PARENTS

Parents are continuing to voice their concerns about transportation at Roanoke City Public Schools.

Summer vacation is coming to an end, and parents across the region are getting their kids ready for the new year.

National Parents Day is Sunday, July 23, and it’s time to spread the love to all the awesome parents out there.

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If you need some inspiration, here are three of our stories about parent-child bonding through learning an activity together.

Starting this fall, you’ll receive automatic email notifications when your child checks out a book.

The Texas Supreme Court is allowing the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse.

A Roanoke mother raising children with autism strives to help similar parents who also battle a language barrier.

In the wake of Tuesday’s bathroom shooting at a Roanoke middle school, parents were left with many questions.

The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas say in a lawsuit that the state is investigating them after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered officials to look into reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.

My parents celebrated their wedding anniversary last year with their first vacation since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and not only did they come home refreshed and tan, they came home obsessed with a game called pickleball that I could not understand.

Tuesday’s date is 2-22-22. While we’re seeing double, we thought, what a perfect day to acknowledge all of those who are twinning.

Dr. Nicole Avena, a nutrition expert, joins us with ways to overcome the biggest challenges parents face when trying to get their kids to eat healthily.

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order allows parents to opt kids out of mask mandate.

Parents, expect to soon see a jump in diaper prices.

Parents, students, and community members are asking Montgomery County Public Schools to address racism and bullying against Asian students.

Many parents are still trying to navigate how they will celebrate Halloween with their kids this year during the coronavirus pandemic. Health officials said individually wrapped goodie bags lined up in yards for families to grab and go is considered a moderate risk. Dr. David Harding Priest said parents do not need to wipe down individual pieces of candy, he told Novant Health readers to just make sure kids wash their hands. The Nemours Children’s Health System said if parents really want to be on the safe side with kids' Halloween candy. Dr. Benjamin Chapman with North Carolina State University said eating candy from food packaging has not been identified as a transmission route of the coronavirus.