Education
Bend local entrepreneurs create fun concept for kids who love books
Here's something a little different for families who love books and story time, value reading together but appreciate the added convenience of online streaming. Choosing from a wide selection of children's titles, Vooks subscribers can listen to books read aloud.
May 28, 2019
Education book lovers reading online books
Nest Feature
Friends of the Children Central Oregon is here to stay
There are many children in the world who are born into circumstances that do not benefit them. Maybe their parents cannot support the family, so they grow up hungry, or maybe they are left mostly on their own because their parents are working all the time.
By Caitlin Richmond
May 28, 2019
Nest Feature Duncan Campbell Kim Hatfield nonprofits
Education
Plump up literary skills while relaxing with a good book this summer
Kids who read during the summer months tend to improve their vocabulary and literary competancy, while those who never crack a book may lose skills learned during the school year. Fostering a love of reading is an easy task with so many exciting, fun books to explore.
May 28, 2019
Education books books for kids reading literacy
Expert Q&A
Havilah Brodhead FNP-BC, Family Nurse Practitioner, Hearthside Medicine Family Care/Owner
QSunscreen options have really expanded and gotten expensive in recent years. What are the differences between the cheap stuff, the pricier options and the ones marketed as kid's sunscreen?
May 28, 2019
Expert Q&A Vaccine risks chickenpox sunscreen kid stress
Nest Feature
1919-2019: Centennial Celebrations Abound at the Deschutes County Fair
There's only one spot in Central Oregon where funnel cakes, 4H, free concerts and ferris wheels all come together each year: The Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo.
By Caitlin Richmond
May 28, 2019
Nest Feature Fairs rodeos Eberhard's Dairy Deschutes Brewery live music
Culture
We asked these 3rd graders from Miller Elementary, "What do you think your dad would consider to be a perfect Father's Day?"
We asked these 3rd graders from Miller Elementary, "What do you think your dad would consider to be a perfect Father's Day?" Ethan: Taking him out to Spork and getting him new bike stuff because he loves to bike.
May 28, 2019
Culture Miller Elementary Father's Day
Culture
Snuggle up with sharks at the Oregon Coast Aquarium
Why on Earth would I give up a night in a comfy king-size bed in a gorgeous beach house to sleep on a cold hard floor? The only logical reason is for the love of my child, of course.
By Amanda Klingman
May 28, 2019
Culture Oregon Coast Aquarium sleepovers kids activities
Health
Saving Grace addresses teen relationships & violence prevention in Deschutes County
The idea of your baby one day being old enough to date can be a bitter pill to swallow. But, as adolescence approaches, visions of young men with flowers and innocent pecks on the cheek goodnight at the door, make the whole courtship scenario a bit more palatable.
By Annette Benedetti
May 28, 2019
Health teen dating Saving Grace abuse y Teen Relationships Act The Boys and Girls Club LOFT
Culture
Flying & Crying
I said it. I invoked Karma as a threat, as an epithet, as a balm for my dignity, wounded by glares and stares and unsolicited advice, whispered indignantly over crossed arms as an entire airport observed my children in full fury.
By Bull Garlington
May 28, 2019
Culture air travel traveling with children
Outdoors
How to turn up the volume on a backyard kid's zone
When I was a girl, my dad heroically took play time to the next level. Having no backyard, he put a public park-style 10-foot steel slide in the living room of our Portland studio apartment.
By K.M. Collins
May 28, 2019
Outdoors construction climbing walls forts a-frames kid projects
Parenting
The Art of Teaching Kids Responsibility While Having Fun
When I was young, my grandfather taught me just about everything: how to fish, play golf, shoot pool—and even how to catch a football, even though he had to throw underhanded because he had a bad shoulder. But all this fun came at a cost: I had to learn how to do chores to earn a round of golf or a trip to the lake.
By Chris Miller
May 28, 2019
Parenting chores responsibility barbecuing cleaning
Parenting
Brilliant Summer Hacks for All
Snopocalypse 2019 had you praying to the gods of summer. You swore upon your children's own lives that you would never again complain about the heat if the snow would just stop.
By Annette Benedetti
May 28, 2019
Parenting screen time games play outdoor fun
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