According to a poll of DallasChild readers, the majority of parents do occasionally consume alcohol around their kids, and most are honest with their children regarding the contents of their glasses.
A Winnie the Pooh Picnic Party
Pack your bags for a trip to the Hundred Acre Wood with a Winnie the Pooh-themed birthday party.
5 Kid-Safe Mosquito Solutions for Your Dallas-Fort Worth Home
Not only can synthetic ingredients pose possible harm for your family, but these damaging and toxic ingredients cause mosquitoes to slowly build resistance to negate effectiveness.
21 Things To Do in Texas
21 quintessentially Texan experiences every Texas family should on their next Lone Star roadtrip
Expedition: Parenthood
OH BABY! Doctor confirms that my recent aversion to co-worker’s perfume isn’t just in my head—I’m pregnant. Let the journey…
Forging Positive Parent-Teacher Relationships
Forge alliances with your children and the teachers who influence the majority of their waking hours for nine months of the year.
A Vertical Adventure
A zip line, eco-adventure tour at Cypress Valley Canopy Tours in Spicewood, Texas is perfect family fun.
Rudy Say Relax
We sweat the big stuff, the little stuff and every piece of stuff in between. Why else would massage therapists all be driving around in new Audis?
A Friday in the Life of Channa Norman
Channa Norman lives in Valley Ranch with her husband of nine years, J.R., a high school football and wrestling coach and teacher, and 1-year-old daughter, Hamilton.
A Tuesday in the Life of Lynn Parker
Lynn Parker is a work-at-home mom and does part-time PR and graphic design work for an agricultural insurance company based in Levelland, Texas.
A Wednesday in the Life of Liz Rasley
Liz Rasley lives in Sachse with her husband, and two children. She is a senior social media strategist and writer, and is seemingly always doing the laundry.
Present Problems
We spoke to parents, store owners and even a local psychologist to get opinions on this emerging trend.
Mom Guilt: Overcoming Feelings of Parental Inadequacy
Roughly 20 to 30 percent of new moms lack an immediate emotional attachment to their newborn. Here’s why you shouldn’t feel guilt about that and what experts say to battle feelings in parental inadequacy.
Orchard Valley Park in Lewisville
This playground received an A* on the Playground Safety Report Card.
Fish Creek Park in Arlington
Fish Creek Park scored an 18 out of 24 on the Safety Report Card, giving it an overall grade of a B*.
Hook, Line and Sinker
Put on those baby bucket hats, grab a tiny tackle box and head to one of these five free family fishing events in May for a shot at the next prize-winning perch.
Gussie Field Watterworth Park in Farmers Branch
Gussie Field Watterworth Park scored a B* on the Safety Report Card.
Firefighters Park in Sachse
Firefighters Park received an A* on the Playground Safety Report Card.
Feeding Frenzy
You wouldn’t dream of letting your child run out into a busy street, would you? Yet, did you know that…
Drink Up
We enlisted area professionals to help us weed out the hype from the hysteria as we queried: Do kids really need sports drinks?