C-VILLE Kids: Between us moms
(File photo) We mamas are awfully hard on ourselves. But guess what? Most of us are doing O.K. (Well, you might be one of those monsters who feeds her preschooler […]
C-VILLE Kids: Confessions of a stay-at-home dad
If I’m being completely honest, I had no idea what I was doing four years ago. I still vividly remember my baby son’s mother walking out the front door for […]
C-VILLE Kids: Little rocket man
(Photo by Jen Fariello) Five-and-a-half-year-old Jackson Sneathern received his stomp rocket—an outdoor toy that relies on forced air to launch a plastic missile—as a gift a couple years ago, but his […]
C-VILLE Kids! Fam band
(Photo by Cramer Photo) Ask 6-year-old Alani Green her favorite song and she won’t answer “Yellow Submarine” or “I Like to Move It.” She likes “Piggy Piggy Piggy,” a […]
C-VILLE Kids! How to take better pictures of your kids
(Photo by Meredith Montague) As you head to the beach (or the backyard) this summer, camera in tow, arm yourself with these tips from local photog Jen Fariello, whom we […]
C-VILLE Kids! Unsolicited advice
(File Photo) People say the darndest things—especially once you have kids. We asked three local bloggers to give us their list of the quips they hate to hear. May you […]
C-VILLE Kids: Behind the wheel with a new driver and her nervous mother
“You allowed her to drive home from the DMV?” my shocked friend asked me outside the high school that our daughters both attend. “They all want to, but nobody actually […]
C-VILLE Kids: How to treat your kids' health woes come summer
(File photo) What should I know about bug bites and bee stings before our family goes on vacation? With summer fun comes exposure to insect bites and bee stings. Most […]
C-VILLE Kids! When beef is not what's for dinner
Give your toddler a piece of broccoli or bite of salad, and it’ll likely end up on the floor. So how do vegetarian and vegan families cope with finicky […]
C-VILLE Kids! Book deal: Must-reads for 6- to 9-year-olds
(File photo) I spent most of the summer between fourth and fifth grades in the Long Lake public library. It was hot in Minnesota that year, and the library was […]