Hendersonville-area children under the age of 17 will have the opportunity to receive a discounted exam, cleaning, X-rays and fluoride treatment package at Dental Care of Hendersonville on Oct. 10. Dr. Edward Trouy and the team at Dental Care of…
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What’s Happening to Nashville’s Children?
His middle school football trophies rest on a small table in the living room. His red metal-framed bunk bed is still neatly made. But 15-year-old Da’Vontae Ziegler’s laughter no longer echoes through the house on Gwynnwood Drive. It’s been nearly…
Read MoreExpressions Your Kids Don’t Understand
Etymology is fun! It’s especially fun to learn about the quaint old-fashioned practices that gave rise to some of the words we use. Stereotype comes from printing, hard-up comes from sailing, pipe dream comes from opium dens. Cultural practices change,…
Read More‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Visits Nashville Public Library
Through the month of June, a rare exhibit of original works by renowned illustrator and children’s book author Maurice Sendak is on view in the downtown Nashville Public Library’s Courtyard Gallery. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his classic book, “Where…
Read MoreState Discovers Winning Formula for Orphans
A Tennessee foster care program has done something never before documented by researchers: made life better, at least a little bit, for a group of foster children who turned 18 and left state care. The new findings give credit to…
Read MoreYour Kids Are More Stressed Than You
The kids are not alright Every night, at dinner tables around the country, parents ask their kids the same question: “How was school?” We’re about to find out how millions of American youth feel about their school day. On April…
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