developmental disabilities, going to the movies can be much more frustrati...

Spoilage is the primary cause of food waste. Buying food in larger quantities can save money, but only if you use it up before it goes bad. On my community forums, members participate in our ann...

My boys, ages 7 and 9, got in the car recently while the radio was chattering about Paula Deen's diabetes and a controversial obesity initiative in Georgia. After listening for a minute, my youn...

  As the winter break ends and students flood back into classrooms, there's renewed attention on getting kids financially fit. "Kids are never too young to start learning the value of a dol...

  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Recall-plagued Johnson & Johnson is pulling all infant Tylenol off the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with redesigned bottles, introduced thre...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kids have easy and inexpensive access to hundreds of smartphone applications, but parents are in the dark about what personal information is being collected from their childre...

Clare McGarrity will have her chic new haircut shaved away soon, in a quest to raise money for research to cure childhood cancer.   She's not doing it because her family has been touched ...

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Americans don't share Rick Santorum's absolutist take on abortion. He's out of step on women in combat. He questions the values of the two-thirds of mothers who wor...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbie threw open the sparkly, pink doors of her dream closet to rock a party she hosted for her fellow fashionistas. She (well, actually the Mattel marketing machine that ha...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Children's playground slides that have contributed to more than a dozen fractured bones of small children are being recalled and consumers are urged to remove the slides. The ...

  Revenge can be sweet and sometimes a little sticky, depending on whom you ask.Renee Holter of Lancaster recently shared that thought with her 14-year-old son, who would often forget to put...

DALLAS (AP) - Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child....

My two boys were wild the other night, laughing uncontrollably at absolutely everything, chasing each other around the house and entirely unable to settle down. When I wrangled them to the dinne...

Ellen DeGeneres used her TV monologue on Wednesday to express her gratitude to those supporting her against criticism that JCPenney should not keep her as its spokeswoman. She also reminded people...

Worried that your Valentines will fall flat? Make them stand out, literally, by incorporating small treats like lollipops or glow sticks. If your child likes to ham it up for the camera, this is ...

  BEIJING (AP) -- A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. The state-run...

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Parents have months to get ready for a baby. Experts say the countdown should include prep time for pets too. A baby changes everything for a pet -- from how its home ...

One in 500 kids has an inherited disorder that causes high levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol that may require medication to control. However, since the problem doesn't create observable symptoms...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kids LOL and OMG each other all the livelong day, but ask them to decipher the XLVI of this year's Super Bowl and you might as well be talking Greek. They may know what X means, ...

Few artists would find inspiration from a stag beetle or a cockroach. There are no chiseled marble grasshoppers passed down from antiquity. But Italian sculptor Lorenzo Possenti sees an intrinsi...

NEW YORK (AP) -- They've bitten their handlers, refused to budge from their beds and lost their shadow-casting jobs to potbellied pigs. And it turns out, not all groundhogs are really that good at...

Theresa Myers considers the children she transports to and from East Petersburg Elementary School on Bus 21 Red to be her kids.   She takes pride in their achievements. She listens carefu...

  You can see "Beauty and the Beast" on the big screen, where the beloved 1991 Disney animated feature has been re-released in 3-D to a whole new generation of moviegoers. Or you can see Be...

  WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) - A one-day old baby was dropped off at a western Pennsylvania hospital earlier this month. The Washington Observer-Reporter (http://bit.ly/x3lhHi ) reports Saturday ...

This week, the American Library Association announced the winners of the country's most prestigious awards in children's and young adult literature. Below is an interview with Mary Fellows, pres...

LONDON (AP) - A British court has banned a man from driving for a year after he was caught traveling with four children in the trunk of his car. Britain's Press Association news agency said Thu...

Sunscreens should be used regularly by people of all ages to prevent skin cancer, including the most dangerous form of cancer linked to sunburns: melanoma. However, a new study shows that kids a...

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings, including popular pizza, will come with less sodium and more whole ...

These are not your girlfriend's cupcakes. There is no frilly pastel frosting piped on top. They are not delicate. They are not pretty. They are big, bold, manly and totally down for a Super Bowl ...

  A stromboli is kind of a cross between a grinder and a calzone. Bread dough is rolled out, filled with sliced meats, cheeses and vegetables, then rolled up into a tube and baked. To serve...

  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies was discharged Friday from the hospital where she spent nearly five months in an incubator - but not before getting the Hol...

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - An anti-profanity crusader asked ABC to pull Wednesday's "Modern Family" episode in which a toddler appears to use a bleeped curse word. "Our main goal is to stop ...

  Winter won't be over for a couple more months, but already the sun is climbing a little higher in the sky, and feeling a little warmer. Early spring catalogs and shelter magazines are let...

 Cheerios has launched a new flavor, peanut butter, which worries some parents because of peanuts' ability to cause severe allergic reactions. "People are very upset about it," said Gina Clo...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, makes no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheeseca...

  Eating long beans to symbolize a long life is a hallmark of Chinese New Year. These beans can be found in well-stocked grocers and most Asian markets. They often go by other names, includ...

Large grocery bills can take a toll on the bank account, but there are numerous ways to adhere to a budget at the store. Households don't have to sacrifice nutrition to save money.   TOPS C...

NEW YORK (AP) - With its fireworks, family reunions and feasts, Lunar New Year is the longest and most important celebration for millions around the world. For kids adopted from China, it holds...

Eating out can be a minefield for dieters -- even the most healthful-looking salad can contain more than 1,000 calories. But a study that used education and a mindful approach to eating proved s...

WASHINGTON -- The most famous man in the literary world, if you are under 3 feet tall, has a trim beard and a lean physique and is currently sending the kindergartners of Raymond Elementary...

Traci bounces on her mother's lap, her tiny hands wrapped securely around each index finger. What the blissful baby cannot grasp is that her military mother will soon be leaving. Fortunately, Tra...

LOS ANGELES -- Some might call it a case of swift Oklahoma justice for at least one of two intruders -- both reportedly high on prescription drugs -- who tried to break into a you...

When 13-year-old Elizabeth Gallagher got her first rabbit a few years ago, she - and her parents - thought the pet would be a quiet little hobby.Now, with a few dozen rabbits sharing the Gallagher...

Child care centers might not be providing kids enough opportunities to be physically active, finds a study that explored some of the obstacles. The study, released this week in the journal Pedi...

It's winter. It's cold. You want something hearty. But you're also trying to eat better and don't want to ruin your diet by diving into a cream-laden casserole. A lean stew is just the thing you ...

Andrew Kniesly was in a hurry to come into the world.   How much of a hurry?   Well, his parents, Barbara and Matthew Kniesly, left their Mountville home at 11:45 p.m. Saturd...

Fifteen-month-old Mab clings to her father, Andy Long, as the two enter the play area of Gymboree Play & Music in Manheim Township. Mab -- whose name is Welsh, and is that of a mythical fairy...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Four cases of infants sickened by a rare bacteria sometimes linked to powdered formula, including two who died, are not related and parents can continue using the product...

  Chicken noodle soup may have a reputation for helping us beat the winter sniffles, but that doesn't make it health food. Processed varieties, for example, can be loaded with calories, fat...

When chatting with some friends or clients, it's not uncommon to hear them say that they are envious of my "simpler life." My response is generally that what is perceived as "simple" has a lot to...

Recovered from bullet wounds, she gets Christmas Eve surprise. Wrapped in a blanket of many colors and smiling an infectious smile, Lunari Rodriguez walked outside her West James Street row hous...

Kids 10 and older shouldn't have much trouble following the whirlwind adventures of tireless redheaded reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell) and his loyal terrier Snowy as they chase after evildoers in thi...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Federal health agencies are testing samples of liquid and powdered infant formula and some distilled water used to prepare the powder by the Missouri parents of a 10-day-old...

Invited to a holiday dinner? A ski weekend? You'll want to bring a gift for the host, of course. Here are some ideas that let you say "Thanks for having me!" in a cool, creative way. The go-to ...

Tiffiani Butler is a busy mom whose work as a bartender requires that she keeps a close eye on everything that is happening before her, so that nothing gets past her. So when she recently too...

WASHINGTON (AP) - 'Tis the season for dancing sugarplums, goodwill toward all -- and sometimes emergency-room trips for holiday decorating injuries. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said ...

Most baseball fans in Lancaster already know that the Barnstormers have a pretty good "War of the Roses" rivalry going with the York Revolution.   And most hockey fans know there's a "Winte...

NEW YORK (AP) - Fears that persisting economic woes would increase child abuse in the U.S. have proved unfounded, according to the latest federal data. A comprehensive new report unveiled today...

Shari Vegso-Wilson feels a certain kinship with classical composer Antonio Vivaldi. "He was very unusual because while he was certainly considered a master artist he worked in an orphanage an...

With e-books catching on, tiny tots may be the last demographic with their eyes all aglow over real ink-and-paper gift books. Here are four new children's hardcover picture books likely to light ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Make room in the toy box for the iPad. Crayola allows tots to doodle on the iPad using its iMarker just as they would a crayon on a coloring book. Tweens are able to belt out ...

Meatballs, shrimp and dips are perfect foods for holiday entertaining. They are homey, well-loved and easy to do ahead of time. Here are three fresh takes for your festive table. Enjoy! CR...

  Celebrating the holidays with children can be magical, sometimes. Other times, it can be a season of migraine-inducing family problems. We asked a few experts to sort out some of the most ...

The Red Rose Figure Skating Club will hold its holiday show, "Peter Pan on Ice,'' at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Lancaster Ice Rink, 371 Carerra Drive.   Fly with...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Most people don't think about polio and diphtheria these days because those diseases have been stamped out in the United States, largely because of vaccines.But a growing number ...

  ATLANTA (AP) - A rising number of parents in more than half of states are opting out of school shots for their kids. And in eight states, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners do ...

  "Elf on the Shelf" -- warm holiday tradition or clever behavior tool?   Actually, both.   For those unfamiliar with this relatively new phenomenon, "Elf on the Shelf'' consis...

  Did you know the Maxwell House Coffee slogan "Good to the Last Drop" was first uttered by Teddy Roosevelt? That Grover Cleveland's nickname was "Uncle Jumbo"? That Andrew Jackson, captur...

Ten years ago, it was impossible to "de-friend" someone electronically. Cellphone ring tones were not yet competing with restaurant dinner music or concert hall arias. And no deaths had yet been...

Cable TV's most gifted schoolboys, Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, are coming to central Pennsylvania. Disney's "Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!" will play three shows Friday, Dec. 2,...

Our rooms speak volumes about us -- and set decorators for television shows specialize in knowing what they can say. Using colors, accessories and telling details, set decorators help flesh o...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hidden dangers lurk in some of those less-expensive toys that parents might grab as stocking stuffers this time of year -- like a Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch doll. The sma...

