During the summer months, parents often search for ways to reinforce skills and lessons their children learn in the classroom. If you are a parent of a child with autism, you understand how important, yet challenging, it can be to find fun ways for your child to practice their skills, including those that teach social interaction and independent living.

Q: My mother calls me several times a day to talk. She will call me at work, at home and on my cell phone. My mother needs to tell me information immediately and is unable to wait until a more appropriate time for something that is not important. If she does not find me she becomes anxious as I can hear it in her voice. How can I reduce the calls during the day and why is she doing this?

Your Child's Health

As life's issues pile up, we slowly start to forget how to be carefree and have fun the way we used to be able to do as kids. I'll let you in on a little secret: you can still have fun like a child and be an adult. In fact, it's a necessity to be a healthy adult, and a great parent. All it takes is recognizing the inner child within you again.

What better way to celebrate maternity than bringing Mom to visit some friendly zoo animals this Mother's Day?

Update: As of Friday, May 1, the Edgell Memorial Library was in 5th place with 6 percent of the votes in a contest to win a $100,000 grant to replace its historic gothic windows. In first place is the Paragon Carousel in Hull with 13 percent of the votes, followed by the Salem Old Town Hall with 12 percent, the Crane Estate with 7 percent, Perkins School with 7 percent. To cast your vote for the Edgell Memorial Library, go to www.partnersinpreservation.com  through May 17.

Video: These folks want you to support the library

Q: My mother will not allow me to accompany her to the physician's appointments or talk with her physician. I am concerned because I see that my mother is repeating questions and showing signs of forgetfulness. I am concerned about my mother and feel the doctor needs to know the changes I am seeing. How can I have contact with the physician?

Endangered species, energy hogs and mountains of garbage may sound like insurmountable grown-up problems to little people looking to make a difference on Earth Day.

Hard times mean kids don't always get what they want today

Turn Off Week (formerly TV Turn Off Week) always seems to fall during April school vacation week. With most families with kids in front of screens on the go, you can't choose a better time to ask people to avoid television, video game, cell phone and computer screens for an entire week. This year it takes place April 20-26.

Divorce lawyer offers parents ways to resolve their parenting issues.