Bay Village Schools, along with the Parent Ambassadors Team and Bay Village PTA Council, announces the inaugural parent (and grandparent!) wellness expo, The Well-Balanced Parent, on Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 6-8 p.m. at Bay Middle School, 27725 Wolf Road. The goal is to help busy parents refresh, reconnect and recharge.

The Well-Balanced Parent expo is free to attend, and the first 200 guests will receive a complimentary recyclable grocery bag sponsored by Bay Village PTA Council. Attendees can visit wellness booths featuring: better sleep information; a reiki practitioner; foot massage & reflexology; financial wellness; nutrition; fitness; decluttering techniques; new adult hobby ideas; conversations with BVCSD's own School Psychologist Richard Bogielski; and more.

Guests are also encouraged to attend mini sessions on healthy food prep demos, and yoga poses and breath exercises to calm the nervous system.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Matthew Badgett, an internal medicine and pediatric doctor at Cleveland Clinic, also certified in Lifestyle Medicine, Presents: "Navigating Social Media with Your Child" in the Library/Media Center. From first phone to screen time, help set student boundaries in a digital age.

Dr. Badgett will present two identical 25-minute sessions with Q & A (Attend a session before or after you visit booth vendors!)

• 6:30-6:55 p.m.

• 7-7:25 p.m.

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If you are interested in participating as a vendor, please reach out to photos@bayk12.org.

Thank you to event volunteer Co-Chairs Amber Ash and Lauren Shihadeh, members of the Parent Ambassadors Team, for coordinating this event.