Preschoolers Coverage

Gift ideas for preschoolers

Looking for a gift idea for that preschooler in your life? We have a list of eight great kid-approved options!

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Tara Lynn: Motherhood and the ocean

Motherhood is introducing your child to new experiences. Toes in the sand. Seashells and watching a crab scurry along the sand back to his hiding place.

Tara Lynn, WRAL contributor

Tara Lynn: Slowing down for ice cream

Nothing melts faster than ice cream on a summer day in North Carolina than a mom's heart at the sound of pure and innocent joy from her children.

Tara Lynn, WRAL contributor

Take the Kids: Millstone Creek Orchards Story Time

Just an hour outside of Raleigh sits a quiet slice of idyllic farm living and fresh fruit pickin'. There's something to enjoy nearly year-round at Millstone Creek Orchards.

Tara Lynn, WRAL contributor

Tara Lynn: Love lessons from my pre-schooler

How many of us hold back sharing how we truly feel about the people we love and care about?

Tara Lynn, WRAL contributor

COVID-19 Vaccine Trial: Placebo or fully vaccinated?

The results are in on whether my 3-year-old received a placebo or the actual Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Why I enrolled my toddler in a COVID vaccine trial

My 2-year-old is doing a COVID-19 vaccine trial at Duke. This is the first drug trial my family has ever been involved in, and I wanted to document the process for others considering doing one in the future.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Vaccines for youngest children delayed: What parents should know

UNC Health explores what is next for COVID-19 vaccine trials for younger children.

UNC Health

Popular NC Museum of Art family program returns this week

The N.C. Museum of Art is restarting its very popular program for preschoolers and families. What's in the Box will return for the first time since the pandemic began this week.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Duke study: For three-year-olds, parents matter, but sometimes kids just want to fit in

Researchers at Duke University recently dove into the brains and actions of three-year-olds to figure out what actually drives them to behave. And they returned with this theory: While the voices of parents and other authority figures are important, often they just want to fit in.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Triangle business offers virtual preschool program for families

Little Wings Academy will offer a virtual solution for parents of preschoolers, according to a press release, as half-day preschools in the region begin to close because of the pandemic.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Wake County notifies parents of possible lead exposure at daycare, school

Blood tests are being recommended for children affected by possible lead exposure at Beginnings and Beyond Child Development Center and Sacred Heart Cathedral School.

Activate Good plans fun + service for preschoolers at March event

Activate Good, a local group that connects people with volunteer opportunities, is hosting a special event for kids ages 3 to 6 next month.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Look for calm space, keep routines: 9 hurricane shelter tips for families of babies and toddlers

Thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Florence are living in shelters across North Carolina and South Carolina. And their ranks include families and even the youngest children.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Renee Chou: Formidably fierce parenting required during the fierce fours

Four months into age four, Renee Chou would call this phase the "FIERCE fours." Elsa is exhibiting her force of a personality, which amazes and frustrates her mother and father in the process.

Renee Chou, WRAL anchor/reporter