Our March issue is hitting the stands this week and it’s packed with important information on health and education as well as some great ideas for Spring Break Family Fun! Our Ages & Stages feature focuses on childhood obesity, a serious medical and emotional issue affecting children of all ages and one that parents can have a huge impact in resolving. We offer advice for every stage More…

Category: New Issue // Posted on March 1, 2010 // 2 Comments

Our February issue is hitting the stands this week and we think that’s cause for celebration! Not only does it include our annual Pull-Out Birthday Party Resource Guide, it marks the first issue edited by our new managing editor, Emily Puro. Are you ready to party?

You’ll want to clip our Birthday Party Resource Guide and hold onto it all year, with page after page of resources for parties at home and away, from sweet and simple to downright extreme! We also explore Experiential Education – or learning by doing – with advice from experts about getting kids engaged in learning at every age and stage.

As always, you’ll find all our regular features, including More…

Category: New Issue // Posted on January 27, 2010 // Leave a Comment

Our January issue hits the stands this week with a feature about sleep. We all need it. We all talk about it. But are our children getting enough? Are we getting enough?

We spoke with doctors in OHSU’s and Legacy’s pediatric sleep programs – as well as Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, author of Sleepless in America: Practical strategies to help your family get the sleep it deserves – and we were particularly intrigued to learn that research has shown strong links between behavioral problems, including ADHD-related symptoms, More…

Category: New Issue, Sleep // Posted on December 28, 2009 // 1 Comment

December is here and our December Holiday Issue is in all your favorite places! In it, we explore some intentional communities local families have created to be happier, healthier and get more out of life and we offer some great ideas for winter fun on Mt. Hood. Our Annual Holiday Gift Guide features the year’s best toys, books and games, including a few hilarious and unexpected options!

You’ll find all our regular features there, including Going Places with Ramona, Angels Among Us and our Family Calendar that’s chock full of winter and holiday events. In our “Viewpoint” column, Oregon Partnership offers tips on starting a dialogue with your kids during the holidays about the effects of drinking alcohol.

There’s still time to join our 2009 Holiday Giving Campaign benefiting both JOIN and Mercy Corps. Click here for details (and to donate).

Happy Holidays!

Category: New Issue // Posted on December 1, 2009 // Leave a Comment