To help new parents out, we asked new, first time mom and Grapevine local Courtney Tennyson to round up her top picks for baby and why she uses them for 8-month-old Wyatt.
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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.
Kids Inspiring Kids: Love Babies Tennis
Cale Balusek, 18, started this tennis tournament just two years ago to raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Baylor Scott & White Health in Grapevine.
How Natalia Padilla Is Changing Immigrants’ Lives Through Art
Padilla used her graphic design background and love for education to help children in Vickery Meadow become part of a bigger grant project: a class-illustrated book with resources for immigrants.
Advocating for Art: Sitting Down With Plano Art Teacher Ms. Q
Ms. Q is a fighter, for art and for her own health after a recent cancer diagnosis, and she is facing both battles with vigor.
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.
Order Up! A Local Grocery Delivery Roundup
We’ve created a list of local grocery stores that help busy moms and dads stock up on the goods.
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.
Kendra Scott’s Beauty With A Cause
Scott has made it her company’s mission (a company made up of 98% women) to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Inheritance of Hope.
Is Your Child Hitting These Developmental Milestones?
Learn about the goals for children at each stage of life
Kids Inspiring Kids: Singin’ Skye
Dallas local, 10, was chosen to sing “America the Beautiful” during the final week of this year’s US Open Women’s Semifinals.
Strike a Pose—A Casting Call Success Story
Our casting call is a great opportunity to bring kids to try modeling out in a real professional environment, and every now and then, we even have a casting call success—for example, Taylin.
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 I Pour Life Texas Helps Homeless Youth in North Texas
Life coaches are helping at-risk students graduate, get their driver’s licenses and rewrite their life stories.
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?
Kids Inspiring Kids: Chef Kaylee
Kaylee was fairly young when she started working her skills in the kitchen and now she’s a Chopped Jr. champion.
Kids Inspiring Kids: “Boogie Boy” Dylan
Dylan likes to say, “Blues is all about feeling good when you’re feeling bad.”