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• Quick Tips for Keeping Kids Active

  As a parent, it’s important to encourage your children to be active by showing them what a healthy lifestyle looks like. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends children get at least one hour (60 minutes) of physical activity each day. By going on bike rides together, walking around the neighborhood, coaching sports teams and even playing simple games around the house, you have the opportunity to play a vital role in keeping your kids active and healthy.

• Tips for Staying Organized

  With the start of every new school year, families across the country face the same challenges. School bells ring — and so do early morning alarm clocks. Piles of paper begin growing with the steady stream of teacher handouts and homework assignments. The following are some quick and easy ideas to minimize clutter — and stress.

• Keep It Cool — Three Steps to Hydration

  By Elizabeth Davis, MD, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist

• Playing It Safe in the Sun

  By Diana Lomont, Editorial Contributor

• Girl with Feeding Tube Asks for a Miracle

  Halloween candy. Thanksgiving pies. Holiday cookies. These are the things a kid waits for all year. But for Aubrey Harris, there was none of that — not even a slice of birthday cake.

• OmniPod Device Used To Treat Type 1 Diabetes

  A new device may change the lives of children with diabetes.

• Veterans Volunteer For A Special Revitalization Project At The Hubbard House

  The Mission Continues chose the Orlando Health hospitality house for one of its service missions.

• Arnold Palmer Hospital Services — Expanding Into Your Community

  For nearly 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been caring for Central Florida’s kids. Now this trusted name in children’s health care is further extending its reach, bringing new and enhanced care options closer to where patients live. 

• Survival Swimming Can Protect Your Child From Drowning

  By Wendy Bacigalupi-Bednarz, Editorial Contributor