Off-the-screen Activities to Keep Kids Busy this Summer
When the middle of May rolled around, Kelly W., a Frisco mother of a 9- and 14-year old, knew she needed a playbook to keep her kids busy – and off their screens – this
How to Keep the Kids Occupied This Summer
The school year is over for North Texas students, and as if parents haven’t had enough to do teaching their home-based pupils in recent months, now comes the prospect of how to keep them busy
Keeping Kids Active and Focused during Quarantine
As a parent, maybe you’ve had times thinking how nice it would be just to have the kids home on a school day. No rushes through breakfast. No frantic “I just remembered I promised to
Lower Your Family’s Risk for a Toxic Halloween
By the time your little trick-or-treaters change their minds about their costume choice for the hundredth time, it becomes tempting to grab a mass-produced costume, mask and wig from the closest Halloween superstore. Not so
Rethinking Backpack Safety
While it may feel like school let out for summer just weeks ago, many parents are already gearing up for back-to-school shopping and looking for sales on everything from new school supplies to the season’s
Choosing the Right Child Care for Your Family
As women have increasingly joined the workforce, the demand for childcare is a growing issue for single moms and families alike. Most working parents start looking for day care if a grandparent, relative or friend
Are You Prepared to Fight the Battle Against Head Lice?
Your day is humming along just fine, and suddenly there it is: a call from the school nurse asking you to come get your child from school—she’s found the tell-tale white eggs of head lice
How to Eliminate Back Pack Pain This School Year
It’s time for students all over North Texas to head back to school, meaning it’s time for mom and dad to shell out the big bucks for back-to-school clothes and shoes in larger sizes, fresh
The History and Science Behind Cord Blood Transplants
Just three to five ounces of stem-cell-rich cord blood can be harvested with each baby born, but that three to five ounces can do so, so much, experts say. “Cord blood has immature blood cells,
Juvenile Arthritis: More Than Just Growing Pains
One of the biggest challenges as a parent is knowing, when your child is truly sick, if he needs to stay home from school and/or see a doctor. If she’s constantly complaining of pain but