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Dreidels. More dreidels. And dreidels. Not that there's anything wrong with those, of course, but fresh spins on playing with the holiday tops, along with Jewish takes on...

Tap-dancing penguins and high-kicking Santas take the stage to celebrate the holidays in "The 2011 Christmas Show: Winter Wonderland" at American Music Theatre.   With 10 musicians in a c...

Dani Church is a both a writer and a knitter. When her crime-novel marketing plans stalled, "I needed something fun to do on the side." "Fun" turned out to be a craft manual, "The Secret Lives of...

Charlie Brown has his toast, popcorn and pretzel sticks. Macy's has its parade, which will celebrate 85 years of giant balloons and the annual arrival of St. Nick on Thursday. And who can forget...

  Take away "Penn State" and "football" and, at its basic level, the sexual abuse state prosecutors say was perpetrated in State College is all too common. "We deal with children and adults...

Faced with a holiday cooking conundrum? There's undoubtedly an app for that. But if you're a little more old-school, there still are numerous hotlines you can call when a kitchen crisis hits. Or...

  You could cordon off the kids in the playroom while you chop, stir and saute; banish them to the little folding table while you stuff yourselves silly; and throw in a DVD while you clean u...

NEW YORK (AP) - Teachers, tutors and baby sitters are among life's golden helpers, and at holiday time, many of them get thank-you gifts from the kids and families they serve. A few may be lu...

You can give gifts as well as get gifts for others during the fourth annual Alternative Gift Fair Sunday, Nov. 20, the event at the Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road. Avid reader Alyssa D...

  CHICAGO -- Every child should be tested for high cholesterol between ages 9 and 11 so steps can be taken to prevent heart disease later on, a panel of doctors urged Friday in new advice th...

As a divorced dad living in Harrisburg, Eric Sollenberger can't usually be the one to drop his son off at school or help him with homework after a long day of third grade.But once a month, Sollenb...

Baby and Toddler Expo draws 7,000 to convention center.Like most 1½-year-olds, Kaili Becker is a chatterbox. And one of her favorite words is "Barney."Kaili clutched a small stuffed replica...

Picks up boyfriend, leaves 3-year-olds at motel Stacey Cortez called it "a stupid mistake" to leave her twin girls alone last year at a local motel. A Lancaster County judge placed her on five yea...

STOCKHOLM - One of Henrik Holgersson's friends laughed in his face when he told him he was going to spend the better part of 2011 as a stay-at-home dad."What kind of a man are you?" the friend ask...

The North Museum of Natural History & Science, 400 College Ave., is sponsoring a Lego ship-building contest for children on Monday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m., in conjunction with the museum's current...

"It's not the long walk home that will change this heart, But the welcome I receive at the restart." -- "Roll Away Your Stone," by Mumford and Sons I often say, "It Takes a Parent," to raise a chi...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. The younger one barely eats anything, and the older one is a picky eater who refuses to try new foods. Please help! DEAR READER: I can't te...

WASHINGTON -- Some progress. Still needs improvement. The nation's report card on math and reading shows fourth- and eighth-graders scoring their best ever in math and eighth-graders making so...

LOS ANGELES - At Halloween City on Sunset Boulevard, you can turn your daughter into an Asian princess for $22.99, your infant into Yoda for $19.99 and your son into Iron Man for $29.99.And if you...

The daughter of an American hero, an authority on a beloved series of children's classics, award-winning authors, favorite storybook characters -- all are coming to the third annual Lititz Kid Lit...

LONDON -- In a majestic moment for gender equality, female members of the British royal family were on Friday granted the same rights as males to ascend to the British throne. The 16 Commonwe...

  Whenever I took a tumble or scraped my knee as a child, my mother typically assessed the situation and then promptly tickled me, counseling, "Laughter is the best medicine." This trick rem...

Brothers Jack and PJ couldn't wait to welcome twin sisters into the family. The boys, now ages 4 and 3, were excited because they'd each be able to hold one of them.But they didn't have that chan...

Baking can be, well, sticky business. Whether it is walnuts versus pecans, cream cheese topping versus sugar glaze or grilled versus not grilled, everyone who loves a sticky bun has a favorit...

Kids, you might be too young to stay up for television's "CSI," but come to the North Museum and you, too, can step into the shoes of Ted Danson and Marg Helgenberger, stars of the popular CBS cri...

Alexis Stewart has turned hiding from trick-or-treaters into the new wire-hanger tantrum.   Her new book, "Whateverland: Learning to Live Here," written with her friend and radio and TV co-...

  New Safe Kids research shows only one-third of parents talk to their childrenannually about Halloween safety.   To complete this first-of-it-kind study on Halloween-safety, Safe Kid...

Giuliana Rancic revealed Monday that she has early-stage breast cancer -- then thanked husband Bill Rancic for letting her cry, and the baby she doesn't yet have for most likely saving her life. ...

  "Christmas With the First Ladies: The White House Decorating Tradition from Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama" by Coleen Christian Burke; Insight Books, San Rafael, Calif. (160 pages, $...

Recently Mehmet Oz, the TV medical expert, took aim at apple juice: He says the stuff has more arsenic in it than the FDA allows in bottled water, and that constitutes a health risk. The Food a...

  Has Halloween crept up on you? Maybe you've already bought the candy and figured out the kids' costumes, but have you put an iota of thought into your own costume, or how to decorate -- a...

For parents who adopt children of a different race, caring for and styling their kids' hair can be a real challenge, particularly for white parents of black and biracial children. Learning cu...

  The scare season is in full swing and a variety of Halloween happenings await visitors around Lancaster County.   Whether you like your haunts horrifying, mystifying or just happy f...

  It's not every day that local-born celebrities come back to town -- let alone to their old schools -- but Wednesday the students of St. Anne School in Lancaster were treated to exactly tha...

There's lots of good news on the flu-shot front this year. Starting with the needle: It's now "shallower," says Jeff Dimond, spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and del...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Parents have more options than ever when buying quality booster seats for young children, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said in a report released today. The insti...

The appeal of quick breads isn't merely the ease. Though you have to love any baked good that is no more complicated than mixing a bunch of things together, then baking. But it also is the adapta...

Why should Thanksgiving have all the fun?   Let Halloween in on the pumpkin pie action by turning the classic autumnal dessert into a punch. This blend of spices, apple cider and ginger al...

Maryland officials want to ban the sale of crib bumpers, a move that would make the state the first in the nation to do so. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene proposed that th...

On the last Friday of October, the auditorium of Penn Manor High School will be transformed into a haunted space by the Halloween-loving members of the school's International Thespian Society. Fo...

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless me...

Susan J. Heil's Uncle John gave her Johnny, the rare boy doll. Like a devoted little mother, she lugged his corduroy-clad namesake everywhere with her. "Because Johnny was so big and I was so lit...

Is arsenic in our kids' apple juice? The short answers to this question, depending on who is answering, are either: "Yes!" or "Yeah, but no need for concern." The difference is at the center o...

Susan Heydt likes to use Facebook to remind her students of upcoming assignments and check on them if they've had a difficult day in her class.   Heydt, a secondary gifted teacher in Done...

  ATLANTA (AP) -- The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years -- a lot faster than doctors believed -- and that could help ...

Want your kids to get more exercise when they go to the park? Don't go with them. A study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at the way 2,712 ...

Facing Cancer Together, a community collaboration of WITF, Lancaster General Health, PinnacleHeatlh and WellSpan Health, invites the local community to attend the many free and low-cost breast can...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Cen Campbell travels unusually light for a mom with a young child. No wet wipes. No changing pad. No disposable diapers. The extra baggage isn't necessary because when Ca...

  At 93 and still going strong, the Ephrata Fair opens today.   Billed as the "largest street fair" in Pennsylvania, the granddaddy of county fairs will fill downtown Ephrata for five...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Singer Demi Lovato thanked her fans at a concert for supporting her after she entered rehab last year and encouraged young girls to seek help if they are dealing with similar prob...

Last week, when Rep. Michele Bachmann claimed that a cervical cancer vaccine had caused "mental retardation" in a young girl, physicians here and across the country groaned. In a debate of GOP pr...

Paula Deen was in a great mood after getting off the phone with her agent, y'all! In the middle of a phone interview from her Savannah, Ga., home, the Food Network star learned that a recent appe...

Lancaster's annual showcase of Hispanic culture, the Puerto Rican Parade and accompanying festival in Binns Park, returns Saturday.   The 31st annual parade, which is expected to includ...

"THE LION KING 3D" G   For parents taking children 6 and older to see this re-release of the Disney animated musical classic, now digitally converted to 3-D, remember that a big screen and...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Children 12 years old and younger soon will no longer be required to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congr...

With the onset of apple season, it's time to start thinking about ways to use up all those bushels you bring home from your picking adventures. While sauces and pies are a fine start, it's al...

Learning cursive handwriting used to be an essential rite of passage. Writing your name in cursive set you apart from the little kids and set you on your path to a grown-up future in which you wo...

On Friday, the seventh-graders in Angie Galgon's reading class at Manor Middle School interviewed, via Skype, one of their teacher's friends, who was working 15 blocks from the World Trade Center ...

  So the cupboard's bare with barely a carrot to spare. Don't despair.   Avoid the dial-a-meal option by opening your fridge and pantry - and your mind - to fresh possibilities. &nbs...

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the 21st century, parenthood and paranoia often walk hand in hand.For some, the blessed event is followed by high-tech surveillance -- a monitoring system tracks the baby's bre...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Messages of good health and positive self-esteem for girls aren't hard to come by in kid lit, so what's the deal with all the attention for a not-yet-published rhyming picture b...

  There's plenty of evidence that being physically active is one of the best things for your health. Now there are findings that just 15 minutes a day of physical activity can have a signifi...

LOS ANGELES -- More than 5,000 children a year go the emergency room after falling from windows, a study in the journal Pediatrics finds. The study, released Monday, examines patterns of such fa...

WASHINGTON -- Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey believes the most important area of a home is the child's bedroom. "Giving a child a sense of ownership in that space can really define who they are for th...

Between the weight of schoolbooks, supplies and lunches, kids carry quite a load. And if a backpack doesn't fit correctly, the result can be headaches, back pain and other health issues. When you...

Hurricane Irene creates some problems but nothing to prevent about 60,000 Lancaster County students from returning to classrooms.One school was closed by a power outage and hundreds of students at...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot? If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-d...

  Cindy Hallman-Morris grew up with Tupperware's burping bowls, gelatin rings and pickle keeper, but she considered herself a casual buyer of the brand once she had her own kids.Until this y...

MADISON, Wis. -- Sitting down to supper with your children on a regular basis is a simple strategy for building a strong family. Family mealtime helps children develop into productive students an...

It's about that time again. School will be starting for most students in the next few weeks, and back-to-school supplies are probably at the top of most shopping lists.Save some shopping time and ...

