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Academy of Natural Sciences, Penn cancel science summer camps for the year, both citing budget constraints
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (307+ words) Two university-run science summer camps are canceling their programs for this summer due to financial limitations. Two university-run science summer camps that have each served Philly kids for more than two decades will not run this summer due to budget…...
Her adult autistic son was kicked off a cruise ship. Now this South Jersey mother is on a mission to better awareness.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1041+ words) Royal Caribbean, which advertises an "autism friendly" environment, has apologized to the Cherry Hill mother about the incident. While preparing her four sons to take a dream family vacation in the Caribbean last month, Carolyn Piro carefully reviewed every detail…...
Educational play spaces were built at two North Philly affordable housing sites. Could they inspire similar projects nationwide?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1206+ words) Playful Learning Landscapes, an organization founded in Philadelphia, hopes the city can be a leader in incorporating play spaces into affordable housing communities to increase educational equity. Regina Robinson isn't used to being asked what she wants out of her…...
Dear Abby | Daughter concerned about parents’ heavy screen time
3+ week, 3+ day ago (437+ words) DEAR ABBY: My young daughter and I had the pleasure of spending three months with my parents while my husband was deployed. We had a lovely visit, but over the course of our stay, I noticed my parents were spending…...
Dear Abby | Young girl’s presence at playground raises serious questions
3+ week, 6+ day ago (312+ words) DEAR ABBY: To help out his parents, I pick up my grandson from daycare two days a week. I recently started taking him to a local park for about 45 minutes before I take him home. I'm physically active and climb…...
A disability rights watchdog group closes investigation into child abuse at Jamison Elementary, citing improvements
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (553+ words) In a letter to the district last month, Disability Rights PA said it noticed improved changes to district policies and personnel during a November 2025 visit to Jamison Elementary. A disability watchdog group has closed its investigation into child abuse in…...
Art makes this Chesco 15-year-old happy. So she launched a nonprofit to teach younger kids.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (927+ words) Faridah Ismaila started her club for young artists to teach the fundamentals "and the joy " of art. Something about the phrase "Do what makes you happy" struck Faridah Ismaila. It became the title of, and inspiration behind, one of her…...
Itâs a Mummers wedding! Braving the cold and crowds, a couple said âI doâ at the parade
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (817+ words) A parade matrimony was a rare happening, parade officials said. At least in the string band division, anyway. The bride wore a sequin silk gown with golden sneakers. The groom, a bedazzled tux. They became husband and wife in the…...
Dear Abby | Effort to be a good grandpa doesn’t go as planned
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (443+ words) DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I connected with "Christi," a daughter I fathered with a woman I was in a relationship with for a short time decades ago. We split before Christi was born. My ex-girlfriend didn't tell me about…...
When should kids get a smartphone? A CHOP study links owning one before age 12 to health risks.
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (817+ words) Ran Barzilay, a psychiatrist and researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, won't be letting his 9-year-old son get a smartphone before age 13. He made the decision based on data from his recent study, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which…...