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Does Your Child Have a Feeding Disorder?
If your child just won’t eat, you’re not alone. In fact, 25% of typical kids have a feeding disorder. Here’s how to tell if your child has one.
How to Use Isolation As a Time to Reconnect
Isolation may be frustrating, but it’s also a great time to reconnect with others. Here are our ideas for how to do that.
How Minnie’s Food Pantry Is Making A Difference
Collin County’s leading food pantry is celebrating its 12th anniversary this month.
Tips On Surviving Quarantine From Local Mompreneurs
Check out these six tips from local mompreneurs on how to stay inspired and keep the kiddos entertained while social distancing.
Shelter In Place Exercises With Your Kids
Need ideas on how to workout with the littles in tow? Our mommy blogger Morgan gave us a few tips on how to exercise with your kids.
Grocery Store Safety During COVID-19
Since the grocery store is one of the few places anyone can go, we need to keep things clean. We rounded up a few tips on how to practice grocery store safety.
Schools May Be Closed, But Teachers Still Showed Up for My Family
Our mommy blogger Stephanie recently had an experience where she saw her daughter’s teachers show up for her family in a big way.
5 Ways to Keep Kids’ Education on Track at Home
Sheila McDoniel—chief operating officer of Covenant Christian Academy in Colleyville—sending out tips to her student’s parents to help kids and parents transition to distance learning. We wanted to share some of her insight.
When Home Isn’t Safe, How Do You Stay Home?
We can leave our homes only for work (deemed crucial) or to get essentials. But what about those who are in a bad home environment? When home isn’t safe, how do you stay home?
Educational Apps + Activities for Kids With Special Needs
Stability and structure are essential for children with special needs. So here are some educational apps and activities to move the minds and bodies of your children until the uncertainty is gone.
4 At-Home Science Experiments
We asked a couple of our favorite local museums to share science activities you can do at home while we’re all social distancing.
Why Is It Important To “Shelter-In-Place?”
Even if you’re less at risk, you’re still at risk—and we can’t afford to overwhelm our local hospitals. (The numbers are scary.)
Self Care During Quarantine
Check out our five ideas for self-care that will help you keep the peace while quarantined with your family (and most of them are free or cost less than $10).
How To Make A Kid-Friendly Stress Busting Kit
To make it easy for you to arm your kids with tools to calm down when they get panicky, consider putting together a 5 Senses Stress Busting Kit.
Your Family + COVID-19
Dr. Jihan Woods is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Dallas and she shared her thoughts on what families need to know about coronavirus, school shutdowns, quarantine and mental health.
Cyber Security Tips During Quarantine
CyberScout—an identity, privacy and security services company—has five tips that will help parents feel more confident in their child’s cyber safety. Check them out.
Advice for Pregnant Women from a Labor + Delivery Nurse
Our mommy blogger Stephanie is a former labor and delivery nurse, and she has a few thoughts for all you soon-to-be moms out there.
How To Stay Active When The Gym Is Closed
Whether or not you have weights or equipment at home, we’ve rounded up some options for you to remain active during this unknown isolation period.
How to Handle Coronavirus as a Special Needs Parent
Our mommy blogger Stephanie is mom to two kiddos with autism, so she shared her take on parenting kids with special needs during this difficult time.