Esophageal endoscopy. Lumbar puncture. Cardiac ablation. For pediatric patients, medical jargon can be confusing, complicated and sometimes downright scary. But now, there’s an app for that. Simply Sayin‘ was developed by Brian Bogert, a former Phoenix Children’s Hospital patient, to help hospital staff, child life specialists and families to explain medical terms in kid-friendly, age-appropriate language. [...]
Families and friends will walk in memory of children they have loved during the MISS Foundation’s third annual Kindness Walk and Safety Fair on May 19, Bereaved Parents Day. The MISS Foundation is an Arizona-based non-profit organization with a staff of dedicated volunteers who come to the aid of thousands of families all over the [...]
Can’t make it to a high school graduation because your son or daughter is graduating the same time as a niece or nephew? Or maybe it’s too expensive for all the relatives from the other side of the country. You could have someone send pictures taken from faraway seats. Or you could be on the [...]
Last Tuesday, Jennifer Cheesman, who teaches sixth graders science and math at Zuni Hills Elementary School in the Peoria Unified School District, prepared a 700-gram latex helium weather balloon for launch. Her husband, Jim, helped. The balloon was capable of climbing to 50,000 feet and the extremely high altitude would cause it to swell and [...]
When Stephanie Antoinette of Phoenix was pregnant with her second daughter, she was working more than 60 hours a week as a corporate event planner. Not surprisingly, she found it “incredibly difficult” to plan things in her own life. She was quickly overwhelmed. To make matters worse, she and her husband were without nearby family [...]
Peoria mother Traci Harris recalls the day her 14-year-old daughter Paige was cast in her school’s annual musical. For weeks Paige had locked herself in her room, practicing. “She was so excited when she got the part,” says Harris. Paige, who has high-functioning autism, landed the role of Maria in an upcoming production of “The [...]
Indulge Mom’s creative interests, give her some time to relax and help her remember who she is beyond her definition as mother. Here are some Mothers Day gift ideas we’ve run across. What would make your Mothers Day memorable? Share your comments below. Think local! Local First Arizona has compiled a long list of local [...]
Two hundred kids from seven Valley schools participated in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) event Tuesday at the Arizona Science Center. Activities focused on what engineers do, how they use technology and what science they need to know to create the gadgets, tools and technologies we so gleefully use every day. The event, called [...]
Last August, an Oklahoma family drove all the way to Phoenix, not realizing that their 8-month-old child’s life could be in danger. They knew something wasn’t right. The child couldn’t cry. He wasn’t babbling like babies so often do. Before leaving for their trip, they took him to a local emergency room. Doctors examined him, [...]
Most kids dream of new toys and vacation adventures to Disneyland. But kids who barely have the basic necessities have much more humble dreams and aspirations. Last week, children at the Hobbs Family Child Development Center at the UMOM New Day Centers in Phoenix were asked to describe their lifelong hopes and dreams for a [...]
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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