August 14, 2012 – Establishing routines with our children is an effective and powerful way to set boundaries. Setting limits helps our children feel safe, and allows them the freedom to focus on skill building and learning. Our routines, though, may have unintended consequences. If we spend the morning reminding, organizing and coercing our children […]
(Royse City) August 7, 2012 – The Lighthouse Salon, located at 106 East Main Street in Royse City, is offering free haircuts for students in pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, August 20. Call 214-929-0673 for more information. For more back-to-school news, discounts and specials around DFW, visit our Back-2-School […]
August 9, 2012 – Parents and teachers are invited to a Tax Free Weekend Open House at Costco, from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 17; 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, August 18; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, August 19. Present your employee badge or this invitation at entrance. For more […]
School supply drive runs now through July 26 (Lewisville) July 16, 2012 – The second annual Back 2 School Health Fair benefiting students of the Lewisville ISD community will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at Harmon High School, 1250 W. Round Grove Road. Back 2 School Health Fair is a coalition […]
(Irving) Free immunizations will be given to 500 VFC-eligible school-aged children from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 during the Back to School Fiesta at Irving Mall, 3880 Irving Mall Road. Backpacks filled with basic school supplies will be available, while supplies last. The event is hosted by Irving Mall and the City of Irving, and […]
(Wylie) Free school supplies, hair cuts and vision screening are available for Wylie ISD students during the Back-to-School Fair from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at the First Baptist Event Center in downtown Wylie. Students must attend the fair in order to receive supplies, and pre-registration is recommended. Because supplies are limited, Wylie […]
I remember the first time my son went fishing and discovered that cleaning a fish did not mean giving it a bubble bath. It rocked his world. Then we took a family trip to San Antonio, to visit the Alamo. My son cried in disappointment, because he thought we were there to see Elmo. As […]