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Catching up with Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, Author and Lifestyle Maven

As Dallas’ premier lifestyle guru, Kimberly Schlegel Whitman is a woman in high demand. When she’s not making appearances on Today or hosting charity dinners, she’s penning books on entertaining and dreaming up new business ventures. Whitman wears many hats, but her role as mom is top priority. When we first featured Whitman in May ...Read More

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4 Insider Tips Every Parent Should Know About the State Fair of Texas

The State Fair of Texas will be here before you know it, and chances are good that you are working hard to make this year the most fun yet for your family. And even though you may have been every y...

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Swan-Themed Ballet Party

It only made sense that aspiring ballerina Toni take center stage at her fifth birthday party. Her mother, Rola Diya, turned to luxury kids’ party planning company The Art of Finesse to design a sw...

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Health and Wellness

How Music Lessons Improve Language Skills

“One of the best investments we could have made was to introduce our son, Bryant, to piano lessons at 4 years of age,” says Dallas County mom Melinda Turner. A few years later, Bryant began taking ...

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Parenting

Is My Child a Bully?

Getting a phone call from your child’s teacher that your child has been engaging in bullying behaviors may be one of the most uncomfortable, embarrassing situations a parent can encounter. “No on...

People Doing Good

How Executive Director of Frisco Arts is growing the arts community in Collin County

Tammy Meinershagen is on a mission to prove that the arts are the heart and soul of any city. Since she took the position of executive director at the Frisco Association for the Arts (aka Frisco Ar...

Travel

Travel to Waco, Texas this fall for fun-filled adventures

You pass through Waco on your way to Austin, San Antonio and other major road trip destinations down south. But Waco is more than just a drive-thru town. Thanks to museums, mammoths and a husband-a...

People Doing Good

Meet the 11-Year-Old Girl Behind the Nonprofit HeARTS of Maya

Maya Delgado is a triple threat. At 11 years old, she’s a singer, an actress and a philanthropist. Through her nonprofit organization, HeARTS of Maya, the aspiring performer has empowered kids acro...

Confessions

Mommy Fails – October 2018

“Never bring a blanket that has sentimental value with you to the pediatrician—you will forget it and have to go right back.” —Stephanie, Watauga “My youngest son asked for a magician’s costume to ...

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6 Kid-friendly Art Tours in Dallas-Fort Worth

Art can be found anywhere—from a framed painting that hangs on a museum wall to spray-painted mural on the side of a building. We called on local artists (and parents) Angela Mia De La Vega, Brando...

Real Moms

A Day in the Life of Jana Pool

Jana Pool is a clinical research associate in the pharmaceutical industry. She and her husband, Chase, a videographer, live in Lantana with their son, Maddox. The family will be celebrating Maddox’...

Real Moms

A Day in the Life of Julia Wang

Julia Wang is the founder of Jamma Jango, a kid-friendly cartoon and foreign language education program. She lives with her husband, also a business owner, in Southlake with their two daughters, Ro...

Real Moms

A Day in the Life of Leigh Danley

Leigh Danley is a veteran of the nonprofit world, currently serving on the Board of Directors for The Partnership for Community Partners of Dallas, CASA Children’s Council and Friends of Fair Park....

Family

How to Host a Baby-Themed Swap Party

It’s no joke that babies are expensive (to the tune of $9,000–$15,000 or higher per year, according to a USDA report). Don’t spend thousands of dollars on stuff babies outgrow in a matter of weeks—...

Family

How to Prepare Your Little One to Be a Big Brother or Sister

Is baby No. 2 on the way and you’re not sure how to prepare your firstborn for siblingdom? The truth is, there is only so much you can control and it is perfectly normal (and expected) for kids to ...

Pregnancy

10 Things: Laura Busby Hale's Favorite Spots to Satisfy Pregnancy Cravings

Maybe it’s because I’ve been pregnant all summer, but I have very specific places I love to go get a snow cone. Ruby’s Sno-Balls in East Dallas is my favorite, and then there’s a place called Gnome...

Pregnancy

How Laura Busby Hale Balances a 9-to-5 Job, a Rock Band and Pregnancy

The nursery is the sunniest room in their 1940s Lakewood home, Laura Busby Hale reveals as she shows off two sentimental items she and her husband, Curtis, picked out—nursery chimes and a high scho...

Baby

Experts and Services in Dallas-Fort Worth That Will Help You During Baby's First Year

0-3 Months Soon enough, you’ll long for the days of tummy time and incoherent gurgling. But right now, this brand-new bundle is, well, new, and you’re still trying to figure out how this mommy busi...

Catching up with Kimberly Schlegel Whitman, Author and Lifestyle Maven

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4 Insider Tips Every Parent Should Know About the State Fair of Texas

Swan-Themed Ballet Party

How Music Lessons Improve Language Skills

Is My Child a Bully?

How Executive Director of Frisco Arts is growing the arts community in Collin County

Travel to Waco, Texas this fall for fun-filled adventures

Meet the 11-Year-Old Girl Behind the Nonprofit HeARTS of Maya

Mommy Fails – October 2018

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6 Kid-friendly Art Tours in Dallas-Fort Worth

A Day in the Life of Jana Pool

A Day in the Life of Julia Wang

A Day in the Life of Leigh Danley

How to Host a Baby-Themed Swap Party

How to Prepare Your Little One to Be a Big Brother or Sister

10 Things: Laura Busby Hale's Favorite Spots to Satisfy Pregnancy Cravings

How Laura Busby Hale Balances a 9-to-5 Job, a Rock Band and Pregnancy

Experts and Services in Dallas-Fort Worth That Will Help You During Baby's First Year

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