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Safety Tips from the Experts During the Holidays
We spoke with a Dallas-based healthcare professional, Plano Fire-Rescue and the Fort Worth Police Department to get some recommendations for seasonal (or year-round) family safety.
Cold & Flu—Wellness Tips from the Experts
We spoke with experts at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth as well as experts at Children’s Health in Plano to give you some tips on how to stay healthy during this cold and flu season.
What Speech Language Pathologists Want You to Know
Speech therapy is often misunderstood, primarily because most parents don’t know much about it. For example, where is speech therapy…
Emergency Preparedness Tips From NBC 5’s Samantha Davies
In light of the terrible storm and tornadoes (now counted at nine) that ripped through Dallas, we felt that it…
Is Your Child Hitting These Developmental Milestones?
Learn about the goals for children at each stage of life
What Every Parent Should Know About Kids & Vaping
While most parents have heard about vaping, many are unsure about the answers to basic questions, such as how many kids actually do it and whether or not it’s something they should be concerned about.
How Plano Mom Dayna Tolley Spends Her Tuesday
Dealing with 911 cals by day, party planning by night and being a single mom 24/7.
Playground Review: Preston Hollow Park
In the heart of a Dallas neighborhood, Preston Hollow Park has three play areas and much more to offer.
How Kids Can Stay Sugar-Free in a Sugar-Filled World
It might seem crazy for your kids to cut back on sugar, but here’s how local families stay (mostly) sugar-free in social scenes—sans guilt.
Let’s Talk Safety: The Crimes Against Children Conference in Dallas
Tips on how to avoid dangerous situations in the physical world, as well as the online world, to keep your child out of harms way.
Why Risky Play Is Beneficial for Kids
It’s a steamy summer morning. I’ve got to get my 8-year-old twins out of the house, so we slather on the sunscreen and head to our…
11 Things Therapists And Teachers Want Parents To Know
Open communcation, how to help your kid are just a few of the tips teachers and therapists sound off––read on for all the deets they want you to know.
Is Your Home Making You Sick?
We’re revisiting one of our articles from the archives
How to Start Your Child Running
What parents should know to ensure their kids set off on the right foot.
How to Alleviate And Avoid Allergies According To The Doctors
Two Dallas-Fort Worth doctors weigh in on how to get through allergy season
Why (and How) Parents are Cutting Back Screen Time
We live in a world of quick fixes: If it squeaks, oil it. If it sticks, grease it. And if…
Life in a Dallas-Fort Worth Food Desert
Families who live in local food deserts travel hours to get fresh, healthy food for their kids.
Collin County Mom Gives the Gift of a Kidney to Her Son
Outside a Starbucks during one of the nicest days in this Texas winter, Stephanie Luhm of Little Elm was sitting…
Stem Cells Found in Baby Teeth May Have Health Benefits in the Future
From the archives | In honor of Dental Health Month, we’re revisiting to our February 2017 article on how storing dental stem cells is essentially a bet against future problems.