22 Quick and Easy Things to Do To Get Your Home More Organized
Get organized in the new year with these easy-ish tips.
Get organized in the new year with these easy-ish tips.
Ideas to help middle schoolers keep up with online learning during the pandemic.
Children in foster care need caring adults who know their history and are invested in their future.
Encourage your child’s intellectual curiosity and get them eager to learn.
Tips for talking to your kids about climate change from Portland psychologists.
How can we support kids’ social and emotional skills at home during a pandemic?
Give your tweens independence and responsibility while getting screen time under control.
Learn how your kids can make money from their old toys with consignment.
Comcast enhances Internet Essentials program for low-income families.
We can no longer wait for children to reach a certain age to learn how to be anti-racist.
Thank you for sharing some of your favorite kid-directed activities this week!
From our friends at Gevurtz Menashe Authored by: Kathryn S. Root, family law attorney, Gevurtz Menashe While the world continues to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 virus, if you are involved in a family law dispute, you are likely facing unexpected and unprecedented issues. Given the numerous parenting and financial issues triggered by this …
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Tips from local mental health professionals for helping you keep mentally steady during this incredibly stressful time.
Thank you to all the readers who responded to our question last week and shared how they are doing during these uncertain times. Your responses were the highlight of our week! It was great to read about the joy you are finding in the daily routines of life, in time spent with your families, and …
Ideas for every budget to celebrate a #stayathome birthday.
Information on tenants’ rights, unemployment insurance, mental health help, food and essential supplies, and more.
Kids as young as two can begin to help with simple chores around the house.
The coronavirus pandemic is a powerful parenting lesson in resilience-building.
We’re all worried about keeping our kids’ learning on track while schools are closed. Find some great ideas for school-closure lessons here.
Leaving an abusive relationship is difficult; having a step-by-step plan can help.
From our friends at Gevurtz Menashe Written by Tiffany J. Jensen, mom of two, and a family law attorney at Gevurtz Menashe. She is a member of the Oregon, Washington and Idaho State Bar(s) and focuses her practice exclusively on family law issues including divorce, child support, and custody and parenting issues. The holidays can …
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I implore all parents to learn and use Ian’s Secure Knot with the utmost urgency. For the safety of your children, for the knees and backs of school personnel, and for the good of the world. Knot even joking.
Ballet has historically been an art form performed by mostly white dancers, but that is beginning to change. Now little girls and boys have posters of Misty Copeland or Desmond Richardson on their walls, and 10-year-old Aanaiyah Jones, a student at Portland’s Classical Ballet Academy, is joining that legacy. She will dance the role of …
By Carmen Ripley Wilson, owner of Beanstalk Children’s Resale As parents, we know that our children go through their clothing and shoes quicker than we can do the laundry – and our bank account can’t always keep up. Real money is saved when you buy used. With high-quality clothing, shoes, books to enjoy, toys to …
Summer is right around the corner, which means parks, camps, sleeping in and lazy days at home. With screens. So many screens. In my apartment, we have TVs and cell phones and Nintendo Switches and the list goes on. As a work-from-home mom in the social media space, I am on my laptop and phone …