Kidsburgh Pittsburgh

From the top events each month for kids to the latest news in healthy living, the Kidsburgh section of NEXTpittsburgh keeps parents up to date with what they need to know and where to go in Pittsburgh. Check out the trove of stories in our archives right here and on the Kidsburgh.org website.

How can young Pittsburghers change the world? We can start with this

How could they make the city of Pittsburgh a more racially just place? the students asked.

25 Aug 2020

Their bitter divorce led to a podcast. You Mad, Bro? features local couple on co-parenting and more

To help others navigate the often treacherous waters of divorce, the former couple is airing their own dirty laundry via a new podcast.

20 Aug 2020

4 innovative ways to make online learning creative and effective for students

While challenging, this disruption in education can be a unique opportunity for innovation.

19 Aug 2020

The R.E.A.A.D.Y. Foundation will hire teachers to help students succeed with online learning

Following CDC guidelines, teachers will offer one-on-one guidance to supplement students’ online sessions, assisting them with classwork and navigating their courses remotely from home.

13 Aug 2020

A guide to homeschooling options in Pittsburgh by a mom who homeschools

Take it from a mom who knows. What you need to learn about homeschooling in Pittsburgh, from unschooling to Distance Learning.

13 Aug 2020

3,500 Boxes of Joy are helping to make summer more fun for Pittsburgh kids

Thanks to an impressive collaboration, this project is helping to save the summer for Pittsburgh kids.

30 Jul 2020

New hotline will provide much-needed support to Pittsburgh families in the age of COVID-19

The new family hotline will launch July 27 and operate 24 hours a day through September 30.

22 Jul 2020

Tyrion Pittister, a dog fighting ring survivor, releases his second children’s book

The story is geared toward kids who are afraid of change, new places and making new friends, says the author who notes that she co-wrote the the tale with her four-legged pal.

20 Jul 2020

UPMC Children’s Hospital researchers successfully use umbilical cord blood to treat rare genetic disorders — with the potential for many more

It's an approach that has proved effective for treating 20 diseases, and possibly many more.

16 Jul 2020

Connecting Champions pairs kids battling cancer with career mentors. What do you want to be when you grow up?

“I’d ask kids what they wanted to be and their eyes would light up. You could tell that, in that moment, they totally forgot about having cancer.”

06 Jul 2020