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15 Ways to Keep Your Kids Busy During Social Distancing
With school closures and events being postponed or canceled, finding something to do with your kiddos may seem daunting. So here are 15 things to do with the kids while they’re home from school.
One Ratty Summer: How a Rodent Taught My Campers Resilience
This counselor learned first-hand how resilient kids are when they’re away from home.
What To Do When Your Kids Are Stressed
What do you do when your kids complain about being really stressed? How do you help them cope with it? Experts agree on these points.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Giving Your Kids an Allowance
You can teach your kids important money management skills by giving them a regular allowance. But how do you ensure that they end up learning what you want them to learn?
All The Rage: What’s Up with TikTok and Fake Instagrams?
If you have a child between the ages of 8–18, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of TikTok and…
How To Talk to Your Child About Kids With Special Needs
Kids are curious and naturally might slip up pointing out someone who looks or sounds different than they do. Here’s how to talk to your children about their peers with special needs.
Rideshare Options for Kiddos
Right now, there are rideshare companies and carpool apps popping up all over the place to help busy parents with busy kids—from Alto to HopSkipDrive. Check out these options.
Life Lessons: Help Your Child Build Skills Essential for Independence
Sure, they’re kids. But they won’t always be. Here’s how to get your children ready for a successful adulthood.
The Lookouts: A Study in Friendship
When Samu was diagnosed with epilepsy, his friends stepped up to watch out for him at school. It’s a responsibility that’s changed the way they see the world.
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.
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.
Book Review: ‘Kid Food’ by Bettina Elias Siegel
Check out Siegel’s book for some worthwhile information and inspiration that raising healthy children in a highly processed world, doesn’t have to be as difficult as it seems.
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?
