When it comes to raising a child or children with special needs, there are so many ways that you can choose to look at things. I choose to be thankful.
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Taking Care of Your Marriage When Your Child has Special Needs
Major life changes intensify whatever strengths and weaknesses are present in any marriage. Toss in a kid with a disability, and the challenges, pressures and stress increase exponentially.
Point North Park in Richardson
The playground for bigger kids has one twisty and one straight slide, swinging bars you hold onto, a climbing ladder and a pretend steering wheel.
A Monday in the life of Rachel Kaiser
Rachel Kaiser lives in Coppell with her husband Alex and their two boys, Brooks, 8, and Colt, 6.
A Tuesday in the life of Kelly Wooley
Kelly has been married to her husband Shawn for three years. Their daughter, Avery, 22 months, was born 14 weeks early and spent 234 days in the NICU.
A Tuesday in the life of Yvonne Hager
Yvonne is the lead colorist and co-owner of Lure Salon in the West Village. She lives in Lakewood with her husband Jason of 9 years and their two girls, Mia, 8, and Valentina, 5, (baby No. 3 is due in May.)
The Kids Are All Right (So Stop the Mommy Guilt)
Stop stressing working moms. Your littles might actually be better than OK.
Kids, Christmas and the Materialism Conundrum
The struggle to find balance between wanting your children to have what friends have and keeping them from becoming materialistic
A. R. Schell Park in Plano
One play area has two regular swings and two baby swings, a balance beam, five slides, a climbing net and two sets of monkey bars. The other playset has four slides and several child bouncy toys.
Playground Review: The Green at The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas
This modest playground within the Shops at Park Lane makes for the perfect pit stop when your kids reach their quota of dressing rooms and check out lines.
Veterans Park Playground in Arlington
Younger kids have their own small climbing wall. Older kids have a tube slide and 3 levels of climbing equipment. There are spinning toys and swings for all ages.
Meadowlake Park in Lewisville
Outfitted with three slides, four swings, two sets of monkey bars and a rock-climbing wall keep kids entertained.
A Saturday in the life of Hollee Hirzel
Hollee retired from her finance career in 2012 to be a stay-at-home mom. She lives in University Park with her husband, Zac, and their two boys, Tommy, 7, and Ryan, 4.
Leigh Ann Adam
KVIL’s Leigh Ann Adam currently lives in McKinney with her high school-sweetheart husband Shane and two children Caden and Hailey. Their eldest son Seth lives in New York.
A Wednesday in the life of Megan Harney
Megan Harney is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Carrollton with her husband, Daniel, and their 16-month-old daughter, Elli. She is a freelance graphic designer, and she writes a blog called Wit & Wander.
Les Lacs Park in Addison
In addition to two play structures for tots and big kids, this playground has swings for two age groups, spring riders, a music play station, monkey bars, a braille educational panel and lots of climbing and sliding apparatuses.
Stoney Hollow Park in Plano
There are four slides on the older kid play set and three on the baby play set. The bigger play area has toys and games build into the play structure in addition to a balance game and climbing bars right next to the play set.
Adventure World Playground in North Richland Hills
Tree log slides, mushrooms tables, tree stump stairs, a climbing boulder and a hiding raccoon peeking out at you, are just the beginning.
Mom Next Door: Shannon Newsom
North Texas residents are lucky enough to have a Wisteria brick-and-mortar store in Dallas so they, too, can decorate their homes with the same kind of exotic flair that the Newsoms are known for.
A Day in the Life of Jessica Allen
Jessica of Fort Worth is a single mother of two children: Christian, who has autism, is 9, and Caitlin is 4. Jessica is a full-time mommy blogger. She also manages a small cleaning business.