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Your son is finally, FINALLY potty trained! Your little girl took her first step! That family vacay went off without a hitch and the kids had so much fun! To social media, we go! In today’s generation, social media...
One of the things that brings me great joy in this life is beauty. I adore beautiful things and places. I love home design, photography, and art. Tidy and impeccably decorated spaces make my heart sing. I just learned...
It's a gorgeous August evening. The peepers are peeping, the moon has just popped out, and my 3-and-half-year-old son and I are enjoying one of our favorite summer traditions: porch popsicles. A pretty perfect night for us. Suddenly I...
“Let us see the dinosaur app!” I hear it every day. They crowd around, squeezing together to see my phone screen, and I pass it off to whoever seems to have the least-sticky hands. The "dinosaur app” is Timehop. They call...
In this technology driven age, we tried a rather extreme experiment recently. We put our kids on a 3 week long, interactive screens fast. No video games, no tablets, no computers, no cheap handheld games from drugstores, and even...
My husband and I have been in a small debate about screen exposure for our infant. While I have been on the side of no (or very limited exposure) he struggles to see the harm in snuggling up to...
Confession: I’m a crier. Reading “On The Night You Were Born” to my kids. Cried. Watching a particularly well done Folders commercial. Cried. Listening to my son sings “Dream A Little Dream,” the night-night song I’ve sung to him...
There is no shortage of extracurricular activity choices in the Kansas City area, but since each kid is unique and has varied interests, maybe there hasn’t been a “click” for every kid. Luckily, there’s a new option in town. We...
I moved to Kansas City for a job in 2004, when the idea of kids was not on my mind. The plan was to complete a three-year contract then move back to New England to be closer to family. I...
In our household with three daughters, there are lots of princesses. I get the appeal - princesses seem to have lovely adventures and wear fabulous dresses. My girls love fancy dresses and jumping in mud puddles, sometimes together. There...
One of the things I most looked forward to when I became a mother was sharing childhood favorites with my daughter. I can’t wait until we can read the Little House series together, watch The Breakfast Club and visit...
Do you wish your kids had a creative space that went beyond construction paper, scissors, and glue? Do you want your kids to find a STEM activity, but don’t have a clue where to start? Check out the Johnson...
I sat in a packed auditorium, hanging on every word our speaker said. The presenter was an FBI agent, who also happened to be the father of one of my students, who worked in the cyber-crimes division. The stories...
Dropping kids off at school, chauffeuring them to after-school activities, or just making a quick run to the grocery store—here in KC, almost all of us drive our kids around every day. And, let’s face it—too much time in...

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One of the many things I've learned in this parenting gig is that no matter how weird or awkward or strange something your kid does, chances are at least 75% of other kids have done it or are currently...

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A Day at Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead

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Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead opens for the 2024 season on Monday, April 1 at 9 a.m. The charm of the farm animals, the intentional areas...
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