Channa Norman lives in Valley Ranch with her husband of nine years, J.R., a high school football and wrestling coach and teacher, and 1-year-old daughter, Hamilton.
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A Tuesday in the Life of Lynn Parker
Lynn Parker is a work-at-home mom and does part-time PR and graphic design work for an agricultural insurance company based in Levelland, Texas.
A Wednesday in the Life of Liz Rasley
Liz Rasley lives in Sachse with her husband, and two children. She is a senior social media strategist and writer, and is seemingly always doing the laundry.
Present Problems
We spoke to parents, store owners and even a local psychologist to get opinions on this emerging trend.
Mom Guilt: Overcoming Feelings of Parental Inadequacy
Roughly 20 to 30 percent of new moms lack an immediate emotional attachment to their newborn. Here’s why you shouldn’t feel guilt about that and what experts say to battle feelings in parental inadequacy.
Orchard Valley Park in Lewisville
This playground received an A* on the Playground Safety Report Card.
Fish Creek Park in Arlington
Fish Creek Park scored an 18 out of 24 on the Safety Report Card, giving it an overall grade of a B*.
Gussie Field Watterworth Park in Farmers Branch
Gussie Field Watterworth Park scored a B* on the Safety Report Card.
Firefighters Park in Sachse
Firefighters Park received an A* on the Playground Safety Report Card.
Feeding Frenzy
You wouldn’t dream of letting your child run out into a busy street, would you? Yet, did you know that…
Drink Up
We enlisted area professionals to help us weed out the hype from the hysteria as we queried: Do kids really need sports drinks?
Joe Skiles Park in Denton
The play area in this 5.5-acre park has five slides with a rock climbing entrance to get to the top, four swings and lots of shade.
Heritage Park in Euless
There is only one play structure for all ages and the side for younger kids has a wheelchair ramp, but you have to travel over uneven gravel to access it.
Linde Giddens
Lake Highlands mom and owner of Linde Browning Design tells us about her family of four.
Meet Dallas Photographer and Mom Claire McCormack Hogan
We sat down with new mom Claire Hogan in her Dallas home to chat about life as a family of three with 6-month-old Charlotte and husband of two years Ben.
Put it in Perspective
Our humor columnist reflects on the importance, and difficulty, of teaching kids perspective.
A Monday in the Life of Mahra Fox Pailet
Mahra Fox Pailet is a stay-at-home mother living in North Dallas. She and husband Kevin have three children: Isabella (Bella), 16, Lyle-Ethan, 6, and Miller, 5.
Thick as Air
The most worrisome air-quality culprit is ground-level ozone, formed when pollutants bake under the North Texas sun.
A Thursday in the Life of Jennifer Stanley
Jennifer Stanley is a stay-at-home mom and part-time photographer. She has a 1-year-old son, Camden, with her boyfriend Alden Smith. Jennifer and Camden live in Fort Worth.
A Wednesday in the Life of Kelli Hauser
Kelli Hauser is a sixth-grade reading teacher. She lives in Denton with her husband of six years, Eric Hauser, and their daughters, 3-year-old Kinley and 2-year-old Khloe.