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Is Your Kid Burned Out? Here’s How You Can Help
After a long day, your kids might be more agitated and less likely to want to do their homework—or anything, for that matter. But…
Is Blue Light Really Harming Your Kids?
Take a peek into the home of most North Texans on any given evening, and chances are you’ll see…
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…
Operation Kidsafe—Now Open in Addison
This past week, Operation Kidsafe launched their Child Safety Center at the Kerley Allstate Agency in Addison. The program focuses…
5 Ways to Empower Kids to End Bullying
A survey completed by the Boy Scouts of America found that across the US, Generation Z believes bullying to be the biggest issue facing their community.
Just a Hop, Skip, or Drive Away
In Dallas-Fort Worth, we’ve become almost numb to traffic. Fortunately, there’s a new transportation solution that launched this week—HopSkipDrive.
More Than 3,000 Children in Dallas are Waiting for a Foster Home
“A safe place, a loving home, a promising future” is so much more than a tagline at Jonathan’s Place, a non-profit dedicated to serving Texas’s most vulnerable children. Staffers come to work each day with a clear mission: to provide care for kids who have experienced abuse or neglect.
Is Your Child Hitting These Developmental Milestones?
Learn about the goals for children at each stage of life
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.
What Princes and Princesses are Teaching Our Kids
Disney princesses and princes have changed for the better, but are there some messages in princess culture that affect kids in a negative way?
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…
How To Help Your Kid Make New Friends
If you know Oak Cliff, you know that the community is tighter than your favorite pair of skinny jeans. We’re talking a your-neighbor-knows-your-kids’-names-and-your-mom’s-name type of community….
How To Introduce Your Kids To The Theater
There is no age too young to introduce your kids to live plays
How To Talk To Kids About Hate Speech
We asked the experts
How To Parent A Strong-Willed Kid
Talking it out doesn’t usually work, so what are the best strategies for dealing with a spirited child?
8 Kid-Friendly Cleaning Hacks Every Parent Should Know
These eight tricks will get even the messiest kids to clean around the house.