How to Begin Music Lessons with your Child
However you decide to begin music lessons with your child, know that the benefits he or she gains will go well beyond just learning an instrument
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Volunteer Opportunities for Kids in Dayton
Many organizations welcome the help of kids as volunteers. Here’s our guide to some of the many family-friendly Volunteer Opportunities for Kids in Dayton.
Deal Alert on Sam’s Club Memberships
This IS a deal alert: The annual Sam’s Club membership deal has returned to Groupon!
Narrate Your Day! – Dayton Parent Magazine
In order to understand what they read, it’s critical for children to possess narrative skills, the ability to retell stories. Developing these narrative skills is something that can start at a very young age, even before children learn to talk! Besides reading to your child, here are a few ideas of ways you can help…
Having a Ball!
We have lived in our current home for nearly ten years. I like our neighborhood. It is quiet. The neighbors are polite and the street is safe. My street is lined with pine and oak trees. The street seems ideal, but something is missing. That something is the sound of kids playing outdoors. I seldom…
10 Halloween Movies that aren’t too scary – Dayton Parent
Here are 10 spooky (but not too scary) Halloween movies that will help set the holiday spirit for the entire family.
Sweet Tips For A Healthier Halloween
Dr. Dyan Hes, Medical Director at Gramercy Pediatrics and Childhood Obesity Expert offers parents advice on how to have a Healthier Halloween.
Win Tickets to Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove – Dayton Parent Magazine
Discover endless riches when Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove Presented coming to WSU Nutter Center, October 21-25
The Mommy Buffer
We cushion, protect and absorb little problems, giving kids time to think about the unstated rules at home before they misstep out in the world.
Because I Was a Stepmom – Dayton Parent Magazine
Before I was divorced, before I became a mother biologically, I was a stepmom. This was not an easy role to tackle. As a stepparent, I felt stuck somewhere between the roles of authority figure and friend. Not to mention, shared parenting meant that I only saw my stepdaughter once a week and every other…