That's because several school districts &tstr; including Octorara, Penn Manor, Eastern Lancaster County and Columbia -- have largely completed major building projects that were in full swi...

(AP) -- Kids love the chance to assemble their own lunches. Not the night before, mind you. They're quite happy to leave the packing of lunch to you. We're talking about when they eat it. Presen...

LOS ANGELES - Think that turkey sandwich you packed for your kid's lunch will be at a safe temperature - safe and sound from food-borne illness - when they sit down to eat it? Maybe not. A study f...

Vacation is winding down, yet there are still a few more days to squeeze in some summer fun - and families don't have to go far to fit it in nor do they have to spend a lot of money. Those "M...

John Roose said he walks past the former Lancaster Magnetic Imaging building at 213 College Ave. a couple times a week. He noticed there was something posted on a window of the building prior t...

In this new well researched guide, school administrator, community leader and author Dr. Charlotte Green invites her readers to examine their own parenting styles to examine the influence it has...

Rules or no, preteens are using Facebook For children 12 and under, the rule is clear: face time, not Facebook.But Internet-savvy children need only fudge a birth date to gain access to the mo...

Peach season will soon end in Lancaster County, but don't worry -- things can still be peachy around here. It's not quite like picking them fresh off the tree, but canning sure comes close. The ...

NEW YORK - About half of Americans with assets of more than $250,000 say they won't pay the entire tab for their children's college education, according to Bank of America. About 47 percent of ...

One day in a bookstore, Stephany Yoder observed a mother repeatedly praising her misbehaving son for being "such a great boy." "It was almost nonstop, her praise for him," the Millersville mother...

As a parent of three, ages 16 to 21, Kirsten Freitag Murray has juggled her fair share of birthday parties and vacations.But she knows, from personal experience, there's no need for a family event...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new European study concludes a few years of cellphone use didn't raise children's risk of brain cancer. Repeated studies in adults have been reassuring, too, although an ar...

MIAMI (AP) -- One-year-old Alice Di Giovanni asks for "banane," not banana, when she's in the mood for one. She'll bid you farewell with a "ciao." And if she wants more, she says "mas." The M...

Kids love the chance to assemble their own lunches. Not the night before, mind you. They're quite happy to leave the packing of lunch to you. We're talking about when they eat it. Present the...

  Sometimes peanut butter and crackers or a piece of fruit just isn't enough for the kids after a long day of learning. To keep snacking interesting, try one of these simple recipes. The pe...

New to this theaters this week are "The Smurfs'' and "Cowboys & Aliens.''   Blue, cuddly, supernice and kinda corny, "The Smurfs'' take manhattan in this broad, somtimes tedious fa...

CHICAGO (July 26, 2011) – For many, the first day of school is quickly approaching. And, parents know there is so much to be done before the first day of school to make sure that their chil...

It's light, pairs perfectly with fresh berries and ice cream, and even is low-fat. It's summer's perfect dessert - angel food cake. It's also wonderfully easy to make. So to help you sweeten ...

BabyCenter.com surveyed 30,000 women and found 38 percent of new moms got a push present -- and 55 percent of the still-pregnant wanted one.Todd Mulder recently honored his wife, Melissa, with a p...

You go, American Girl!It's your birthday, and you're a real doll.In 25 years, you've reached the arms of millions, generated books, DVDs, a website, a magazine, fashion shows, movies (one was dire...

Expecting couples across the country have been turning to bakeries to reveal the gender of their unborn child - the answer hidden inside the cake.The recipe for a "gender reveal" cake is as follow...

Four friends, all young adults, played dress-up Thursday evening and went to the movies.Megan Herriman, Ryan Sisbarro, Sarah Dowdell and Kristin Endriss were among the 2,300 people who waited, in ...

Former baby sitter Barry Lee Rhodes is now a convicted child rapist after a jury returned guilty verdicts Friday to numerous charges of sexual abuse.The local jury of six men and six women rea...

Summer's the perfect season for kids to explore the world through these cool new books:Ever wondered how Mount Rushmore was built? Or how an arena is changed overnight from an ice rink to a basket...

Lend me your ear and I'll tell you how to enjoy one of earth's loveliest offerings: sweet corn. Whether you prefer yellow, white or bicolor, sweet corn is cause for celebration, even if it mea...

Beth Celley was determined to keep the Christmas spirit flowing by placing gifts under the tree in December 2008, despite the tenuous situation looming behind the scenes."I wanted them (my chi...

One reason school vouchers seem like a good idea is they would let disadvantaged children in struggling schools transfer to public or private schools known for high achievement.   The premi...

President of Centerville Road store and his family are always outdoors and on the go.Scott Lebowitz is the president of That Fish Place/That Pet Place on Centerville Road. During the week, Lebowit...

ARLINGTON, Texas - Go to the ballpark and catch a foul ball: It's what every fan wants to do.And so it was for 6-year-old Cooper Stone.He and his dad even stopped to buy a new glove on the way to ...

For Nate Appleman, a great salad is a bit of a moving target. And it never includes mesclun mix. Ever. "It is the worst thing ever and I refuse to eat or serve it," said Appleman, a star of F...

Recently, a new policy has been implemented in the Warren household in Leola: All cellphones must go in the other room during family time. If it's date time for the parents, the phones stay in the...

Francisco initiative would outlaw procedure without regard to religious beliefs. Topic a debate here. For some people, it is the subject of a fierce public debate. For Lancaster County mother Tam...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Here's a little quiz for the breakfast table: What is the most popular cereal brand in American grocery stores? Hint: It's been General Mills' top name since 1951. Ano...

Kids love comics, which makes them perfect summertime reading. Yet many parents despair, believing that comics are a lesser form of literature. Studies show that comics actually offer quite a bra...

Following is a list of local fireworks displays --  some are part of other events -- in celebration of Independence Day: July 2   --10:15 p.m., Lititz Springs Park, 18 N. Broad S...

ATLANTA (AP) - A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks. The study also found teens drink water, milk...

Cars 2: Animation. Starring the voices of Michael Caine, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Emily Mortimer. Directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis. Rated G. 107 minutes, FOUR STARS OUT OF FIVE...

A medley of aromas - cinnamon, peanut butter, and even cayenne pepper - swirls around the kitchen whenever Sarah Lanphier makes granola.She makes huge batches of the oat-filled creations every cou...

A wizard, a wolf and a mermaid are preparing to take center stage at three local theaters this weekend, all in the name of taking Lancaster's young audiences on some imaginative journeys.  ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- America's "Hottest Dad" lives in one of the nation's coldest cities.James Tritle of North Pole, Alaska, won the title in the iVillage contest on Monday. The Air Force fue...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The percentage of American fathers who live apart from their children has doubled over the last half-century. But, to their credit, many of today's dads are spending more than...

  LOS ANGELES -- "Mr. Popper's Penguins," a mildly amusing flight of fancy for the family crowd, is far better for its penguins than its Popper. Not that Jim Carrey's Mr. Popper is poorly do...

Deviled eggs are a classic accompaniment to summer picnics and barbecue. But they generally are loaded with fat and calories from the egg yolks and mayonnaise. We set out to remake the filling to...

Get out your checkbook. If you had a child in 2010, it will cost you and your average family close to a quarter of a million dollars to raise him or her to age 18, according to a new report releas...

Lancaster County (PA)  - Now in its 16th year, Cherry Crest Adventure Farm has earned a place in agri-tainment history as home to America's longest-running Amazing Maize Maze®". . .and a ...

  NEW YORK (AP) - It took an M.D. and a Ph.D. to come up with "The Art of Roughhousing," a new parenting guide to good old-fashioned horseplay complete with ultra-simple diagrams for a safe ...

On stage at the Fulton, Marisa Rivera gets to swim with the fishes and co-star with a flying car.   Not in the same show, of course. The car is the star of a lavish Fulton Theatre product...

Father's Day is June 19. Instead of tie, try a title: NONFICTION --"Let There Be Pebble," by Zachary Michael Jack: The failed Division I college golf walk-on spent a year at and around Pebble Be...

"It's like lasagna," Cindy DiSavino said of her mother's recipe for Dotty's Classic Breakfast Casserole. It's hard to go wrong combining the best of lasagna and breakfast - especially for those w...

  Stung by criticism of its admission prices and lower-than-expected attendance, the new Turkey Hill Experience sharply reduced those prices Tuesday.   The price cuts on its fourth da...

  How is it that ice cream can come in so many varieties, yet I still can't find a flavor that is exactly what I want? Blame our culture of customization. We're so used to the have-it-your-...

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don Hurst figures he's given away millions of goldfish at carnivals over the last 25 years. Fair-goers win a fish in a plastic bag by tossing a ping pong ball into a bo...

All parents have those moments when they believe they will never, ever, eat anywhere finer than McDonald's until their children head off to college. For me, that time came when my daughter was a...

Fasten your seat belts. A 16,000-pound leading lady will take the stage at Fulton Theatre this week. She's the flying, spinning, eponymous motorcar of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," the Fulton's fina...

Tween feminine-care marketing pushes envelope with girls already maturing more quickly than ever.     Elizabeth was just 9 when, last summer, she got her period. The tween was the fi...

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's a new U.S. symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans bu...

When a child suffers a potential concussion while playing a sport, parents and coaches alike might search anywhere nearby for help. Now they can start by picking up a smartphone. Gerard Gioia, ...

  Mom could always be counted on for advice, often unsolicited, but usually sound.Or so you thought. She liked to play up the "Dr. Mom" angle, and she was on target when she insisted you ga...

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Ridiculous or ultra-enlightened? A Toronto couple's decision to keep the gender of their 4-month-old baby a secret has touched off a sometimes nasty debate over how far pa...

San Francisco -- California's former first lady Maria Shriver has made it her hallmark to celebrate women as "architects of change" -- but the author, activist, journalist and mother of four alw...

  If your child stuffs something into his ear, be sure to check the other one. There's a good chance you'll discover another unexpected treasure, said Dr. Christopher Hampson, an ear, nose a...

Oprah Winfrey brought down the curtain on her syndicated daytime talk show Wednesday, calling it both a "love letter" and "the last class." "There are no words to match this moment," Oprah sa...

NEW YORK (AP) -- For many, Memorial Day's unofficial start of summer means grilling, pool parties and kids wildly happy to be at the end of another school year. For John Derenberg, a safety e...

  Decoyise Brown's family and friends know just how blessed they are. The Waldorf, Md., resident makes a mean seafood quiche and all manner of soups and fruit juice punches. But more than th...

At first glance, Nathaniel "Bubby" Johnson is just one of the average kids on the playground, with words emblazoned across his shirt, "When I grow up, I'm going to save the world!" The only diffe...

Rising concern as preteen girls are sold on revealing clothing   Padded bikini tops for girls who haven't yet hit puberty. Low-rise jeans that need to be yanked up constantly. Camisoles wit...

