Sunday, February 5th, 2012

It’s pumpkin patch time! Get your little Linuses out to the Dallas Arboretum for some great pumpkin photos. Which is different from “photos of the Great Pumpkin”…

A parenting blog called “Free Range Kids” and a new book called “The Paranoid Parents Guide” believe we should give our kids more independence when they are little, so they grow up to be more self-sufficient as adults.

Here’s something retro that we would not like to see return as a fall trend… whooping cough. Learn about the recent outbreak of this disease that can be deadly to infants, and understand what you can do to be safe.

Fitropolis Stackers is a fun iPhone app that teaches kids about nutrition and healthy eating. They are in 3rd place to win a national contest put on by the USDA, and could use your vote!

Turn an ooey gooey cinnamon roll from Cinnabon at Stonebriar into vaccinations and physicals for Frisco kids.

Frisco Freedom Fest is returning for its ninth year, but moving to the Saturday before Independence Day.

Take Dad and the kids out to the Denton Airshow this Saturday, to see some cool feats of aerial acrobatics.

Moms get all the attention sometimes… so how about a festival this weekend that celebrates dads? Check out Dadfest in Richardson at Galatyn Park, happening on June 12.

If you have multiple kiddos at home, stop whatever you’re doing for just five minutes to read this article from yesterday’s New York Times. Doctors have learned that after one child has an injury, his siblings are at higher risk immediately afterward.

We’ve got about three weeks left of good cookout weather before it gets unbearably hot. Try some of these Savvy grill recipes for tasty treats like shrimp tacos, cinnamon bananas, and GRILLED SALAD.