Summer Getaways

  By Nora Heston Tarte Cure your wanderlust with a summer vacation for the whole family. Science suggests that spending money on travel is a positive investment, and experiences have been linked to higher levels of happiness. There’s a slew of positives that go...

Stress Less Parties

  By Christina Katz One simple strategy will minimize birthday party preparation, clean up, and costs—having your birthday party somewhere else besides home. Any birthday party can get expensive, and you might think having a party away from home would double the...

What is Proposition 123

By Expect More Arizona   What is Proposition 123? Proposition 123 is a referendum that will ask Arizona voters to increase K-12 school funding. If the Proposition is passed, it will put $3.5 billion over 10 years into the K-12 education system.   Where will the...

Healthy Families

By Nora Heston Tarte What does “healthy” mean to you? Is it a specific weight, a measureable activity level, a state of mind? From focusing on exercise and nutrition to encouraging healthy relationships, there’s more than one definition of what it means to be healthy....

The Vitamin Scoop

By Michele Peters Parents are concerned with their child’s well being, both emotional and physical. Perhaps one of the most questioned topics is that of vitamins. Do we give or not give vitamins…what kind…how much? But, even more important, is there any harm in giving...