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Outsourcing Your Household Chores
Researchers found that families who outsource their household chores spend more quality time with each other, have fewer disagreements and have more fulfilling relationships.
How Girls On the Run DFW is Inspiring Young Women
This organization is using running to inspire confidence and perseverance in girls around DFW.
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.
Kids Inspiring Kids: Kids Luv Trees
Since the tornadoes in October, replanting trees in Dallas has been a tiresome work in progress. Two kiddos decided to help by starting Kids Luv Trees.
4 Things That Will Get You Out the Door Faster
Our editor Alexis shared four things that help her get out the door faster. Maybe these will help you too.
What You Need To Know About Sports + Deadly Heart Conditions
Sudden cardiac arrest can strike with no prior symptoms, so what’s the best way to protect your teen athlete?
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.
What Parents Should Know Before Their Kid Starts Cheer
We spoke with Dr. Troy Smurawa, the director of sports medicine at Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, about competitive cheer and the physicality that’s involved.
Kids Inspiring Kids: Splendid Smrithi
Coppell teenager Smrithi is the definition of well rounded. She’s a flute and piccolo player, member of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, student at the UNT TAMS (Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science) program, two-time national spelling bee participant and recently published author.
Eating Disorders: Through the Eyes of an 18-Year-Old
We recently talked to a young woman who recovered from anorexia about treatment and what parents, family and friends should know when it comes to eating disorders.
What Parents Should Know About Eating Disorders
Did you know February is Eating Disorder Awareness Month? In fact, at least 30 million people—of all ages and genders—suffer from an eating disorder.
More Than 3,000 Children in Dallas are Waiting for a Foster Home
By the time you are done reading this article, 23 DFW-area children will have been abused. You can help Jonathan’s Place change this statistic.
Spring Break Camps in Dallas-Fort Worth
As kids wind up for Spring Break, you may be running in circles searching for something to keep them entertained.
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?
5 Things To Do With Your Son in Dallas-Fort Worth
Are you a boy mom? Need some ideas for things to do with your son? One of our editors has some ideas for you.
Can Your Personality Type Affect Your Parenting?
Everyone’s different, so everyone parents different. How does your personality type affect your parenting?
How a Friendship Inspired the Nonprofit Mommies In Need
After her own health crisis, Natalie Boyle “accidentally” created the Dallas-based nonprofit Mommies In Need to provide child care for a friend with cancer.
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’re intimately familiar with TikTok…
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.