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This event is focusing on how to recognize risk and warning signs, tools to empower and gain confidence and also how to create a plan of action.

I came across this story in the NY Post where parents are now paying experts to have the sex talk with their kids.

SEATTLE (AP) — Court records show the parents of a man accused of dismembering a Seattle nurse once sought a restraining order against him, saying they feared for their safety because of their son's drunken outbursts.
The records show that the parents of John Robert Charlton filed for the …

I was just going through some information and found this. Moms get ready for this!
Did you know that according to the International Journal of Environmental Health, the number one germ-infested surface is playground equipment? It tested positive for harmful germs almost 50% of the time...

In honor of Foster Care Month, the Seattle Mariners held the 4th annual We Are Family Day yesterday at Safeco Field. As a foster-adopt family, the Teegardens took part.

Parent Forum for all district parents. A free parent forum for all Yakima School District parents is set for Thursday, March 1, from 5:15 to 8:00 p.m., at Washington Middle School, 510 South 9th Street.  A dinner, which is sponsored by Sodexo and Hirai Farms, will begin at 5:15 p...

School sports, the arts, Saturday soccer? What are the best things to do in Yakima as far as kids are concerned? Is it as simple as feeding the ducks on a trip to Randle Park? Maybe it's a trip to Kid's Castle.
Leave us a comment on where to go, and what you do with your kids...

Does Letting Kids Drink at Home Raise Responsible Drinkers?
The Wall Street Journal asked in an article earlier this week whether parents should let their kids drink alcohol at home, under the idea that having an occasional beer or glass of wine at home in moderation will help them grow up to be res…