LANCASTER, PA – Today, the North Museum of Natural History & Science and the Lancaster Science Factory announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowmen...

Schools are trying to cut costs, eliminate weather uncertainties and acccommodate more guests.   It's almost high school graduation season, that time of year when giddy seniors, silhouette...

Mary Lou Jackson of Lititz considers herself a nurturer and has applied this personality trait to her career as a personal chef."I love combining my cooking with taking care of others," 57-year-ol...

Harrisburg – With graduation and prom season underway and summer vacation fast approaching, PennDOT reminds young drivers to avoid distractions and focus their full attention on the road. &...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Like thousands of college students this time of year, Northwestern University freshman Jim Sannes can't wait to spend time at home this summer. Sannes, 19, is looking forward ...

Oh, the scents that come from Tina Ko's home kitchen must be awesome. She loves to cook, using only the freshest ingredients. Her husband, Spage Yee, is fond of baking, and turns out such delight...

They are dashing around a field, a bit awkwardly as these wannabe witches and wizards are holding brooms or PVC pipes between their legs. Some are pelting each other with rubber playground balls....

6th graders learn new lessons from an old craft Not everyone was enthusiastic when Christine Willig told sixth-graders at Martin Meylin Middle School they were going to learn how to crochet. Jer...

  Summer movies for the younger set range from talking animals or cars to film versions of literary, comic-book or TV classics. (Note: Opening dates are subject to change.) Talking animals...

This summer, visitors to the North Museum of Natural History & Science can explore backyard science through the Museum’s new exhibits and programs, and even help contribute their own art...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- The playing of "Pomp and Circumstance" is over. The mortar board hats have been thrown in the air. Your son or daughter is home and looking for work in one of the toughest e...

When you're expecting the birth or adoption of a child, you can read all of the books you want, make all the plans you want. But like life itself, motherhood has twists and turns that cannot alwa...

  If, as a kid, you ever longed for a sunbonnet and a sod house, you'll love Wendy McClure's smart and sweetly hilarious memoir "The Wilder Life.'' If, on the other hand, you have no idea w...

  NEW YORK (AP) - Prom-dress trends come and go -- bright colors and bohemian looks this season -- but the fashion personalities of the high-school girls celebrating the end of the scho...

WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) - The 14-room brick house defended from intruders by a young Macaulay Culkin in the movie "Home Alone" is up for sale in suburban Chicago for $2.4 million. Owners John and C...

  CHICAGO -- Following street celebrations over Osama bin Laden's death, parents and teachers grappled on Monday with a weighty question: how to explain to children when, or if, it is accept...

MIAMI -- Kristin Cook was 26 weeks pregnant last May when doctors delivered devastating news. Her baby, a little girl already named Stevie Joy, no longer had a heartbeat. The next few days were...

When it comes to kids giving Mother's Day gifts, you can't get a better combination than handmade and dessert, which is why kitchens across the county should smell of mug cakes on Sunday morni...

  To help start summer right, we decided to come up with a fun and delicious new way to enjoy that classic summer nosh -- the hot dog. So instead of grilling the hot dogs, then slapping the...

(AP) -- After months of feverish speculation about who would design Kate Middleton's wedding dress, there were few surprises in the end. British designer, check. Smaller train than Princess Di...

(AP) -- The kiss was really not much more than a peck. Prince William's balcony clinch with his bride, Kate Middleton, was so quick and perfunctory that the CBS anchor Katie Couric missed it and...

This Sunday, just as he has for several years, Mike Tafelski expects to have find moments of "pure joy" at a local baseball field. But it won't come from Tafelski driving a pitch over the trees...

Why does Hollywood hate old people? Consider this: Disney has made a deal to bring Miss Jane Marple back to the big screen. You remember Miss Marple, the elderly spinster who starred in a seri...

Some parents expressed concern about grade-school children going to Harrisburg.Plans to have Wickersham Elementary School students participate next week in a rally opposing cuts in the state edu...

It is the season for all kind of showers - and not just the kind that fall from the sky. Jump on the cupcake trend bandwagon - there are many shows, competitions and shops now devoted to the sw...

AKRON, Ohio -- Roxy Kimberlin describes herself as an overprotective mother, the one her friends make fun of.But even her attentiveness wasn't enough to protect her son, Conner, from a lawn mower ...

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- With her baby fast asleep in the stroller, Valerie Githinji made her way up to the nurses' station in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital's maternity ward.She came bearing gifts. Stor...

A 6-month-old who'd been put down for a nap in a recalled stroller got entangled and died of asphyxia, officials said.An infant died Monday after becoming entangled in a stroller in eastern Lancas...

Amid the gloomy news about the economy, vanishing jobs and the thought that Donald Trump could become president, there is a bright spot - the royal wedding will soon be over.Yes!Just a few more da...

School board rejects latest cost-cutting proposal for 2011-12For the second time in a month, both sides have failed to reach an agreement on possible cost-cutting concessions from Manheim Townsh...

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- With the cost of cotton sky high, Katrina Moon of Longwood, Florida, said she has already noticed a difference on clothing price tags. "Dresses and things have gone up...

Lord, how I hate lawn mowers. Not lawn mowing, mind you, just lawn mowers. I actually love lawn mowing - always have and probably always will. Ever since I was a kid, I enjoyed getting out in t...

  "How to Survive Anything" by Rachel Buchholz, age 10 and older. $12.95 It's not every book that starts out with a warning saying that its advice for surviving a lion attack and an avala...

  As the nation marks the first anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and prepares to celebrate Earth Day on Friday, it's worth thinking about what are the greatest environme...

There are so many ways to color an egg, and more than one kind of egg to color.Much depends on the decorators' ages, time constraints and motivation. Do you want to try something new and different...

School nurse Lee Keefer wants parents to pay heed to new vaccination requirements that she fears may be slipping under the public radar.School nurses are trying to raise awareness, but "there isn'...

"Here comes Peter Cottontail ...Hoppin' down the bunny trail ...Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its way."Some folks know the lyrics to that Gene Autry classic better than others. They are those intr...

NEW YORK (AP) - A "60 Minutes" investigation alleges that the inspirational multimillion seller "Three Cups of Tea" is filled with inaccuracies and that co-author Greg Mortenson's charitable org...

  LONDON (AP) -- Britain's government said Saturday it has begun the process of reviewing the ancient, discriminatory rules of royal succession, so that if Prince William and Kate Middleton'...

NEW YORK (AP) - Disposables, cloth. Cloth, disposables. Fifty years after Procter & Gamble introduced affordable throwaway diapers, dubbing them Pampers, the battle over baby's bottom rages ...

Long before she became an innkeeper, Lynne Griffin was a fan of breakfast casseroles and the convenience they offer a harried home cook. However, her niece, Mikayla, hasn't always been impresse...

  If you're hunting for a unique way to dye eggs this Easter, the answer might be found in the produce bin.   Onion skins are among the many natural materials that can transform hardb...

MIAMI (AP) -- I'll come right out and say it: My son's a late bloomer. While my younger brother famously walked at 9 months, my own son hit that milestone at a ripe 16 months. I looked longingl...

ATLANTA -- It was a short run.A $25 bikini top targeting preteens crashed and burned a few weeks after public outcry sent executives at Abercrombie Kids slinking back to the boardroom to revisit...

LONDON (AP) -- With Britain's royal wedding around the corner, wannabe princesses gathered recently at a posh London hotel for a crash course on how to curtsy, what to say to the queen and how t...

Before writing "The Postmistress," her best-selling 2010 novel set on the cusp of World War II, Sarah Blake did extensive research.In the book's end note, she is careful to explain discrepancies b...

Leslie Daniels, author of the new novel "Cleaning Nabokov's House," lives in a house in upstate New York once occupied by the famous author. But unlike her heroine, Barbara Barrett, Daniels hasn't...

Students sell origami hearts to aid JapanStudents at Lampeter-Strasburg High School are showing their support for disaster relief in Japan by organizing a sale of origami hearts.Origami is the tra...

Annual event draws 350 in quest to raise awareness. Everyone is touched by or knows someone affected by autism, one mother of a local autistic child said Saturday at the 2011 Edge of Autism W...

It starts innocently, with a crayon scribble on a scrap of paper. "How precious!" you think, as you tape your toddler's first creation to your refrigerator. And then your child goes to preschool...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended Thursday that the agency further study the link between food coloring and childhood hyperactivity but said products th...

CHICAGO (AP) -- That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there's no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies...

Nearly all the 300 chairs set up at Martin Meylin Middle School Tuesday night were filled, as residents of Lampeter-Strasburg School District turned out to hear just how dire the school district's...

Technology has brought a world of information and entertainment to our fingertips, but danger, especially for children, could also be just a mouse click away. Combine natural curiosity with a tou...

A gooey, chocolatey melt-in-your-mouth campfire and Scouting staple, this traditional treat has an aptly abbreviated moniker.   The s'more, as in wanting "some more," is a dessert that has ...

Movies contain advisories to notify parents of material that may be unsuitable for children. So do music CDs and video games. Why, then, can't teachers warn parents of potentially objectionable ...

Blow out your first candle. Take your first steps. Look out the front windshield. It used to be a rite of passage for children. When they hit their first birthday, their parents could turn thei...

Like a lot of teenagers, 16-year-old Geno Saenz of San Antonio spends his fair share of time watching television and playing videos. But the high school sophomore doesn't want to waste all hi...

Whoever coined the phrase "easy as pie" clearly didn't bake much. Enter Martha Stewart ... Again. Stewart's latest cookbook - simply named "Pies and Tarts" - offers more than 150 recipes whos...

The phobia of braces, the onset of puberty, the first kiss - these are all hallmarks of being 13 years old. Thirteen can be an unlucky year for some kids, and therein lies the premise of the musi...

Every generation has its teen idols. Some are more flamboyant than others, some come in groups and some stand alone at the microphone. Their music varies, but they all have one thing in common: s...

There are lots of dishes on the menu at Tobias S. Frogg, a longtime dining destination on Lancaster's bustling Columbia Avenue. Megan Eckenrode's chicken bruschetta isn't one of them. She reserve...

  NEW YORK (AP) - Flat-heeled shoes have stepped up their game to emerge as a hot fashion trend for the spring-summer season.   The detailed and embellished ballet flats, sandals and ...

Laurel Carignan was filling out some insurance paperwork in her pediatrician's office recently when she overheard a conversation between her 12-year-old daughter, who was chatting with a toddler...

Bacon. It's everywhere. Wendy's features it in the "Baconator" and Paula Deen crumbles it into quiche. Ditto for those deluxe cupcakes top-heavy with frosting. Is there a bakery or supermarket t...

  WASHINGTON (AP) - "Get Up and Go!" The White House says that's the theme of this year's Easter Egg Roll, set for Monday, April 25. The event will feature music, sports, cooking stations, ...

