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Parenting
Parenting
REV YOUR ENGINES! Introduce your family to the world of NASCAR
REV YOUR ENGINES! Introduce your family to the world of NASCAR
Motorsports are part of the community in Charlotte, celebrated in local museums, the annual Speed Street Festival, and at nearby complexes like Charlotte Motor Speedway and zMAX Dragway. If fast cars and pit crews have piqued your children’s interest, it may be time to introduce the family to the world of NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. PHOTO: Visit Cabarrus
Foster parents need a village. This Austin mom gave them one
Foster parents need a village. This Austin mom gave them one
The call from social services came at midnight in October 2017 — Ruben Elizondo and his wife Hillarie Elizondo’s first foster child, a 4-month-old boy, would arrive in two hours with only the clothes on his back and a baby carrier.
Managing Children’s Behavior
Managing Children’s Behavior
When Bea Moise and her husband, Rubin, moved from Orlando to Charlotte in 2008, they discovered Rea Road as they searched for a place to live. They didn’t know exactly where they were or even how to pronounce the street’s name, but they fell in love with the Ballantyne area and set down roots. PHOTO: Jessica Gaddy @shrimpandgrisettes
At the Heart of Raising A
Transgender Child
At the Heart of Raising A
Transgender Child
According to the Human Rights Campaign, an estimated 2 million transgender people
live in the United States. Because of the obstacles a transgender person faces –
bullying, discrimination and fear for safety – family support is vital to a transgender child’s mental health and stability. PHOTO: Robin Rayne
Foster parents need a village. This Austin mom gave them one
Foster parents need a village. This Austin mom gave them one
The call from social services came at midnight in October 2017 — Ruben Elizondo and his wife Hillarie Elizondo’s first foster child, a 4-month-old boy, would arrive in two hours with only the clothes on his back and a baby carrier.
Managing Children’s Behavior
Managing Children’s Behavior
When Bea Moise and her husband, Rubin, moved from Orlando to Charlotte in 2008, they discovered Rea Road as they searched for a place to live. They didn’t know exactly where they were or even how to pronounce the street’s name, but they fell in love with the Ballantyne area and set down roots. PHOTO: Jessica Gaddy @shrimpandgrisettes
First Time at Overnight Camp
First Time at Overnight Camp
Planning for summer begins now. If you are considering an overnight or sleep-away camp — also known as resident camps — for your child for the first time, it’s natural to have some apprehension about...
The Power of Food for Children with Special Needs
The Power of Food for Children with Special Needs
When a child is diagnosed with special needs, parents are introduced to an array of therapies to help improve the child’s life. Determining a treatment plan can be...
Teaching Kids to Self-Advocate
Teaching Kids to Self-Advocate
Before I had children, I worked in the dean of student’s office at Queens University of Charlotte. My job was to help students achieve personal and academic goals.
Middle-School Students Learn to Advocate Through Extensions Program
Middle-School Students Learn to Advocate Through Extensions Program
When Trent Lose, 15, saw his middle-school friends at Randolph Middle School disappear from homeroom each morning, he was curious about where they were going.
How to Negotiate and Blend Family Customs for the Holidays
How to Negotiate and Blend Family Customs for the Holidays
Every Christmas Eve, my husband and I discuss whether the presents from Santa should be wrapped. We’ve been together for so long, we’re not sure whose family tradition...
Throwing Birthday Parties That Give Back
Throwing Birthday Parties That Give Back
The anniversary of the birth of a child is a celebratory time. We gather friends and family to sing “Happy Birthday,” eat cake and play games. Then the long-awaited moment arrives, the birthday boy or girl opens...