Winter Break Camps & Activities
Keep kids busy and engaged with these winter camp options.
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Help Your Child Manage Stress & Thrive during the Pandemic
Read practical tips from Portland pediatricians to help your kids manage stress and find joy during these challenging times.
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The Gift of Savings
From our friends at OnPoint Community Credit Union The holidays are upon us, and it’s a busier time than ever for parents as we do our best to make the holidays special amidst unprecedented challenges. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that we must prepare for the unknowns ahead, and one of the best ways
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Parent Hacks: Parental Internet Controls
Xfinity has made it easier than ever to monitor your child’s internet usage.
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Ask Dr. Doug: Snoring Kids
Sometimes snoring is a clue that sleep isn’t as good as we need it to be.
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Featured Camp of the Week: Brooklyn Robot Foundry
Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super-fun interactive online robot-building classes for kids.
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GIVEAWAY: Cinnamon Bear Holiday Show
Enter to win a ticket for your family to see the Cinnamon Bear Holiday Show at Oaks Park!
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Nutcracker Vignettes – Outside Nutcracker
Don’t miss this special outdoors, socially-distanced holiday event!
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Family-friendly Fall and Winter Explorations
Children can have a blast on even the coldest and rainiest days!
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DIY Snow Globes
This fun winter craft from Yellow Scope science kits also demonstrates a scientific concept to your kids.
Parent Hacks for Screen Time and Online Safety
From our friends at Xfinity Learn about how the Xfinity App can help manage screen time, keep your family safe on the internet, and start important conversations about online safety, privacy and security. Parent Hacks: Parental Controls Xfinity has made it easier than ever to monitor your child’s internet usage. In the age of virtual
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Parent Hacks: Limiting Screen Time
You can easily keep tabs on daily screen time with the Xfinity App.
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Your Parenting Companion: Notes from the Backpack
This is a school year like no other. How do you keep track of everything that’s going on? How do you best support your children’s learning, development and success in and out of school? Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast is your parenting companion and guide. Launched in 2019 by National PTA, Notes from
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The Love of Music for a Lifetime
Valley Catholic Music School offers private music lessons in a variety of instruments throughout the year for children and adults.
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Ask the Middle School Counselor: Balancing Distance Learning
Ideas to help middle schoolers keep up with online learning during the pandemic.
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A New Age of Modern Day Parenthood
Gevurtz Menashe shares the legal considerations for adoption, surrogacy and IVF.
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November/December 2020 Digital Issue
Read our November/December issue online!
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Gifts for Kids at Black Wagon
Your one-stop-place for all things fun, smart and cool.
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Practicing Gratitude with Kids
Here are some simple ways to practice gratitude this year with your child.
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Featured School of the Week: Portland Jewish Academy
Founded in 1961, Portland Jewish Academy is an independent, inclusive community school that welcomes families of all backgrounds.
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Financial Lessons for All Ages
Everyone can benefit from learning more about money.
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Gear Guide: Puddle-splashing Pants
Get your kids equipped for the weather with waterproof gear.
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Oregon’s Foster Care Crisis
Children in foster care need caring adults who know their history and are invested in their future.
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Moms Helping Others Become Parents
Surrogates with Northwest Surrogacy Center share their experiences in their own words.
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GreatSchools Ratings Aren’t the Whole Story
Are online rating systems a good way to learn about schools? One local principal suggests parents dig deeper.
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Posing Tips for Insta-worthy Family Photos
Posing tips for how to get a gallery full of shareable, printable photos you can cherish for a lifetime.
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A Positive Approach to Supporting Your Child’s Behavior
Five steps to improve kids’ behavior from iBehaviorSupport.com
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Tips for Families Using Special Education Services During Distance Learning
By FACT Oregon Students, families and teachers are embarking on a new type of educational journey in the 2020-21 school year. With so many uncertainties, now’s a good time to review what we know for students receiving special education services. Students with disabilities who are eligible for special education services are protected by a federal
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Beyond Carving: Five New Ways to Use Your Pumpkins
Here are five fun and different ways to use those pumpkins, and bonus — they support your child’s development as well!
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