BLOGS
Adventure Us: Roanoke area day trips, Part I
By Cristy Carr |
Virginia’s Native Allspice
By Tim Carr |
Roaming Roanoke: Little Green Hive
By Angela Evans |
The 5-Minute Answer: What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
By Marissa Siegel |
How the New Normal Brought Back Family Dinners
By Kristy Wyatt |
By: Lindsey Rutrough All of us want the best for our kids and want to see them succeed in every area of their life. We also would like to see our community improve and become a better place for our kids to grow up in. What if there was a program that would benefit…
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten? By Kris Meyers, M.Ed Although the 2013-2014 school year is still a few months away, local elementary schools are beginning to register children for Kindergarten. Any child who will be five years old by September 30th, 2013 is able to enroll for Kindergarten this next fall. But being old…
By: Rachel Robinson Many adults remember their very first summer camp experience as a fun-filled adventure, packed with new discoveries, laughter, and friendships. Fun summer memories often include seasons full of swimming, star gazing and s’mores. A worthwhile summer at camp can truly foster individual growth and lifelong memories. Perhaps some parents may not have…
Chances are, most of us know someone affected by Autism, whether through a family member or a child of a friend. During the month of April, doctors, teachers, parents and loved ones will celebrate Autism Awareness Month by helping to increase education and awareness of autism and disorders across the autism spectrum. More and more…
In my family it is tradition that we would wake up mom with breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day. Of course my mom would be awake the whole time because no young child can be quiet in a kitchen, and she’d play along acting extra sleepy when we surprised her. One year my father apparently…
I grew up surrounded by summer camps, day camps, activity groups and sports teams. My parents wants to expose me to any and everything they could think of to help me develop as a well rounded and engaging person. As a parent myself I feel it’s up to me to help my child find her…
Are you in a family night rut? Does it seem you’ve watched all the good movies and played all your board game a zillion times? Will you pull out your hair if one more kid whines that they are bored? We’re here to help! Every month we’ll feature at least one fully planned family fun…
Earlier this week on our Facebook page, we had an impromptu picture contest of your snowman when the snow first started coming down. We got a few fun entries: but the winner and coolest of all was from Reader Elizabeth and Susan Woods! Her family had to stay indoors but didn’t miss out on the…
I decided to bite the bullet and begin potty training my almost 3 year old. Let me just say before I had kids, I never imagined that is how I would be planning to spend my weekend! Preparation: We were very prepared. We got Charlotte excited for her sparkly potty seat, the huge new sticker…
