It’s not about the ties. Or the sports gear. Or the tools. Or the electronic gizmos. What dads cherish most on Father’s Day is making memories with their children. Several Valley museums are offering special deals to make Father’s Day visits especially fun. The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is open noon-4pm on Sun, June 17. [...]
The American Diabetes Association and the Father’s Day Council of Phoenix will honor four Valley fathers tonight because they serve as role models and make a difference in the community. The four honorees this year are: Norman Butler, senior vice-president of Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Dax R. Watson, owner at Mack Drucker & Watson, [...]
Looking for a Father’s Day gift for a new or expectant father? Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro is written by a pediatrician/dad and approved and published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dad to Dad, by David L. Hill, M.D., FAAP, covers every stage of a child’s life from birth to adolescence, and [...]
Another voice in my head suggested I get myself fed and to work on time and simply allow my husband to handle the poster debacle. Of course that triggered a memory of the time Mark sent Levi to school for dress-up day, costumed in a bed sheet and kitchen mop wig, which wasn’t a disaster I cared to repeat.
My husband is a genius. Please do not, under any circumstance, reveal this information to him. However, I have to tell you that he has invented the single most brilliant behavior modification technique in the history of child-rearing. And it’s actually working!
My son loves to take our little dog for a walk with his father. Unlike my approach to dog walks (quick and efficient), the boys take their time. They look at bugs and play with other dogs. At night, they talk about the stars overhead. Sometimes they get home past bedtime and I’m a little [...]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Names and some descriptive details have been changed to protect the privacy of the family. This may be the eighth Christmas that Beth does not share with her son Will. She missed the first time he shaved. His first day of high school. The day he tested for his drivers’ license. Will was [...]
When I took my 4-year-old daughter Ellis with me to visit my sister in Boston, it was more than an opportunity to look at Where’s Waldo? books on the airplane. What I wanted was to be Ellis’s mom for a few days. My wife Lisa is home with Ellis and her almost-2-year-old brother Isaac every [...]
A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]
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MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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