As signs of spring begin to emerge from the ground, the windows of local clothing stores are in full bloom. Spring is coming and, according to local fashionistas, the brighter, the better. T...

NEW YORK (AP) - It's an annoying ritual to some: Clocks go back in the fall and ahead for spring, but why do we do it, when did it start and how does it affect our lives?Some answers before Sund...

As a 15-year-old home-school student, Lititz resident C.J. Darlington wrote a tale about the reunion of two long-lost sisters. Nearly a decade later, she turned it into a manuscript for entry ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Two health groups are hoping a hungry caterpillar will take a bite out of childhood obesity. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle tells about a caterpillar who munches his...

NEW YORK (AP) - My wife Ivandy wasn't due to deliver our son for another three months when her water broke. We rushed to the hospital where doctors said our baby's world was drying up around him. ...

Despite medical evidence debunking claims of health risks. When it came time to decide whether to vaccinate her two young children, one Marietta mother relied on her instincts."When I looked at ...

In its inaugural year, the American Quilter's Society quilt show drew more than 20,000 visitors to downtown Lancaster. Lancaster County is known for its Amish- and Mennonite-crafted quilts - wor...

ATLANTA (AP) - Apparently, fewer teens and young adults are having sex, according to a federal study which offers numbers but doesn't examine the reasons. Why is it decreasing? "That's the $100...

NEW YORK (AP) - Parents who help with homework think they have it bad with wacky new math in the lower grades. Try the ablative case in the second declension for high school Latin.Susan Wheeler Si...

Author has advice for dealing with 'frenemies' online When your daughter is hunched over her cell phone, fingers furiously tapping out a staccato of acronyms, it's easier to be worried by her ...

Fashion, music and entertainment trends might be fun to follow, but other trends are meant to be bucked. According to family doctors, residents of Lancaster County are following along with some o...

NEW YORK (AP) - In the two decades since its launch, Allure magazine has tracked an evolution of the American definition of beauty. Surprisingly -- although it really shouldn't be considering the ...

"Hits hard and pushes buttons expertly," The New York Times said of "The Postmistress," a 2010 hardcover that made its best-seller list. Ready to have your buttons pushed? Sarah Blake, author of...

ATHENS, OHIO (AP) - After a week of pain, sleepless nights and dread at the thought of the next feeding, new mother Paula Linscott was on the brink of giving up her attempts to nurse. "It took li...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas newborn could be well equipped to face the ups and downs of life: She was born in a hospital elevator. Alyssa Lynn Leming arrived Friday as her parents rushed thr...

Hammer Creek Mennonite Church produced "From Mother's Cupboard" in honor and memory of "our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers who passed on the art and enjoyment of cooking," according ...

The lure of cookies baking in the oven is a powerful thing.   At Manheim Township Middle School, such magical scents wafting from its Family and Consumer Science Department recently inspire...

Ephrata cheers its MVPPeople were buzzing.There was talk that Tim Hubach was going to play in the basketball matchup between Ephrata and Cocalico high schools, the final game of the season for Eph...

Sue Glouner's soup recipe smacks of tradition. Thick with vegetables and incorporating the turkey that connects Glouner to Lancaster's venerable Central Market, the soup is a savory salute to the...

At the helm of an exercise class, headset microphones clamped tight as music thumps against the walls, the fit and lean Sheldon and Sarah McBee are Mr. and Mrs. Motivation, pumping up fellow fat-b...

STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A middle school student in northeastern Pennsylvania has been diagnosed with whooping cough. The Stroudsburg Middle School student who is being treated for the highly co...

Margie McGlone brought one key item into her nursery when she was pregnant last summer. It was her sister's crib, one they both loved and looked forward to keeping in the family. "I thought it'...

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of baby bassinets made by Burlington Basket Co. were recalled Wednesday amid concerns that they could collapse if not assembled properly. The recal...

NEW YORK (AP) - A lost hoodie here, a forgotten backpack there. In Justin Bieber's case, an open fly on the Grammy red carpet! What's with teens and brain fog? Parenting teens and tweens can...

"Should I? Shouldn't I? Should I take my child to the doctor? Or is this nothing to worry about? What if it is? What if it REALLY is? Why in the world didn't I ask about it the last time we were t...

It's a memory that many daughters and fathers share. The memory usually entails a young daughter balanced with her toes on her father's slick dress shoes while they spin around a dance floor at a ...

  NEW YORK (AP) - "ILY!" Susan Maushart's 16-year-old daughter often calls out over her shoulder as she leaves the house. Sure, actual words would be better. But Mom knows not to complain. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 2 million Summer Infant video baby monitors were recalled Friday after being linked to the strangulation deaths of two infants. The Consumer Product Safety Commission...

  "Gnomeo & Juliet" doesn't have a single original idea in its pointy, ceramic head. Spirited and brisk as this animated family film can be, its energy can't disguise the fact that it's...

  Part biopic, part concert film and all crowd pleaser, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" is a big, glossy celebration of the musical phenom that knows exactly what it needs to do to send its...

When we were newlyweds, my husband and I heard a lot of mildly naughty jokes about sleeping together. But for us, sleeping together - that is, actual sleeping - was no laughing matter. John s...

When it comes to handmade pom-poms (the crafty kind, not the cheerleader accessory), less is more. It may sound counterintuitive, but if you want pom-poms that are full and fluffy rather than ra...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elmo has no statue in Washington but he's poised to strike his best museum pose: "Sesame Street" is teaming up to create exhibits that incorporate the popular TV characters int...

NEW YORK (AP) - It's one of the worst nights of the year if your child is in middle or high school: Parent-teacher night, when you scramble to spend two minutes each with a half-dozen teachers w...

Already the parent of two teenage girls, Lancaster resident Daffney Price found herself pregnant at age 40.It was no accident. Price, a longtime single mom, married her husband, Mike, in October ...

  CHICAGO (AP) - A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or sinewy super heroes, hardly sounds like blockbuster box-office fare. But in a less flashy way, "The King's Sp...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Soon, the red scarves will arrive at colleges around the country. For many of the former foster children unwrapping one on Valentine's Day, it will be their first new or handmad...

Super Bowl party food is all about big, comfy flavor -- and ease. Because on the day of the big game, you want to spend your time in front of the tube, not the stove.   Sliders are great be...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Anchorage woman is charged with child abuse because of a "Dr.Phil" TV show appearance in which the audience saw video of her disciplining a 7-year-old son by putting ...

It's midnight. Do you know where your children are? They appear to be tucked in their beds, but under the covers they might be Photoshopping their features to post on Facebook, or starting a ques...

  For a day that's all about the rough and tumble, you need a chili that isn't afraid to play hard.So I created a chili worthy of a Super Bowl party, a chili that can stand out on a table cr...

NEW YORK (AP) - Another day, another blizzard.   So,  here are 50 ways to spend a snow day.   Make an abominable snowman. It's like a regular snowman, but less friendly to pas...

WASHINGTON (AP) - About 300 Rosebud drop-side cribs sold by The Land of Nod, of Northbrook, Ill., have been recalled. The cribs have drop-side rail hardware that can break or fail, allowing t...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Slapping a teenager or taking money from her paycheck to pay family bills is hardly admirable, but doesn't constitute child neglect or abuse, the state Supreme Court ruled We...

During a recent class period at McCaskey East High School, T'onna Johnson's class discussed a film, learned about a college-visit trip, talked about designing a class T-shirt and was encouraged to...

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The christening ceremony, complete with elaborate musical number, fireworks and a 16-foot champagne bottle, was typical in-your-face Disney. The best attributes of th...

We all have them. Those ragged-edged, stained recipe cards, passed down through generations, embellished with the familiar handwriting of Grandma and tucked away in our recipe boxes - brought out ...

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Attention, Walmart shoppers: The food in your cart, from fruit drinks to salad dressing, may soon get healthier. The nation's largest grocer said Thursday it will reform...

Friday nights are often exciting times in Manheim. Folks come together, calling themselves Baron Nation, to watch the Manheim Central Barons on the football field or the basketball court. But on ...

MTV executives have a new hit drama on their hands, featuring the sexual and drug-fueled exploits of misfit teenagers. They also have something else -- a fear that coming episodes of the sh...

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Octomom" Nadya Suleman was addicted to having children when she gave birth to octuplets in 2009 and called herself "stupid" for allowing herself to get into huge debt, ...

The temperatures have dropped, and there isn't much sign of them rising any time soon. Staying warm when the thermometer is barely above 30 degrees can be hard - throw in the extra element of wind...

  Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray you expect. But Steve Jobs on a list of the 50 most powerful people in food?   The idea was to choose people "that directly or have the ability to dir...

NEW YORK (AP) - Susan Maushart lived out every parent's fantasy: She unplugged her teenagers. For six months, she took away the Internet, TV, iPods, cell phones and video games. The eerie glo...

        WASHINGTON (AP) -   School cafeterias would have to hold the fries - and serve kids more whole grains, fruits and vegetables - under the government's plans ...

  Save the scarves for snowmen this winter. Active kids (and adults) will appreciate the ease of pulling on a soft, fleece neck gaiter that will keep them warm without the fuss of arranging ...

  A new memoir of bad-ass parenting, Chinese style, from a self-proclaimed tiger mother has unleashed a ferocious roar. Fallout was swift for Yale law professor Amy Chua after she published...

Maddie Brown knows hue.   Black means she's blue, and dark blue is a sign she can be sunny and playful, too. If some people wear their heart on their sleeve, then Maddie proudly wears he...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - PBS is looking at ways to make its 1973 documentary "An American Family" publicly available again to coincide with an upcoming HBO film that shows how television cameras ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Clare Vanderpool's "Moon Over Manifest," a young girl's magical and mysterious adventures in a small town in 1936, won the John Newbery Medal for the "most distinguished contribu...

It doesn't take too much effort to do better than takeout. That was our theory when we set out to improve on this classic of Chinese takeout. And we were thrilled with the results. The slightly s...

There's more to the Chinese Zodiac than a hippety hop into year 4708 for people born under the sign of rabbit. Rabbit babies are private, introverted and withdrawn. Or quietly charismatic, th...

Sometimes you read a book at the wrong time. That was the case for me with Charles Portis' 1968 novel "True Grit," which I first picked up in the early 1970s, after seeing the film with John Wayne...

It's time for the annual guessing game played by children's literature lovers: Which books will win the coveted Caldecott and Newbery medals, bringing instant fame and fortune?The actual winners f...

Snow is in the forecast. ... It must be Farm Show weekend.   The Pennsylvania Farm Show opens Saturday, Jan. 8, and continues daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Jan. 14; hours are 8 a...

  For homemade to best takeout, it needs to be not just better, but also just as fast and create little mess. So that was our goal when we set out to create a version of the classic America...

It's been over a decade of indulgence for one of the North Museum's most popular weekend events. A combination of a museum-wide scavenger hunt, moose crafts, games, and yummy treats has made Cho...

