What Pill Popping Looks Like Now
How to spot prescription drug use and what parents can do to prevent it.
Multicultural Families
So, what’s his name again?” I was asked, over and over, after my family had learned that I, an African American Virginian, was dating a half-Mexican, half-Caucasian kid, also from Virginia. “It’s Enrique, but everybody calls him Rick or…
Just You Wait
Sleeping through the night at eight weeks. Nursing like a champ every four hours. Potty training at two. “This one’s reading all the baby books,” the pediatrician joked. He meant the baby, not me. My mother maintains God gave my husband…
September 2010 Publisher’s Page
Wouldn’t you like to know? Every once in a while, I’ll find a local Richmonder we’d all like to know a bit morabout. Same questions each time, from the Prying Publisher (that’s me!) and the answers are just for you. This…
When Dad’s in Charge
She’s out there, somewhere, winging her way toward us.And now the two most beautiful words in the English language are flashing on the big board here in Concourse 3: ON TIME. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t expect things to…
Outside the Box
1. Roll-Up Lunch: Ban bread for a week and discover zesty chicken wraps, cucumbers and smoked salmon tortilla rolls; cucumber, avocado and imitation crab meat California rolls; hummus, turkey and cheese tortilla rolls. Then toss in a fruit roll-up. Zesty Chicken…
Tick Check
Richmond families can count on summertime for fun on the James, watermelon in Cary town, tomatoes from Hanover, and the three Hs in our forecast: hazy, hot, and humid. This year, summertime is also bringing us an abundance of ticks.…
Writing is Fun!
With supplies from around the house and their imaginations, your kids can craft these fun pencil toppers and get ready to head back to school! What you need: Paper towel or toilet paper tube, or other cardboard material Construction paper…
Help for High-Schoolers and New Moms
Q: My son is a junior and refuses to even talk about college. I don’t want to be one of those parents who does everything for their kid, but I can’t just blow this off. Help! A: There are a…
CrossOver Ministry
Late last summer, following her husband’s job loss in Texas, Maria relocated her family to Richmond. When Maria tried to enroll her four kids in school, she learned they needed back-to-school physicals and updated immunizations before they could attend…
