Keeping Parents Healthy
Parents can’t do all they can to keep their children healthy if they aren’t healthy themselves. Guidelines and testing schedules for adults are seemingly always changing—not to mention that as adults age, their risk of various chronic diseases continues to increase. While there’s a lot outside of our control when [Read More]
Keeping Kids Healthy
Most parents know the basics of keeping their children healthy from eating healthy to getting enough sleep and exercise. But what about beyond those basics? Immunization schedules, routine checkups, the handling of chronic health issues and even after-school activities all play a role in a child’s health, and it’s often [Read More]
5 Reasons You Won’t Adopt from Foster Care
“It’s too expensive.” “Children in foster care are too set in their ways to blend in with my family.” “I’m not married, so I can’t adopt, right?” “I don’t want to deal with the child’s family of origin or the child welfare system — it’s all just too complicated!” It’s [Read More]
The Ultimate Guide to Private Schools
What do Lady Gaga, Denzel Washington and Ariana Grande have in common? Well, for one thing, they all attended private school at some point during K-12. Today, there are thousands of private schools across America. Private schools offer students distinctive learning cultures, from Catholic schools to independent schools with special [Read More]
2023 Private, Specialty and Charter School Directory
SCHOOLS Alabama School of Mathematics and Science 1255 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36604 251-441-2100 www.asms.net ASMS is a public, residential high school accepting applications from highly motivated 9th and 10th graders seeking advanced studies in math, science, computer science, and the humanities. The Altamont School 4801 Altamont Rd. S. Birmingham, [Read More]
Juicy Juice 100% juice Launches a New JJFriYAY Lunch Challenge
Parents, when was the last time your child’s lunchbox came home from school completely full? Or did you pack the same apple every day for a week just for it to come home untouched on Friday? You’re not alone. A new survey from 100 percent juice brand Juicy Juice revealed that nearly [Read More]
The Wacky Tacky Light Tour – Big Lights, Big Fun for 2023
Do you remember riding along with your parents looking for holiday lights? These fond memories are captured in the Wacky Tacky Light Tour. Fresh Air Family curates what they call, “the best of the worst” light shows for your family to enjoy. Best of all, you only have to take [Read More]
TinySuperheroes Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
TinySuperheroes celebrates 10 years of ensuring that the smallest superheroes wear capes as they overcome illness or disability. The program, founded by cape crusader Robyn Rosenberger, has distributed 120,000 capes globally to lift spirits and provide hope to children and their families facing monumental challenges. Rosenberger was inspired to start TinySuperheroes by [Read More]
Curses – A KIDSFIRST! Series Review
When a generations-long family curse turns Alex Vanderhouven to stone, it’s up to his two kids, Pandora and Russ, and his wife Sky, to return artifacts stolen by their ancestors to their rightful homes to finally lift the curse for good. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Gavin S. comments, “Curses is [Read More]
Holiday Gift Guide: We Love It!
Bebé Fuerte collection Features a colorful palette of fitness-themed and LatinX culture. Spanish motivational words and phrases are displayed on each toy so parents can share as they play with the baby. $8.99 – $23.99, ages birth+, us.tomy.com Playskool Weebles My Smart House Full of action on every floor—down the [Read More]