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As the Not-So-Perfect Parent, I am all about finding the best local resources for parents. On Saturday, May 2nd, the North Texas Kids Expo will take place. This expo will have everything from summer camps, to preschools to nutritionists and photographers. The goal of this expo is to make sure that moms have access to all of the information and resources that they need to raise happy, healthy kids. Here is all of the scoop: The Nort... Do you remember a golden parental rule when you were growing up? "Be Home before Dark" was the big one in my family. Today's parents cannot simply rely on that rule when sending their kids out to play. But Valerie Phillips, owner of Adventures Kids Playcare in North Dallas, was in studio to discuss the importance of free play in a child's life. She claims that free play is just as important in child development as academics and orga... I am so impressed by people who see a problem - a work to fix it. I'm not talking about a leaky faucet or a broken doorknob. No, I am talking about bigger things such as poverty, injustice, and human rights. Two sisters, Teresa Njuyen and Ty Njuyen-Reed, decided to make a difference in the lives of women and children living in Iraq. Women in Iraq who have lost their husbands are forced into poverty. Most women have little educat...
Forget the stars and celebrities - I have royalty for my guests! Yes, I was able to score the mother of all interviews! By mother I mean the mama-dog for young Bo (the Portuguese Water Dog recently welcomed into the First Family home). She was on-set along with her breeders Art and Martha Stern. If you want to know more about Portuguese Water Dogs, Art and Martha are your one-stop-shop! In fact, they titled their business the "Amigo Por... April is National Autism Awareness month. This mysterious disorder is continuing to effect more and more children each year. If you suspect your child might be experiencing some autistic tendencies, consider these warning signs (provided by DFW Center for Autism). Impairment in Social Interaction: I highly recommend the book, "The Girl who Spoke with Pictures" by Eileen Miller. It shares how Kim Miller, a young woman living with autism, was able to gain a better understanding of the world through her art. And, conversely, it illustrates how her art provided those that love her a better understanding of Kim's internal world. Kim's mother Eileen writes, "Every child deserves to have the chance to be supported toward their... My dad was big into summer jobs. As kids, he insisted that we were gainfully employed by the age 14. It's not that we were scraping by to get a meal on the table. It's more that he couldn't stand seeing us parked in front of the television for six hours only peeling ourselves off the couch for food or bathroom breaks. My older sister actually had to go downtown to get a court order to be allowed to work at Jack-In-The-Box - a job ...
I am in an informal Moms Club that gets together every-other Friday night. Our children play while we gab and drink wine. We s... The GMT Prom Queen has been CROWNED!!! Aimee Gonzales won the honor after I received the following email from Aimee's grandmother, Carol Moore. "Aimee is talented, beautiful, and so loving. She's risen through the ranks of the Wylie High School Air Force ROTC so very quickly from the beginning that she became an officer last year. Upon graduation, Aimee is joining the service. After serving United States, she wants to become a ... Allison Bottke is a boundary-setting expert. A title she begrudgingly took after her adult son continued to take advantage of her and her entire family. After years of one failed rescue after another, Allison finally relinquished her desire for control and, on one heartbreaking day, watched FBI agents haul her son away. Today, she has written a book about her experience that outlines for parents ways to prevent enabling of irresponsible adu... Of course, because of our friend Amy, we are all about babies at GMT. But throwing a baby shower can be pretty pricey. So Stephanie Kuykendall from One Event Design came to the studio with some great ideas for welcoming baby without breaking the budget. Q: Stephanie, how do you decide on a theme when planning a party? A: Anything can be your inspiration. I found this cute box with cows and sunflowers on it a... I loved all of the camps that were featured in today's GMT Summer Camp Expo. It amazes me how many options are now out there for our kids. If their not into bug spray and horse-back-riding - no problem. They can be a mad scientist, a Ninja Warrior or a Princess - for a whole week! Here are all of the details from our GMT Summer Camp Expo! Camp Fire's Camp El Tesoro You have to admit - that was pretty awesome. Ron White, a man who was kicked out of college because of bad grades and subsequently did a tour in Afghanistan, was able to rattle off a 40 digit number after reviewing it for only 2 minutes. For those of you who missed it - here is the number: 6 9 4 3 5 7 4 5 8 1 5 3 4 6 9 2 5 8 0 4 3 0 6 7 4 3 4 2 8 1 6 7 5 9 3 1 5 9 4 2 Okay, what it even more impressive is that he offered to... Buying used clothes? Hey, there is NO shame in that Game! Think of it this way, it's good for the pocket book and for environment. Evan Underwood had a career in commercial real estate but was very unhappy and fearful of layoffs. "I started thinking about what I would do if and when I became a casualty of the economic times and came across the idea for Green Beans. I started doing some research and a month later, in early November, I was... The bases are loaded. My son is playing catcher for the Pee Wee Yankees Team. I had been sitting, quietly (by my standards), behind the fence watching the plays. Typically when a ball is pitched, the pee-wee batters miss. This made my son the most active player on the field. He would search for the ball through his mask like he was searching for eggs at Easter. Finally, he would locate it and throw it back to the pitcher. This being a ... Today's segment called "For My Kids" features all natural products for kids and for the entire family. Christine Stewart is the founder. She says that reason why she created the company stemmed from a personal concern about contaminants in the environment while she was pregnant. "I've always been concerned about harmful germs, and when I was pregnant with my first child, I began to research some of the products that I was using per... |
