Parenting

Keepng the glass half-full: Akron holds benefit for young father (01/14/10)
An avid fisherman and hunter. A loving father. An amazing foosball player and friend. Those are just a few ways in which friends and relatives describe 27-year-old Bobby Walrod of Akron. From those descriptions, nobody would know that Bobby has a muscle-deteriorating disease called Friedreich's Ataxia...

Parents create group to unite community for children (11/17/09)
Two Le Mars parents are starting an action group aiming to bring the community together for the benefit of children and families. Misty De Man and Barb Messelhiser are creating The Changing Lives Foundation, combining mentoring, safety and support for Le Mars families...

Philo writes about experience with critically ill child to help others (06/29/09)
When Jolene and Hiram Philo's son Allen was born 30 years ago, his family started a roller-coaster ride of surgeries and hospitalizations. It also put his parents into a void where they searched for help and information while trying to be strong for their son...

British TV seeking farm family to teach Brit teens values (06/09/09)
Given two unruly British teens and 10 days, could you transform their lives? That's the question a British TV show is asking Iowa farm families. Makers of TV show "World's Strictest Parents" are seeking an Iowa family who lives on a farm to host two British 17 year olds for 10 days for the filming of an episode...

Bikers deliver toys for Head Start tots (12/09/08)
Christmas came early to Le Mars Head Start. Members of the Independent Riders for Children and Charities (IRCC), a motorcycle group, delivered toys and money they collected during their 17th Annual "toy run" to Head Start staff Saturday. After opening the bags and boxes of toys -- everything from Hot Wheels to Barbies -- both bikers and staff delightedly sorted them into piles: those for boys and those for girls...

Daycare providers face uncertain future in volatile economy (11/21/08)
Is an uneasy economy affecting local child care providers? Area licensed daycare center directors and state registered in-home caregivers have a mixed reaction to that phenomenon. Deb Kroksh, Akron Children's Center director, said she sees families moving away because of lost jobs or parents opting to stay home with children rather than utilize daycare centers...

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