  For generations, families ate in their kitchens and only ventured into their dining rooms on special occasions. The dining room was a place for guests, where stiff-backed chairs and fragil...

CHICAGO (AP) - Annie Hemmesch knew there was a market for high-tech winter gloves when she saw her mother answer an iPhone call from her father. "She brought it to her face and slid her nose ...

NEW YORK (AP) - As Top 10 list season winds down and awards season cranks up, Good Housekeeping named some winners of a different sort Tuesday. A handful of gadgets, gizmos and gear that saved us...

  NEW YORK (AP) - Among the great spectacles of winter, along with the northern lights and frozen lakes, are coatless kids. No coat, no gloves? No prob! These teens and tweens are chillin'...

If by now you haven't hit turkey fatigue, consider going back to this all-American bird for easy, speedy and healthy weeknight meals. And you don't need to fuss with a whole bird to make it wor...

Central Pennsylvania is known the world over for its propensity to drop odd objects on New Year's Eve. Here's a roundup of what's going down for 2011. Lancaster red rose The Mayor's Office of Sp...

What a difference an update makes.   For Michelle Salinas, it helped her find the up side of Down.   As a parent of a child with Down syndrome, and president of the nonprofit Celeb...

Babies and toddlers are curious creatures. Something captures their attention -- a stuffed animal, a shiny object or a noisy rattle - and they're going after it. Just make sure they aren't ch...

  NEW YORK (AP) - Don't know where to start on the "clean-the-clutter" New Year's Resolution? Your cosmetics case or medicine cabinet would be good since gratification can come in minutes i...

MIAMI (AP) - Courtney Carver was trying to find ways to simplify her life when she decided to pare down her wardrobe to 33 items to be worn over three months. Once she launched the concept on h...

Do you dig dinosaurs?   Preschoolers can explore the fascinating world of these prehistoric creatures by attending the North Museum's Read, Touch & Discover program. Held at 10:30 ....

  NEW YORK (AP) - Mom is not cool in her jeggings and Uggs. Dad's a dork who drives a wreck. Together they're unbearable, singing along in the supermarket to "Do they know it's Christmas?" ...

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - With each careful turn of the yarn around the plastic loom that rests on 12-year-old Mya Fowler's lap, she knows she is one step closer to warming the heart of a sick child...

The kids may be out of school for a while, but that doesn't mean you have to hear the age-old complaint: "I'm bored! There's nothing to do!"Area rec centers and businesses are broadening their off...

  NEW YORK (AP) - While stores still sell a plethora of good old-fashioned toys such as board games, action figures and stuffed animals, electronic ones aren't exactly a niche category anymo...

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the end of the traditional crib that has cradled millions of babies for generations. The government outlawed drop-side cribs on Wednesday after the deaths of more than 30...

Silver bells. Mistletoe. A miniature sleigh with eight tiny reindeer. Familiar cliches surround us at the holidays, and many have found their way into our seasonal decorating.When December arriv...

Parents, give yourselves the gift of an early resolution: Snag a sitter pronto for New Year's Eve and expect to open those wallets wide. The hunt for child care on the year's most lucrative nig...

Lancaster Christmas display is a show-pleaser that plays a trick on the eye.   Lancaster resident Thom Miller said that most people measure the trees in their yards by height, but his wife,...

C.S. Lewis began the third book in his Narnia series, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader": "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Nothing in the three inspi...

With the number of whooping cough cases on the rise in some parts of the nation, including Pennsylvania, physicians at Lancaster General Health and Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (...

  (AP) -- Got an uncle who insists on hunting wild mushrooms or butchering his own steak? There's a cookbook for that. What about a working mom hoping to please picky palates during the dail...

Some Santas like to fill their sacks with books. Bright, clever, entertaining picture books surely rival many toys on the market. Here are a few of the best new hardcovers on a Christmas theme. "...

(AP) To help celebrate the holidays at the White House, pastry chef Bill Yosses created a 350-pound replica of the White House made of gingerbread and covered in white chocolate. This year's ver...

Feds, districts aim to improve menus, but will studentsbuy nutrition?   When Emily Forrey's children started buying school lunches, she was shocked by how much processed food - chicken tend...

Want to settle down in front of the TV, surrounded by family as you sip hot cocoa, and take in a few holiday mainstays? Here's a guide.   The classics     "Shrek the Halls" (...

(AP) -- Invited to a Hanukkah party? Consider a charity box as a worthy gift that goes straight to the core of Jewish life.Giving charity, called tzedakah in Hebrew, is a righteous obligation popu...

NEW YORK (AP) - Mainstream online video destinations don't do enough to keep explicit content from kids, the Parents Television Council said in a report released Wednesday. The advocacy group, ...

Some people call him St. Nick. Other people call him Kris Kringle.But the man in this week's Spotlight just wanted to be identified as Santa Claus.This, of course, is his busiest season. Still, he...

Lancaster County ranks second in the state for the number of confirmed cases.Get out the tissues and the Tylenol. The flu has arrived in Lancaster County, with seven confirmed cases reported here...

  NEW YORK (AP) - With college application deadlines looming, the pressure is on for high school seniors to write the perfect essay. But what are schools really looking for? And what role s...

Garden Spot Village station reopens to train enthusiasts ofall ages. "Our generation, we didn't have computers. We didn't even have TVs."What they did have, Harry Black continued, was trains. ...

Walt Disney's modernizing of the Grimm fairy tale is thorough enough that even the original title, "Rapunzel," has been swapped for "Tangled." One can't help but wonder if in today's Hollywood, ...

NEW YORK (AP) - He's the leader of the free world, and he's won a Nobel Peace Prize. But only now, by one measure, is Barack Obama finally truly famous:He's written a children's book. With "Of Th...

It's a classic holiday story in which a snowman magically comes to life. No, his name isn't Frosty, and he doesn't live in America. But that doesn't make "The Snowman" any less beautiful and eng...

Film follows dark trail of final bookThe minister of magic proclaims that dark times have arisen in the opening moments of the new "Harry Potter" film -- and the turmoil that follows lives up ...

Parents can't resist off-season bargains and districts see it as educational and family time ... if a student is keeping up.Kim Shirker, of Ephrata, was researching trips to Walt Disney World two ...

Park goes from Hershey to California firm.Dutch Wonderland, the popular Lincoln Highway East amusement park and tourist destination, has been sold to a California theme-park operator that al...

Ephrata students fight the disease in 7th benefit dodgeball tourneyThey dodged. They weaved. They jumped and tried to outrun the rapid fire of balls aimed at them - again and again. They did all ...

Two women are facing charges after they left their young children home alone, police say. Rosa L. Noriega, 46, of 710 W. Main St., Mount Joy, came home intoxicated after leaving her 6-year-old ...

When 'best' isn't good enough(AP) -- After briefly considering the alternative "Carpe Diem, You Control Freak," I continued ending my notes as I had, and the mother dropped the issue. But it w...

The Lancaster Public Library will celebrate the opening of an autism resource center in the library, 125 N. Duke St., on Thursday, from 4 to 7 p.m. The center will provide resource materials f...

Friends of ill child will gather tonight in Hershey.Those who know him say little Israel Newswanger is "a fighter," which is a good thing for an infant who is hospitalized. But Wednesday evening ...

(AP) -- Denture wearers will get a tax break on the cost of adhesives to keep their false teeth in place. So will acne sufferers who buy pimple creams. People whose children have severe allerg...

Coming winter is a concernAs temperatures drop and autumn marches toward winter, the county's homeless shelters are watching the doors. The national economy is mired in the longest slump since the...

Growing nonprofit offers diverse programming for people with a range of special needs "I picked this yesterday," said Gonzalez, 19, who is part of the United Support Group After School Program f...

I found a picture of my mother the other day. We had brought a dresser of drawers back with us from Illinois after her death in 2006. Not needing it for clothes, we stuck it against a wall in our ...

The North Museum of Natural History & Science will offer several Girl Scout workshops to give Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts the opportunity to learn the basics of astronomy and experience the...

A little boy in a bright red dress and his mom's picture book about acceptance are front and center in a biting debate over a question well beyond his years: Are society's gender roles so rigid th...

A dastardly super-villain who turned evil because of a bad upbringing finds himself seduced to the good side to defeat an even badder guy. The movie is called "Megamind," but didn't we just see t...

Sharon Bowers has an ingenious trick for distracting children from their post-Halloween sugary stashes: Use the candy as construction materials in crafts. "How can a responsible parent let a kid ...

Shaelyn Szente wants to be a ballerina when she grows up. So Saturday, her grandmother brought her to the Baby and Toddler Expo at the Lancaster County Convention Center to see Angelina Ballerina....

The Phillies will not win the 2010 World Series. That painful reality smacked us upside the head Oct. 23 when we collectively whimpered into the off-season -- a perplexing, sad event that has prov...

Yes, his name really is Jonathan Sprout. If you don't know that moniker, the children in your life probably do, and they'll be able to see the award-winning children's entertainer perform this we...

Sonda Haldeman wants her 8-year-old daughter, who was born in China, to connect with Chinese culture whenever possible. "It's just part of who she is," said Haldeman, of Manheim. "I just think ...

AAA Central Penn empowers parents to get involved with their teens' learning-to-drive process with the launch of its new teen driver safety website, TeenDriving.AAA.com.   The interactive s...

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even decades after the show ended, Barbara Billingsley expressed surprise at the lasting affection people had for "Leave it to Beaver" and her role as the warm, supporti...

NEW YORK (AP) - Want to be Lady Gaga for Halloween or a character from AMC's popular "Mad Men" or just a really convincing zombie? You can keep your costume spending under control by planning ahea...

  Apparently, people take the "Hersheypark Happy" slogan very seriously. Back in 2004, the folks at Hershey decided to offer a scary Halloween adventure in place of their regular family-fri...

  Hersheypark isn't the only amusement park delving into the bewitching season.   Dutch Wonderland is back with Happy Hauntings, a Halloween treat without the tricks. Opening Saturda...

Nothing says child-friendly Halloween punch like fish eyes. So we've brewed up a party-size kettle of fruity, bubbly punch studded with slippery, slimy, gooey fish eyes (often sold under the name...

An avalanche of new books for knitters and sewers shows that one of the crafting world's big trends involves making "friends" - traditional, stuffed animals, for sure, but also oddball critters an...

Halloween is right around the corner and consumers are already getting into the spirit. In fact, the National Retail Federation estimated that the total Halloween spending for 2010 would reach $...

  From his smile, worn on one of the dreariest opening nights Manheim's farm show has ever seen, you might have thought Russell Redding's daughter had been named farm show queen. But he was...

  For Felipe Hernandez, 12, a seventh-grader at Edward Hand Middle School, drawing is a way to see the world the way he wants to see it, to get lost in his own creativity. "I'll start a dra...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fisher-Price is recalling more than 11 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns.   The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that the tricyc...

