What Kids Can Learn from Volunteering
Are you looking for a great activity for the kids? How about one that lasts a lifetime, inspires kids to make good choices, instills confidence, and builds character? Except for an investment of time on a parent’s part, the cost is low. But the return on investment is beyond measure. [Read More]
The Guide 2024 Helpful Community Resources
Our 2024 issue of The Guide is full of important information including phone numbers and websites for local area hospitals, health departments, libraries, public schools, DMV locations, and more! IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AREA HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AREA HOSPITALS AREA LIBRARIES AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICES IN OUR AREA [Read More]
Products We Love – Skin Care for Teens and More
Luv Ur Skin as a Tween and Teen! With 85 percent of teens dealing with acne, Luv Ur Skin is a terrific natural solution that’s green, clean, and not mean! Simple products with effective ingredients make it easy so tweens and teens can focus on their skincare year-round. Here are three incredible bundles for [Read More]
Fun and Affordable Holiday Activities with Kids
Christmas holidays are quickly approaching, and that means parents can look forward to spending quality time with their children over the holiday. It also means finding two weeks’ worth of activities to keep the kids entertained. With many parents feeling the financial strain during this period, especially those on a [Read More]
American Academy of Audiology Cautions Parents on Toy Selection this Holiday Season
The American Academy of Audiology audiologists are warning parents to be extra cautious when selecting toys that make noise this holiday season. Recognizing that tiny ears are particularly susceptible to hearing damage and children are particularly fond of holding items up to their ears, it is important to check toy noise [Read More]
Childproofing Your Home, Making Sure Window Shades are Safe
While lots of areas for childproofing are common sense for most parents, like putting child gates at the top of your stairs, hiding away hazardous chemicals like bleach, and securing heavy furniture to the walls – There is an area of childproofing that is easy for parents (especially first-time parents) [Read More]
Candy Cane Lane – A KIDSFIRST! Movie Review
Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell [Read More]
Reedy Press Announces Release of Unique Eats and Eateries of Alabama
Few places can claim both leafy mountain peaks and powdery beach shores as their own, but Alabama proudly does. These elevations create not only a beautiful landscape but also a unique dining culture. Gulf Coast shrimp from the bayou appears on menus as often as artisan goat cheese from the [Read More]
How to Pay for the Staggering Cost of College
Congratulations on the birth of your child (or grandchild). Now, what can you do to help pay the staggering cost of college? With some private schools now costing as much as $80,000 a year – just think what they will cost 18 years from now – planning needs to be [Read More]
LEO – A KIDSFRIST! Movie Review
Actor and comedian Adam Sandler (Hotel Transylvania, The Wedding Singer) delivers signature laughs in this coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with [Read More]