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Style in Bloom: Alicia Rico
A Dallas floral designer invites us into her Highland Park digs.
Before Baby To-Do List
All the prep work involved in welcoming your new bundle is enough to make anyone’s head spin. To help you stay organized, we’ve created a checklist of basic baby to-dos before the big day.
Back to School
We’re just getting back into the back-to-school groove. We sent our youngest, Ethan — and his nurse — to the second grade. Our daughter, Kiersten, just started…
Let us be Your Guide
This is my second year putting together “The Everything Issue.” Last year, when we were beginning the lengthy process of…
Cruel Summer
It’s that time of year again. Summertime means kids of all ages play baseball, swim and spend days running around…
Keeping Kids Safe From the Unsuspecting Poisons in Your Home
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 300 children, nearly half under the age of 6, treated in emergency rooms each day as a result of poisoning injuries, typically from ingestion.
Daddy Fails
When bad things happen to good parents
How to Make Fellow Mom Friends
Studies show that moms need mom friends to thrive, so we asked the experts and local moms for their best advice for making new mom friends.
My Body, Her Baby
A look at surrogacy from both sides of the womb
Take a Seat
So here I sit watching the rainbow of scrub-wearing personnel enter and exit, fill orders, check vitals then repeat.
The Sibling Superhero
Our daughter Kiersten is 9, and along with the standard drama, trials and tribulations that accompany a pre-tween, our little lady faces the added daily stress of living with and worrying about siblings with serious issues.
A Comparison of Grocery Delivery Services
Grocery deliveries make the timely chore of food shopping a lot easier on parents. Here’s how North Texas grocery delivery services compare.
Will This Be the Time?
Death is a difficult subject to talk about and near impossible when it comes to your children, but my wife and I have had to have that conversation.
Words of Appreciation
Each week, four therapists, eight nurses and six attendants cross the threshold of our home to love and care for our children, and we are so blessed to have them.
Raising Fatherless Kids
More than 24 million American children are being raised without the presence of their biological fathers.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Cops
Police officers are not here to scare your child out of a tantrum or threaten to place them in cuffs for not turning in their homework.
Lauren Renfrow's Rock Star Home
Lauren and her 10-year-old daughter, Addison, have filled their luminous University Park home with geological treasures ranging from polished agate slices and mineral-encrusted table lamps to sparkling geodes in various sizes, shapes and hues.
Bonnie Lance's Collected Gem
Bonnie Lance’s University Park home is a juxtaposition of family heirlooms, midcentury furnishings and ethnic treasures that reflects her eclectic yet accessible style.
How to Stepparent
Blended families are becoming a new norm and taking on the position of stepparent is no easy feat. We spoke with experts to get advice on handling the tricky role of stepparent.