Make Room for Play

Make Room for Play

Playhouse Interior Designer and Do-It-Yourself Expert Katie Perri believes you should create a home your kids will be happy in now and not worry about resale. In her basement area, she built a playhouse, a grocery store, a book reading area, and a tea-room playing...
Your Kid’s Brain and Screen Time

Your Kid’s Brain and Screen Time

It’s been a slow descent, but my 7-year-old now binge-watches enough television that his eyes no longer blink. When quarantine became our new normal, so did screen time. Television shows, talking with friends, online learning, and video games are my kid’s lifeline to...
Baby, It’s Good!

Baby, It’s Good!

Norah prepares some veggies for her salad. Many of them go straight into her mouth instead, and that’s OK. Getting your children to eat quality foods As a recipe developer with a toddler, people always ask me how I get my kid to eat the food I cook. Norah is 2½ and...
A Winter Escape for Your Kids

A Winter Escape for Your Kids

Photos submitted by the Louisville Zoo. The air is crisp, but my 7-year-old doesn’t mind. Watching my son run ahead, it occurs to me I might have bundled him up a little too well. He looks a lot like Ralphie’s younger brother from the holiday movie A Christmas...
Just Ask Joyce: Is He the Love of My Life?

Just Ask Joyce: Is He the Love of My Life?

Q. “I have had difficulty with relationships. I have trouble identifying whether the person I’m seeing is someone I want to spend the rest of my life with. This time, I feel differently than before, but I’m still not certain I want to invest a lot of time if he’s not...
A Gift for Moms

A Gift for Moms

Local author Farrah Alexander says, “As a mother, you have tremendous power because you’re raising the next generation, and your actions affect what the future is going to look like.”  Submitted photos. Local author Farrah Alexander became captivated by the...