Dad Turns Daughter's Wheelchair Into Halloween Costume
Chris Nesin has transformed his daughter Effie's wheelchair into a Halloween costume for the eighth year.
Chattanooga Family News
This page covers family life in Chattanooga, from parenting and caregiving to the everyday pressures of raising children and looking after aging relatives. Reporting follows parenting approaches, caregiver burdens, family policy and the household trends that shape how local families live.
Special Needs
Rotary Launches Intensive Toilet Training for Children
The program provides a structured, individualized approach for children in Chattanooga facing developmental delays.
Child Care
Live Poll
Is the availability of affordable childcare in your area getting better or worse?
Chattanooga Childcare Costs Rose Amid New Regulations
Officials discussed economic productivity losses linked to updated state fire safety standards for local facilities.
Eldercare
Live Poll
Do you trust new senior living facilities in your area to provide good care?
Blake Begins $45 Million Chattanooga Senior Living Build
Work has started on a 118-unit assisted living and memory care facility in East Brainerd, the second Tennessee venture for Blake Management Group.
Pregnancy
Live Poll
Do you believe local zoos provide significant value to your community through their public exhibits?
Chattanooga Zoo Welcomed Rare Red Panda Cub
The Chattanooga Zoo celebrated the surprise July 6, 2026, birth of a red panda cub named Masala.
Pre-Teens
Chattanooga Police Sought Missing Teenager
Authorities are asking for public assistance in locating 14-year-old Nova Carter.
More in Family
This section follows child care and early learning, the demands of caregiving for older relatives, work-family balance, and the family policies that take effect at the city and state level. Coverage reaches across Chattanooga and the communities around it wherever a family story crosses the city line. Caregiving pressures and the cost of child care recur more often than any single policy debate. Shifts in household structure, visible in census data, change which services families need and how they reach them.