NEW YORK (AP) - Second-graders who can't tie shoes or zip jackets. Four-year-olds in Pull-Ups diapers. Five-year-olds in strollers. Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays. ...

  Gwyneth Paltrow gushes over gluten-free. Chelsea Clinton's wedding cake was baked without it. The new Old Spice guy avoids the ubiquitous protein to help stay buff. In fact, odds are good ...

  CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) - The owner of a coastal North Carolina restaurant is fed up with screaming children who bother other diners. So Brenda Armes has posted signs at Olde Salty rest...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula that may be contaminated with insect parts.The volu...

CHICAGO (AP) - Swallowing button batteries can be fatal or cause serious harm, and research suggests that severe injuries in children, though relatively scarce, are on the rise. The dangers are h...

(AP) -- Transitioning to middle school is hard. Kids go from being big-shot fifth-graders in a school where they knew everyone, to being pip-squeak sixth-graders in a school where they don't ...

  October is National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, and Sweet Pea Project has planned two events to raise awareness in the community and offer support to those who have suffer...

The new school year has begun and Schreiber is offering teachers a disabilities awareness program titled "We're All SpecialTM" that will encourage acceptance and understanding in the preschool- ...

Quarryville parade will kick off fairAnyone driving through Quarryville on Tuesday might have thought they'd arrived at a disaster area - or one of the world's largest outdoor chair sales. Ye...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kayleigh Dickie is determined not to take a leisurely path through college.In fact, the California University of Pennsylvania student went so far as to sign a pact in which CalU ...

Microchip links long-lost pets with their owners Mary McNee wishes her cat, Bully, could talk. Then he could tell McNee what happened during the 17 months he was missing, until someone brough...

Through all the miles - 177 of them - and all the hours - 18 and a half - it never occurred to Abigail Grube to stop. Grube, 13, had her mind made up. Sure, she got tired after 130 miles, bu...

Every year when school opens, it takes me back - in my case, way, way back - to my own school days and the four R's: Readin', 'riting, 'rithmetic and, my favorite, recess. As students at...

Deep into the woods where a group of students gathered for team-building exercises, 14-year-old Zuleica Vazquez was debating whether to complete the task at hand. Zuleica, a ninth-grade stude...

He was hooked. After a seventh-grade science project on acid rain and metals whetted his appetite for higher-level research, Jonathan Rajaseelan discovered he and scientific experimentation h...

Jessica Madrigal knew exactly what she wanted to do when she enrolled at Dickinson College three years ago. She has taken education and foreign language classes and studied abroad with the goal o...

COMPLAINTS FROM the public have been hot and heavy at School District of Lancaster board meetings over the past year. Board members and administrators have been criticized for controversial bud...

BENSALEM (AP) - Officials in suburban Philadelphia say they never anticipated gamblers leaving children in cars when they were debating approval of a casino - but critics say they should have.This...

"I will not whine. "I will not whine. "I will not whine." My 8-year-old son is at it again. Writing sentences for doing something bad. It's one way my wife and I discipline our two oldest chi...

The perfect gift?   Kids who might have answered "Xbox," "Wii" or "iPhone" will soon be considering chickens, rabbits, sheep, goats, even water buffalo.   Not for themselves, of cour...

The North Museum of Natural History & Science invites all generations of families to explore the Museum this fall by participating in two programs, "Read, Touch and Discover'' and "Grands are ...

On June 29, 2000, Lancaster General Health opened Women & Babies Hospital, which focuses completely on the health care needs of women and their newborn babies. Ten years and more than 45,000 ...

DON'T TELL Sawyer Neale that Latin is a dead language.The 14-year-old home-schooled scholar from Elizabethtown is an enthusiastic reader of ancient texts, eager to point out how useful, and alive,...

Officials at 14 districts report few problems   Neither broken-down buses nor electrical outages nor steamy weather could keep 54,000 pupils from returning to Lancaster County's public scho...

Dutch Wonderland a county fixtureCHRIS LEFEVRE remembers how thrilled she was to see the castle when she was a kid. It was that one special summer day every year when the family headed over to th...

No troubles as students returnSOPHIA MAST was nervous Tuesday morning about her first day at Lancaster Mennonite High School. The 14-year-old freshman had spent her entire academic career at on...

(AP) - The Nanny McPhee movies may be principally for kids, but make no mistake about it: They are, quite literally, a parent's dream.Overwhelmed single parents with unruly kids are rescued by a m...

Former Tornado star passes her sporting love on to local youthSOME KIDS have nowhere to run, except on the streets. Karen Cotton thinks that's just wrong. Kids, she said, need an outlet. They ...

(AP) - Like millions of other parents this time of year, I'm about to embark on the annual scavenger hunt known as back-to-school shopping. I thought this dreadful ritual would get easier when my...

FOR KINDERGARTNERS anxiously anticipating going to "real school" for the first time this fall, there's "This School Year Will Be the Best!" The picture book offers encouragement and reassurance an...

(AP)  Kids may want to do their homework at the kitchen table with a sea of activity surrounding them. Many experts say they shouldn't. "Build a space dedicated to homework and eliminate dis...

Sometimes, the cure for the summertime blues is found in a tube sock. Or a pile of cardboard. Maybe even in the ubiquitous empty toilet-paper tube. Kids who spend hours communing with technology ...

Parents' focus on electronic gadgets can pull time away from children.TIM HARTEL, of Lititz, was using his laptop one recent Saturday, checking out what his friends had posted on Facebook. He wa...

"Theo Boone lived for the big trials," John Grisham writes in his junior version of a legal thriller, The middle-schooler, only child of two practicing attorneys and nephew of a disbarred ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - I am the stereotypical trigger-happy first-time parent. I've taken more than 10,000 pictures of my son - and he's barely a year old.While I love the fact that I've been able t...

Books with body noises and monsters can lure in even the reluctant reader.CAN FART jokes save the reading souls of boys?You better hope so.Boys have lagged behind girls in reading achievement for ...

Teens embrace simplicity for 24 hours in first-ever Amish camp.TO BUSLOADS of camera-pointing tourists cresting the Paradise Lane hill and craning their necks to spot anything Amish, the sight of ...

DESPITE SOME clever moments and colorful characters, "Despicable Me" could have been called "Forgettable Me" instead.It has a pleasingly off-kilter look about it - the work of a French animation h...

TEENS WITH special needs like to give back to the community that helps them.Just ask any of the 11 Aaron's Acres campers who will be participating for the next two weeks in Aaron's Acres Acts of K...

An Asian take on an American classicFRESH MEAT. Great flavorings. A gentle hand.Martha Stewart isn't a big griller, but she still enjoys creating delicious varieties of burgers during summer, espe...

Parents face public restroom dilemmaWHEN YOU'RE out of the house and a kid says he's got to go, you can bet he means business. And after that panicked rush to find the bathroom - during a long car...

Brought in $30,000 since '04"DOTTI" MOSER has seen her oldest son, Bobbie, every day since he died more than 50 years ago. Forever preserved in a black-and-white photo, the beaming 5-year-old...

Fresh Air children arriveWELCOME SIGNS and the scent of sweet summer air greeted 31 children as they streamed out of a coach bus Tuesday night at Groffdale Mennonite Church. The bus delivered the...

Panel suggests drug sentence regs be nixed (YORK) AP - A state panel is recommending that lawmakers repeal the mandatory minimum sentences imposed for drug offenses in school zones. The Pennsylva...

WE JUST got back from a week's vacation at Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County.That meant living with in-laws in Altoona and commuting to the lake every day.We traveled nearly 1,000 miles up an...

SUMMER VACATION is in full gear, and the last thing on many kids' minds is reading. Days are filled with fun, and getting your child to sit down and read may be a task you would rather not tac...

Vaccines aren't just for children.KIDS AREN'T the only ones who need a shot in the arm.Adults should roll up their sleeves, too.There is no age limit on vaccines.Vaccine-preventable infections...

Living Word, Lancaster Christian mergeTHURSDAY IS the big day for what used to be Living Word Academy and Lancaster Christian School. A merger that takes effect Thursday will join the two fai...

THE RED Cross Bloodmobile from Wilkes-Barre made a pit stop in front of Borders bookstore on Plaza Boulevard in Lancaster on Tuesday evening and waited for donors to do their deed. "Starve a ...

Many parents of teens believe their kids are not having sexRALEIGH, N.C. -- Carole Bullard considers herself open-minded when it comes to dealing with the sexuality of her teen son and her almost ...

SHE WAS screaming with joy in the bedroom when it happened. In a dramatic upset a few years back, the Philadelphia Eagles had just squeaked by the ever-arrogant Dallas Cowboys. And my wife tend...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Deaths of infants and toddlers trapped inside hot automobiles have mounted in recent weeks, prompting warnings from the government and safety groups at the start of summer.A rese...

No waiting room for these dads when children are born.JAMES TAYLOR was by his wife's side in the operating room when his son, Andrew, was born via Caesarean section in 2009.And he was by his w...

THIS IS what happens when you're good at your job: Everyone expects excellence from you, and anything even slightly short of that feels like a letdown. "Toy Story 3" is a gorgeous film - funny, sw...

MORE AND more families are staying at home in lieu of the summer vacation in an effort to save some extra dollars again this year.As staycations become the vacation of choice, kids will celebrate ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Until now, Harry Potter fans could merely imagine the sensation of quaffing a butterbeer, finding a magic wand at Ollivander's or escaping the steam from a snarling dragon's s...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Father's Day was started a century ago because inventor Sonora Smart Dodd was upset by widespread mocking of fathers in popular culture as lazy, sleazy and drunk.June 20 mark...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cadmium has been discovered in the painted design on "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses being sold nationwide at McDonald's, forcing the burger giant to recall 12 million of the ch...

The word is 'aevidum;' legislators heard it this week TODAY, it's Pennsylvania. And if a Cocalico High School club has anything to say about it, tomorrow, it'll be the rest of the nation. Stude...

HEMANT MEHTA'S formal training taught him how to write a lesson plan and how public schooling began in the U.S., but it was useless when it came to keeping order in the classroom and getting stude...

SECOND-GRADERS at Lancaster Country Day School participated in a spring tradition Tuesday morning by guiding eight ducklings to a nearby stream for their first swim. For years, the same mothe...

AS OF 1 p.m. Tuesday, there were no children in Lancaster County listed as missing. That's a statistic Lancaster County Crime Prevention Task Force would like to see remain static. "It's all...

Study: 33% of households here struggle to survive A COUPLE raising two young children in Lancaster County needs to earn at least $54,821 to survive, nearly three times the income the governmen...

THE ATHLETIC fields at Solanco High School in Quarryville turned into a larger-than-life playground Thursday. Approximately 300 high school students took to the fields in the middle of the mornin...

