Author: Cathy Ashby

Not every child is a leader. But every child can be taught leadership skills and encouraged to use them to his or her advantage.

Is it better to send siblings to the same summer camp or to different programs?

When parents encourage their children to succeed in sports, they provide tools for success in other aspects of life, as well.

Five days ago, I was in a nasty car accident. It happened on a beautiful stretch of highway in rural Virginia.

When I was 25 years old, I was diagnosed with skin cancer. The news caused quite a stir in my dermatologist's office.

It’s so important for parents to carefully research available programs and to match their children with the ones that are best suited to their personalities and interests.

At summer camp, even shy kids can make friends – and keep them for life.

For 10 months this year, we watched as Rod Brind'Amour, Bret Hedican and Glen Wesley raced up and down the ice, slammed bodies into the boards and endured bone-crunching hits.

Scholarships and financial aid help make summer camp affordable.

With the long days of June stretching out in front of parents across the Triangle, creative activities for kids will be in demand.

My brother's chocolate Lab, Mia, recently had puppies. Nine of them. A few of them are brown like their mother; the rest have a decidedly Husky look about them.

When it comes to names, I guess you could say I'm one of the lucky ones.

Camper physicals provide summer camp staff with information they need — and that’s why camp directors love them.

When I started working at Carolina Parent 10 years ago, I never imagined that I’d spend the next decade of my life here, writing about raising children.