“Help is on the way” not quick enough for kids’ mental health treatment
NPR’s “Shots” blog notes a study by Pitt researchers that shows how kids benefit from brief mental health treatments during physician visits.
Another reason parents matter in kids’ education
A Pitt researcher’s study in Child Development shows kids’ performance in school is partly dependent on their parents’ abilities.
Pittsburgh shows the way
Gregg Behr of the Grable Foundation tells the Harvard Family Research Project and the American Alliance of Museums how to remake learning.
Camp Delicious! will provide kids with lessons on healthy eating
Leslie Bonci is behind Camp Delicious!, the latest from Luminari which will get kids thinking about healthy food and eating.
Stand Together aims to end mental illness stigma
Stand Together brings high-school kids together to learn about the prevalence of mental illness and the damage that comes from stigmatizing fellow students.
Digital badges make the case for students
Pittsburgh has joined the national City of Learning program that offers kids new digital badges to help them show evidence of new expertise to the world.
Toys R the Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library, with 400 to borrow
Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library is a hidden gem, with its own play space and 400 toys for kids 0-6 to borrow.
From cloud forests to squirrels, Quito/Pittsburgh kids exchange worlds
Kids from Pittsburgh and Ecuador visited each other’s cities and learned about healthy, local eating in a new Children’s Museum program.
Sibshops arrive as space for siblings with and without disabilities to work together
Pittsburgh ACHIEVA has brought Sibshops to town as sibling workshops for kids ages 7-13, with and without disabilities, to work together.
Do more than cheer for Pittsburgh schools at PEP Rally
A pilot program called PEP Rally brings parents together to support Pittsburgh Arsenal PreK-5, Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 and Pittsburgh Woolslair K-5.
The secrets of inspiring kids with arts, from top Pittsburgh performers
How do groups perform so kids get inspired and educated by art? Make them laugh, have fun, show them something new, and don’t use the word educational!
The play’s the thing (that helps kids learn and stay healthy)
The Pittsburgh Play Collaborative aims to get the community to understand the value of play and to see it happening more throughout the city.
Summerbridge’s first new graduates are college-bound
Summerbridge, for low-income, academically motivated students to prep for college, is about to graduate its first group of six-year students.
YMAP puts kids on the media map, advocating for school causes
YMAP – the Youth Media Advocacy Project – teaches local high school students how to use the media and create advocacy campaigns for schools.
Why local stores catering to kids and parents are thriving in Pittsburgh
From Happy Baby Company to Lullabye Landing, kids stores are finding success by offering what big chains cannot: unique products, great customer service and a hometown touch.
Millvale comes together to celebrate kids, push new child advocacy effort
More people are about to be involved in Millvale’s future, as a Community Celebration marked a new child advocacy agenda devised here.