Fatherhood

Ohio Department of Health Releases “Tips from a Former Smoker” Media Campaign

Ohio Department of Health Releases “Tips from a Former Smoker” Media Campaign –  The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has launched its first tobacco cessation and quit support media campaign of 2023, and the Tuscarawas County Health Department is promoting the message. Learn more right here on Newsymom!

8 Christmas Activities To Do With Your Family When You’re Snowed In

8 Christmas Activities To Do With Your Family When You’re Snowed In – An impending winter storm is brewing, likely hitting Ohio this weekend! What activities can you and your family do from home while it snows this Christmas weekend? Check out the activities and prep list on what to gather right here on Newsymom!

Five Qualities Great Childcare Providers Possess

Five Qualities Great Childcare Providers Possess – Tuscarawas County is in desperate need of quality care providers. Do you have what it takes to be a great childcare provider? Learn more about these qualities right here on Newsymom!

Foster. Adopt. Help a Child in Need!

Foster. Adopt. Help a Child in Need! – Ohio ranks in the bottom ten percent of U.S. child welfare outcomes. (Measuring Transformation Report Final, cdfohio.org) The need for these children in foster care to find a loving, supportive home is overwhelming! Become a foster parent with the help of our friends at COAD4Kids – New …

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The Flu Vax: Your Own Personal Bodyguard

The Flu Vax: Your Own Personal Bodyguard – Flu season is almost upon us! In order to protect ourselves from the body-wreckers known as Influenza, we need something in our corner… by way of a bodyguard! Learn more about this bodyguard right here on Newsymom!

8 Reasons Why Kids Are Placed in Foster Care

8 Reasons Why Kids Are Placed in Foster Care – Over 9,000 kids are being cared for by foster parents each year. (Ohio Foster Care and Adoption Guidelines, AdoptUSKids.org) It begs the question, “Why are they placed into care?” Learn more about the top eight reasons children are placed in foster care right here on Newsymom!

Resources to Help New Philadelphia Foster Parents

Resources to Help New Philadelphia Foster Parents – Being a parent is hard work… And there are unique challenges when you bring foster kids into the mix! To help you keep your sanity, reach out to these resources for foster parents right here on Newsymom!

What To Expect When You’re Fostering: The Trauma Response

What To Expect When You’re Fostering: The Trauma Response – All foster children have faced some kind of trauma. And all trauma affects each child’s brain, body, behavior, and thought processes. Learn more about trauma and what it takes for a foster parent to support their foster child right here on Newsymom!

Click It or Ticket, Ohio!

Click It or Ticket, Ohio! In 2021, Tuscarawas County experienced 13 crash fatalities, with 78% of vehicle occupants not buckled in and 64% of occupants impaired by drugs or alcohol. Learn more about the Click It or Ticket campaign right here on Newsymom!