The fall issue of C-VILLE Kids is on stands now. Here’s what you’ll find inside. (Below, find a digital copy of the magazine!) A little girl with big Broadway dreams. A 9-year-old baseball standout who’s playing with the boys. What to do when things go “bump!” in the night. A teenager’s dream bedroom makeover. The […]
The fall issue of C-VILLE Kids is on stands now. Here’s what you’ll find inside. (Below, find a digital copy of the magazine!) A little girl with big Broadway dreams. A 9-year-old baseball standout who’s playing with the boys. What to do when things go “bump!” in the night. A teenager’s dream bedroom makeover. The […]
Maggie Lynn tried playing softball with the other girls. But they just weren’t into it like she was. “They didn’t pay enough attention,” Maggie says, seated next to her mom, Kristin, during a recent afternoon. Lynn, now 9 years old, started playing T-ball when she was 5 and has been playing with the boys ever […]
When Phoebe DeVito turned 13, her mom, Lesli, decided it was time for a makeover—for her bedroom. The room grew up—navy, hot pink, bright yellow and bold patterns—and eventually won the Washington Post Kids Room Contest in 2012, and was featured in Susannah Salk’s 2014 book, Decorate Fearlessly. But the pair have loved decorating (and […]
The year 1912 was pretty bleak for females. Women couldn’t vote. They couldn’t own property. They were only allowed a job outside the home if they were single. But while women’s rights were still virtually nonexistent, young girls got to take a purposeful step forward when a nonprofit organization formed to empower them: Girl Scouts […]
Ahhhh. The kids are finally in bed. You’ve settled down on the couch for a little Netflix, maybe poured yourself a glass of vino. This is your time. And then AAAAAAAAAHHHKKKK! The shriek from upstairs sounds like someone’s been stabbed, and when you race up the stairs—two at a time—you arrive in your child’s bedroom […]
There is a widely held perception that moms are superwomen who can do it all. For a single mother, the role becomes that much more imposing than the already-impossible image of what a mom should be. Whether it’s due to having children before marriage, without marriage or becoming single after divorce, the number of unmarried […]
Rascal the Bengal cat is a very good sport. The loyal sidekick to nearly 4-year-old Hannah Harris, he doesn’t mind being carried from room to room as Hannah plays around. Says Hannah’s mom, Aarika, the 10-year-old cat can jump in your arms on command and enjoys being worn around the neck. And Rascal doesn’t mind when […]
It all started with the Wicked soundtrack. During her long commutes to work 10 years ago, Erin Rothman sang along with the infamous Broadway cast while she was pregnant with her daughter, Anya. Anya wasn’t even 3 years old when her parents took her to the theater for the first time, and after hanging on […]
“Are you a cat person or a dog person?” I’m asked on a regular basis, as if my answer might reveal some medical truth concerning the objective superiority of one species over the other. As it happens, I share my home with one of each, offering sound excuse to shrug my shoulders and dodge the […]
“What are you looking for?” asks a client as my hands press deep into the sides of his dog’s belly. I’m surprised for a moment. It’s such a simple and reasonable question, but it hardly ever gets asked amidst the routine of a physical examination. I’m not even sure what to make of it at […]