Our readers’ picks for the best dining and destinations the Dallas-Fort Worth area has to offer
The Fight Against Artificial Food Dyes
Food coloring may have harmful effects on your kids. What’s being done about it?
Color Me Bad
Food coloring may have harmful effects on your kids. What’s being done about it?
A New Year’s Eve-Themed Sparkly Soirée
A New Year’s Eve-themed birthday party is a magical, sparkly celebration – not just for 1-year-old Sloane, but for family and friends who’d been an important part of her first year.
Oh, Brother
How much do siblings really shape each other? An only child investigates.
How Siblings Shape Each Other
How much influence do siblings have on each other? An only child investigates.
SMU Meadows Museum
Discover the Spanish art collection inside the SMU Meadows Museum.
Valley View Park Playground in Dallas
Make sure your kiddos are wearing good tennis shoes at Valley View Park; they can literally climb the walls here. Two play structures for ages 2-5 and 5-12 keep adventures on the side of safety with age-appropriate climbing walls and nets.
Karen Capson
Meet Karen Capson, children’s book author, adoptive mom and husband to Greg, a former professional hockey player.
Jessica Jordan
Meet Jessica Jordan, mom of two, yogi and vocalist with Dallas-based band The Polyphonic Spree.
Dinosaurs Live at the Heard Museum
Roar back at the Heard Natural Science Museum’s animatronic dinosaurs
Dick Faram Park in North Richland Hills
If your little one loves trains or dreams of being a conductor, then Dick Faram Park in North Richland Hills is the place for you. Next to the playground is a large train engine that kids can climb inside of and play on.
Amy Campbell
Meet Amy Campbell, mom of three (with another on the way!), founder of U-Turn and wife to pro golfer Chad Campbell.
The Bear's Song
In this richly illustrated book by French author and artist Benjamin Chaud, characters pull young readers into colorful scenes of the bears’ wild-goose chase through the Paris opera house.
A Day in the Life of Whitney Johnson
Whitney Johnson lives in North Fort Worth with her husband of 11 years Joseph and their three kids: Emma, Karter and JD. She enjoys crafting, reading and cooking.
The One and Only
Siblings vs. only children
Frame of Mind
Discover the Spanish art collection inside the SMU Meadows Museum.
Family Fitness Activities
Want to keep the kids (and you) in shape? Try these 6 easy exercises recommended by a local fitness trainer that you and your family can do anywhere.
How to Talk With Your Teen About Choices
The ability to make sound decisions is a skill your teen needs to learn. Here are 4 tips from psychologist Trevicia Williams for teaching your teen how to make good choices.
9 Books for the Holidays
Celebrate the holidays with these children’s books chosen by the Arlington Public Library about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and wintry weather. [Byline] Carrie Steingruber & Melissa Jeffrey.