Home with kids over the long winter break? Cruising toward New Year’s? If you’ve been discussing New Year’s resolutions with your children, as many families do, vision boards are an activity that can fill some fun family time, open a good discussion, and also help keep those resolutions top of mind in 2023. A vision […]
CNP Samantha Macino is living out her dream of positively impacting kids’ lives
Growing up, Samantha Macino, CNP, dreamed of becoming a teacher to help students grow and achieve their dreams. While her life and career ultimately took a different path, she is still living out her passion of educating, advocating and partnering with families to positively impact kids’ lives through medicine. As our newest certified nurse practitioner […]
Encourage performance, not perfection, in sports
Signs your child is passionate about a sport can often be seen in the number of hours they spend playing, watching or talking about it. When this passion turns into an unrealistic drive to perfect their game – throwing a no hitter every game or sticking the landing at every competition – parents should help […]
Behavioral health nurses support patients and families through mental health crises
For Stephanie Ogden, clinical coordinator of the inpatient behavioral health unit in Akron, and Sara Zingaro, staff nurse in the partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient program in the Mahoning Valley, caring for kids in crisis is a calling. “I fell in love with adolescent behavioral health after my mental health rotation in nursing school,” […]
Akron Children’s Radiothon is a family affair for Robertsons
When Mathew, Michael and Morgan were born, Kelly and Matt Robertson wanted nothing more than to bring their babies home. At 11 weeks premature, the triplets needed additional care so the NICU at Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley became their home away from home. At this year’s Miracles and Promises Radiothon benefiting Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley, […]
5 ways to teach kids how to celebrate differences
Children are curious and often have questions when they encounter people that are different from them, whether it be race, age, ability, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation or appearance, just to name a few. It’s perfectly natural. But while their questions can be embarrassing at times, it’s important to answer those questions and talk about […]