My City is amazing, the rhythm of it soothes me— Deja Graves, grade 4 When the sun dips in the city, the twilight inspires Dominic Lenox to write. "The buildings and streets are lonesome,"...

EVERY NIGHT, Vietnamese immigrant Luan Nguyen read to his little girl. His English wasn't perfect, but the books were simple, and his daughter, Thanh, was an eager learner. "I wanted to build a ...

Soto-Ortiz: 'It's all about the children' TO MANY lawyers, fighting custody battles all day long might not sound like an ideal job. But to Shawnee Strasko Soto-Ortiz, it's a dream come true. So...

OH, NO. Wyatt looks over at me and then away, eyebrows raised, with a dumb smile that makes me feel like a criminal. Olivia's too shy to save me in the uneasy moment. A school teacher had just ...

IN THIS long-ago kingdom, as the tale goes, a merry band of mice was furiously chattering about a frustrating cat and mouse game with a persnickety, but well-meaning giant. Cory Wilkerson, a ...

Convoy will honor 'Make-A-Wish Angel' JEREMIAH BRUGGER-GARNER loved trucks, Travis Tritt, scary-fast amusement park rides, parades, the oldies group Flamin' Dick and the Hot Rods, Disney Worl...

EDNA HOOVER can't believe that she will turn 100 on Mother's Day. "I can't believe I'm this old. I've never heard of people living this long," the Moravian Manor resident said. But daughter ...

WHAT BETTER way to celebrate Mother's Day than to lovingly recall those one-line wonders upon which we were raised - "momisms'' we repeat and now inflict, er, impart upon our own kids.   To...

30 minutes each day in schoolA PROPOSAL in Pennsylvania that backers say would be the most comprehensive in the nation to motivate public schools to combat childhood obesity got a preliminary stam...

Move over, honey; it's my turn at the fax machineMORE AND more couples are finding themselves working from home, thanks to the rise of telecommuting and the downsizing of many full-time jobs. So h...

Was target of complaints from parents THE McCASKEY High School cheerleading program, which has been the target of complaints by parents in recent years, will be getting a new coach. Abby Klin...

Parents go high-tech & low to keep private conversations from little ears E-MAIL, text and instant messaging have become the go-to technology for parents on family outings or at the end of a l...

Hosts sought; former visitors reminisceTHE FRESH Air Fund begins with two-week visits but can end with lifelong connections.About 40 people met Friday in the basement of Groffdale Mennonite Ch...

SOMETIMES, when Lance Hosler practices pitching and batting, he imagines himself running the bases.He imagines not being in a wheelchair, or having to use crutches.Hosler, a 17-year-old Warw...

FRIGHTENING.For a lot of school kids - and adults - that about sums up the idea of math.Now, though, the Math Midway, a traveling mathematics exhibition that opened last week at the Lancaster Scie...

AMY ROLOFF said she continues to be amazed when people tell her they watch her and her family on the TLC reality series, "Little People, Big World.""Growing up, as a little person, having dwarfism...

Raw weather, canceled game can't dim enthusiasm at Fan Fest. THE WEATHER had turned raw. The exhibition game had been canceled. The fans were unfurling the hoods of their jackets.Jon Danos, pres...

LOTS OF advice for modern parents provokes debate: Is nursing better than formula? Is full-day kindergarten enriching or exhausting? How young is too young for TV? Toss out these questions and wat...

Girls provide the proof that math, technology and engineering aren't just for boys.MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY associate professor Sharon A. Brusic meets many promising students in her technology-educ...

BROWNIES MAY be delicious on their own, but sometimes you want one that's more than just a brownie. So we decided to see what would happen if we pushed brownies over the top.We started with a basi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - MORE THAN 1 million baby slings made by Infantino were recalled Wednesday after claims linking them to three infant deaths.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said babies coul...

Gingham and polka dots set the pattern for this season's trendsTHE WORD for this spring's fashion is patterns.Patterns are taking the front row on the racks at local stores as bright and bold colo...

Weighing in on trend of offering treats to kids at every functionIF, AS THE old saying goes, you are what you eat, then American kids must be snacks.Kids get snacks in preschool, grade school and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is warning that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.The Consumer Product Safe...

IF YOUR family is dysfunctional, and you're willing to let a national TV audience tut-tut over your pitiable parenting skills, "SuperNanny" wants you.The popular ABC show is seeking Pennsylvania f...

Early or late,everyone wants to participatein a Dr. Suess birthday party!THE LATE Theodor Seuss Geisel, renowned children's author, was born March 2, but party animals can arrange their schedules ...

The next few months bring a bounty of theatrical productions to countyTHERE'S PLENTY to do in Lancaster County for the next few months when young thespians from across the county take to the stage...

THREE NEW children's picture books recall a journey on the Underground Railroad to a free life; the beginning of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott; and the cross-country flight of the first Afri...

It's time to harvest the maple sugar that drips with mouth-watering promisesDURING SCHOOL hours, Mary Lee Zechman of Millersville spent decades educating students in the Penn Manor, Hempfield and...

Check out some sweet storage for sugary treatsIT'S TIME to sweeten the pot.Bring on the tempting, time-honored candy dish.And if you put it out, they will come.There's something magnetic about tre...

VALENTINE'S DAY is around the corner and you really don't have to spend a lot of money to share your love sentiments - you can craft your love.And your sweet thought doesn't have to be for the o...

Successful gameplan is simple: finger foods, great dipsDON'T FUMBLE when it comes to satisfying the hearty appetites of your armchair football fans this Super Bowl season.As the teams square off ...

YOU KNOW them as masters of the kitchen in some of the area's most popular restaurants. But what do Lancaster County chefs cook on their days off?Do they bring their restaurant skills home, or d...

DISASTER CAN bring out the worst in human nature, and it also can bring out the best.Earthquake-ravaged Haiti has found many partners that are sending money and much-needed supplies in the after...

Pa. Museum displays mastodon and moreABOUT 12,000 years ago, a hefty 4-plus-ton mastodon took a wrong turn into a bog at what is now Marshalls Creek, near the Delaware Water Gap in northeastern ...

KRISTAN McKINNE hiked down a wintry hillside near Lancaster and pointed with a mittened hand. Scat.She wasn't instructing a cat to vamoose. She'd spotted the pelletlike droppings left by a deer.Dr...

Here are capsule reviews of some of the latest books for children and young adults:• "Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance," by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. (Ages 5 and up.)Pals Ivy and Bea...

  TWO-TIME NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and Newbery Medal winner Katherine Paterson was named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington last wee...

Organic food is a relatively new area of research, emerging only over the last decade or two, with little funding and often-conflicting results.A headline-making British study, published last summ...

Consumers pay a premium for organic food. Organic romaine lettuce can cost about 60 cents more than conventional. A pound of organic grapes runs 50 cents to $1 more. And at around $4, a half-gal...

Only foods produced and processed by certified operations, according to National Organic Program standards, can be sold, labeled or represented as organic.Operators who knowingly violate NOP reg...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture accredits 100 domestic and international agencies to certify organic farms and operations.Certification hinges on an annual inspection. Individual certifiers de...

Program underfunded, recommendations aren't followed, pesticide testing rarely done Synthetic pesticides don't belong on organic produce.But studies published in Consumer Reports and academic jou...

These foods are not always what consumers think they are. Some are not chemical or pesticide free. Health benefits are questionable. Only certain thing? They cost more. Heather Fenimore is conv...

BY CINDY STAUFFERStaff Writer   Ring in 2010 by getting a swine flu vaccine. Free vaccines will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 8 and 9, at two Lancaster Count...

After the death of her only child, LoriJo Peters transforms profound personal loss into tangible hope for others around the world.       THE FIRST CHRISTMAS without their son ...

Experts say H1N1 down, but not out.   THEY'RE CALLING IT the "third wave."   The first wave of swine flu hit last spring and summer. The second wave hit in late October.   The...

ATLANTA - HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recal...

KITCHENS ARE FILLED with the aromas of pies, cookies, cakes and breads during the holiday baking season.Families and friends gather to bake together and enjoy each other's company, catch up and ...

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT throwing a Christmas or New Year's Eve party that brings out the inner Martha Stewart in some people. And not always in a good way.Although Stewart has her act honed to t...

Editor's note: In addition to managing the newsroom for the Sunday News, Barbara Hough Roda is the proud parent of a hardworking Marzipan dancer in a local production of the holiday ballet "The Nu...

Parents seek booster for young children.   AT LAST MONTH'S state-run H1N1 clinics in Lancaster County, many of those being vaccinated were young children. And because the Centers for Disea...

MADISON, Wis. - Before you go over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house this holiday season, consider what a University of Wisconsin-Madison infectious-disease specialist calls k...

  Nostalgia for Watt & Shand heyday will play part in city's holiday event.     MANY LANCASTRIANS YEARN for Christmases past, when Santa made his annual arrival by climbin...

Hinkletown students meet the $10 challenge REBECCA HOOVER RECENTLY LEARNED about the power of zucchini.Last spring, the 9-year-old fourth-grader at Hinkletown Mennonite School bought $10 worth ...

  FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER, the process of having photos taken to document their treatment or celebrate a recovery can turn an overwhelming experience into an empowering one.   ...

Several L-L League girls' volleyball programs with athletes and coaches whose lives have been touched by cancer will join forces this month to raise awareness of the disease.     AS...

October 1, 2009:  IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to pick up a popular women's magazine that isn't running a feature story on breast cancer.  And yet, common misunderstandings and myths surrounding bre...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/, is updated regularly with information on swine flu, or the H1N1 virus.   By staying informed, you can help ...

What to look for, what's hot, what's new in the world of back-to-school THE RACKS OF BACK-TO-SCHOOL items can be overwhelming, but with some expert and parental advice, tackling the sea of backp...

The Jenkins School pulls up roots, gets set for relocation ON AUG. 31, PRINCIPAL KATHY BAILEY will turn off the lights and lock the doors of The Jenkins School in Millersville for the last time....

‘Artists in the Park' learn comic creation with Lancaster Newspapers WHERE ELSE WOULD FANATICAL dogs, futuristic glorified stick figures, massive bodybuilders and mini neon-colored heroes ...

The tooth fairy carries on, even in a bleak economy DEVON ROBERTSON HAS ONE LESS tooth in his smile and five more dollars in his pocket.Last month, the "tooth fairy" stealthily retrieved the 6-y...

TOPS Helps Parents Make the Grade with Healthy Back-to-School Lunches MILWAUKEE, WI - Before school bells start ringing again, parents should consider doing some homework of their own on nutrit...

PENN KETCHUN WANTS everyone who comes to the movies to have a great time.So the managing partner of Penn Cinema in Lititz has a new initiative to help people with autism, and other developmental ...

  Many essay papers pertain to a person - his works, contributions, and generally a written account of his life. These papers are called biographies.   One needs to research to be abl...