Child Development

Are you searching for a great after school program for your kids? Look no further! Knox County Schools have a lot of great child care resources when it comes to after school programs. For specific information regarding hours, rates...

My Olympic journey began as a toddler, climbing bookshelves at an in-home daycare. The journey progressed to more organized settings like the gymnastics gym, soccer field, and eventually, the track. But contrary to popular belief, I didn’t dream the Olympic...

Surprise! Golf is not just for middle-aged men and senior citizens. Studies show that approximately 3 million kids are playing golf these days with a little extra thanks to COVID. Golf participation had been in a downward trend for...

I didn't grow up in Tennessee, so my first visit to the Museum of Appalachia wasn't on a nostalgic field trip, rather as an adult before ever becoming a mom. I always enjoyed those visits, filling my belly full...

Ah, school field trips. The stuff dreams are made of! Whether you're a new Kindergarten parent or a seasoned fifth grade veteran, you know how magical (and logistically stressful) these morsels of wonder can be for students, parents, and...

Daycare is a kid-bite-kid world; all daycare parents know it. Sometimes your kid is the biter; other times, the bitten. My first experience with this side of daycare was when my daughter came home with a nasty bite mark...

Middle school years are the season of life when bullying is most prominent and has an impact on the highest number of kids. A close cousin to bullying is social aggression which can be observed ad nauseam across middle...