Local Water Fun Near Portland
Our guide to hitting the water with the kids, be it pool, lake, river or ocean.
There’s No I in Team: How to be a Good Sports Parent
How to root for your kid in sports without crossing the line of poor sportsmanship. Plus advice on how to handle losses and what to do when your child wants to bail mid-season.
Why Can’t I Get Pregnant Again?
Have you been trying for another child for more than a year and have yet to see that magic line on a pregnancy test? Here’s what a local infertility expert recommends.
Is Your Child’s Car Seat Safely Installed?
Dr. Ben Hoffman of OHSU offers tips to make sure your child travels safely.
Nursing Advice: Help! My Baby’s Latch Feels like a Snapping Turtle
Read on for sound advice from a local expert.
Family-friendly Apps Review
A new breed of parenting apps promises all this and more. But which are worth the gigs?
Eight Methods to Help Kids Eat More Veggies
Our writer tries eight methods for encouraging her picky eater to consume more vegetables. What worked — and what failed miserably. Do your kids eat their vegetables? Do you pack their BPA-free bento lunchbox compartments with organic broccoli and bell pepper strips, and they come home from school or day care eaten? If so, this …
Elderberry Syrup & Coconut Oil & Amber Necklaces & Essential Oils & Probiotics
We take a hard look at Portland’s favorite green family wellness trends to see if they really live up to the hype.
Wanted: Mom Friends
File under the things no one told you about being a mom: Finding new friends is hard. But many moms are building their village with the help of websites and apps. Among the litany of indignities in the transfer of parenting knowledge, little is said about what might be one of the most difficult parts …
Live Your Best Halloween
Take our quiz, try a craft, brush up on your trick-or-treat manners, and find out where to party in your costume. QUIZ Think you’re Martha Stewart meets Morticia Addams? Is your personal Zion the Big Lots holiday clearance section on November 1? Do you start baking pumpkin-shaped cookies within minutes of witnessing the first red leaf fall …
Trash Talk: Going Zero Waste for a Week
Could your family go zero waste for a week? Our writer gives it a shot.
Pick Your Parenting Style
Got questions about how to raise your kiddo? These local experts have answers.
Moms Who Blog
Many local mom bloggers are not only gaining followers in a national climate of declining readership, but are actually still able to make a living and support their families through blogging. When Southeast Portland resident and mom Alicia Paulson started her blog Posie Gets Cozy, an illustrated paean to crafting and wholesome living, there …
