Here’s the thing with restaurants when you have young kids. In theory, they are a dream come true. Getting to eat delicious food prepared by someone other than you? And then not having to do dishes afterwards? What’s not to love! But then you get to the restaurant and you are waiting for seating and then […]
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Looking for more information on family-friendly bike riding? Check out these great resources. Biking safety. PBOT Portland Family Biking Guide takes the guess-work out of biking with kids safely, using helmets, and biking to school. Affordable Bike Helmets. Legacy Emanuel give out more than 5000 helmets every year and holds regular helmet clinics where you
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Ten-plus perfectly Portland spring-time adventures – 2018
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Five weeks. Three kids. Three birthdays. How one Portland mama pulls it off, with her sanity intact.
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Our step-by-step guide to conquering a 5K with kids.
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At PDX Parent, we value the diverse perspectives that make each person who they are and contribute to a strong and empathetic community. We also believe that bringing historically underrepresented and overlooked voices into our collective conversation allows us to more effectively address the issues that face all of us as parents. It is our
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Favorite Books of 2017 from Powell’s
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Getting Wiggles Out at Portland’s Newest Play Space
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If you don’t have (or like) zucchini or carrots, sub in parsnips or broccoli — or other firm, fibrous veggies you have on hand. Amron also recommends using grass-fed or pastured meats and butter whenever possible. Read more about how this Portlander feeds her family in the November 2017 edition of PDX Parent. Serves 6
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Take a trip back to the Pacific Northwest’s frontier days at Fort Vancouver.
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