High School Friends, Both Diagnosed with Cancer Months Apart, Support Each Other Through Treatment

Two high school friends in Georgia received cancer diagnoses months apart. Sophomore student J.P. Thomas was diagnosed with ...
The Conversation

A new school year can see friendships change – this is tough on kids, but parents can help

Karyn Healy has received funding from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, the Australian Research Council and Australian government Emerging Priorities Program. Karyn is a co-author of the ...

I want my 3 kids to learn in an environment that's right for them. We've done a mix that includes homeschooling, public, and private schools.

I don't stick to one type of schooling for my 3 kids. They've done homeschool, public, and private. We choose what's best for ...

I have 4 kids. I'm raising them to be quitters.

As an adult, I've learned to quit things — jobs, friendships, and more — that don't serve me and my family. I'm teaching my ...
OPB

Friends of the Children mentoring program expands to Eastern Oregon

Students walk through the halls of La Grande High School in La Grande, Ore., Wednesday, Oct. 12. Antonio Sierra / OPB In April, national youth mentoring nonprofit Friends of the Children announced it ...
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The retro technology connecting kids to their friends

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. A few days ago I talked to Ava, an Indiana fifth-grader, on the phone. I mean ...
La Grande Observer

Friends of the Children opens Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande

UNION COUNTY — A national nonprofit organization soon will be giving youth in Union County a helping hand. Friends of the Children recently opened its Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande and is ...
The Grio

For the first time, my son is starting a school year without his best friends

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I grew up as a military brat in the 1980s and 1990s, attending schools on ...