Buffy and Ernie Goodban watched helplessly for months as a mood disorder took control of their 14-year-old daughter Andrea. In March, she flooded the family’s North Carolina home, causing more than $40,000 in damage. But more importantly, her mother said,…
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Despite Middle TN Boom, Most TN Children Worse Off
Children in Tennessee are worse off today than they were before the Great Recession of 2008, according to an analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. As part of its annual Kids Count report, the foundation ranks the welfare of…
Read MoreState Officials Warn of Health Danger from Popular Essential Oils
Officials with the Tennessee Poison Control Center are warning that they are seeing an increasing number of toxic exposures, mostly involving children, to essential oils used in aromatic and homeopathic natural remedies. TPC, which is housed at Vanderbilt University Medical…
Read MoreTry THIS To Get Kids to Read More
Schools have an obligation to teach every child to read by using the most efficient and effective method possible. There is only one way to teach children or adults to read a language that has an alphabet and that one…
Read MoreMurfreesboro Couple Prove Every Child a Wanted Child
Ralph and Sue Hillman of Murfreesboro have a special place in their hearts for babies and not just their own. With three grown children, the couple has helped care for 112 other babies through the years as foster parents. “To…
Read MoreInmates Build Toys for Needy Children
Inmates in vocational programs at the Turney Center Industrial Prison in Hickman County are using their skills to make toys for underprivileged children. The inmates have been creating toy cars, rocking horses and more to donate Wednesday to members of…
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