Modern Babies And Children Summer 2009

Summer 2009

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DALLAS/FORT WORTH Complimentary

The Local Resource For Parents, Grandparents & Families

Our Giving Back Issue!

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DFW Charities Helping Local Families

ContentsSummer ’09

19 Activities

24 Camps

29 Child Care

36 Education

44 Fairs/Festivals/Events

51 Family Home & Realtors

57 Financial & Insurance

62 Gifts

64 Health & Fitness

67 Health Professionals

71 Just for Moms

74 Memories & Keepsakes

78 Parties & Special Events

85 Photography

91 Safety

94 Sports & Recreation

98 Support Groups and Charities

104 Time Out For Parents

110 Ultrasound

113 Where To Shop

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13 Giving Back

26 Summer Camp/Activites Guide

32 Kidpreneur

38 Expand Your Child’s World...With Music

46 Book Swap Waste Not Want Not

48 Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products

52 Operation Special Delivery

58 Loans That Change Lives

76 Take 5: A Gift You Can’t Wrap

82 DFW Party Zone

106 Volunteer Vacations

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Even if you have just a few moments right now to flip through this issue, we hope our GIVING edition will leave you feeling inspired and that you will gravi-tate back to read more.

We sought out stories about people and programs-making a difference in our community, across the country and all around the world.

You’ll find out how you and your family can take a volunteer vacation, meet a local teen entrepreneur whose attempt at saving for college turned into a must-read book for kids and learn about non-material gifts parents hope to give their children.

In continuing our MBC Green Pages, you’ll learn how to make your own eco-friendly cleaning products that are safe for the entire family to use. We will also give you tips on how to make your book swapping experience a green one!

As part of Modern Babies & Children’s commitment to giving, we partner with a number of non-profit organizations. We’ll take you inside four of them and share per-spectives from some of the volunteers and the people served.

Don’t forget to visit us at ModernBabiesAndChildren.com where you’ll find a NEW summer camp directory, and interactive version of this entire issue and much more.

We want to hear your feedback on what you like about our magazine and any suggestions you may have for future editions! The first five people to email us ([email protected]) will receive a gift from one of our advertisers.

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“Life is too short – you don’t want to wake up one day and look back at your life and ask yourself, ‘Why didn’t I?’”

It’s hard to believe the person who penned this motivational message is just 16 years old (and just shy of 15 when he wrote it) until he needs to shift our phone interview time slightly to accommodate getting picked up from school.

In Kidpreneur: Genius Ways For Kids To Pay Their Way Through College,

Dallas Crilley, a DFW area teen, weaves in his own words of encouragement as he introduces young readers to an impressive line-up of kidpreneurs.

There is Farrah Gray, who began sell-ing items door-to-door as a little boy in inner-city Chicago. “He started when he was 6 years old with every disadvantage. He ended up being the youngest African-American self-made millionaire of all time,” shares Crilley, adding that at 14,

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Gray earned a million dollars after selling the food company he started based on his grandmother’s pancake recipe. At age 10, K-K Gregory found a way to stop snow from sneaking into kids’ coat sleeves. Crilley shares how her creation of special detachable sleeves called “Wris-ties” earned more than $22,000 in the first six minutes of sales on QVC.

Michael Dell displayed business savvy long before Dell Computers. Crilley writes that as a 12-year-old newspaper subscription salesperson, Dell found that newlyweds and recent homebuyers were his most likely customers and hired “a small army of adolescents” to go to the courthouse and look for leads from home deeds and marriage licenses. “By the end of the summer he was making more than the teachers he was about to be learning from,” writes Crilley.

Crilley hopes to use profits from his book sales to pay his way through college.

He is already $20,000 of the way there. He wrote his book in only one month’s time during the summer of 2007, just be-fore his 15th birthday. “I really wanted to finish my summer feeling like I had accom-plished something,” explains Crilley, who was living in Michigan at the time. Out of frustration that he was too young for a traditional job, he started seeking inspira-tion online and discovered many kidpre-neurs. “I realized these stories needed to be told. Most of these people are fairly unknown,” he says.

During the writing process, Crilley sought feedback from his dad, Jeff Cril-ley, a published author, founder of Real News PR and a former TV reporter. Brown Books, the same Dallas publishing com-pany with which his dad worked, brought his manuscript to life.

Crilley also credits his mom, an after-school teacher, for her support and points out how he has seen a common thread of parental support among many kidpre-neurs.

Just what can we expect from this kid-preneur? He has his eyes on the entre-preneurial sky and is also grounded in the now — working to maintain his 3.9 grade point average.

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Expand Your Child’s

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Fall/Winter 2008 ModernBabiesAndChildren.com

Music Sesamstraat… Takalani Sesame… Zhima Jie… rue Sésame… Plaza Sésamo … Galli Galli Sim Sim — These are just some of the ways children around the world know the show Sesame Street.*

For the first time, kids can grab their rubber duckies and set sail on a global adventure to glimpse the Sesame songs and videos that kids in other countries enjoy. Putumayo World Music’s children’s division and Sesame Workshop teamed up to produce the CD/DVD set, Sesame Street Playground: Songs and Videos from Around the World. The CD features songs in a dozen different languages, including such classics as “Sing” and “El-mo’s Song” in English. Young listeners will sometimes recognize the melodies, such

as the Chinese version of “Rubber Duckie” and will also enjoy new rhythms that are representative of the countries of origin.

The DVD features five music videos, including the show open from India, a video produced in Mexico about enjoy-ing fruit and a South African one about pollution.

“My favorite video is “Pollution Song” from South Africa’s Takalani Sesame, which encourages us to take care of our environment,” shares Sesame Workshop’s CEO, Gary Knell. “The songs aren’t about alarming children or forcing them to take action. It’s about making connec-tions and, in this instance, connecting kids with nature and nature with our kids; it’s about co-dependency.”

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He explains, “Whether we’re singing about protecting the environment or eating delicious healthy fruits, we’re promoting global values that all kids can relate to.”

Putumayo World Music’s CEO and Founder Dan Storper describes the part-nership with Sesame as a natural one. “Putumayo Kids is really about finding a way to introduce kids to other cultures through music. There aren’t that many nat-ural connectors that are nearly as good as music.”

Sesame Street celebrates its 40th birthday in 2009 and airs in about 140 countries with about 30 of those coun-tries co-producing localized versions with Sesame Workshop. A portion of the pro-ceeds from Sesame Street Playground will support the show as well as Sesame Workshop’s other projects for children worldwide. v

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Book swapping is an easy way to recycle and save money!

Waste Not Want Not:

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Tired of dusting off those piles of books you’ve already read? Book swapping may be just the right solution for you. You can purge your book collection while earning points to get the books you want and, in some cases, CDs and DVDs too! Then you can turn them in for more. Being green has never been so reward-ing! We tried out two of the many sites available.

PaperBackSwap.com This user-friendly site makes book swap-ping as easy as can be. To join, just list at least 10 books you have read and are willing to swap. When other PaperBack-Swap members request your books, you will receive one point for each book you send off. You can take these points and request books of your own. PaperBackSwap even allows you to print off a wrapper to mail the books in, along with the option of purchasing postage right from the site. As long as your book weighs less than 13 ounces, you can mail it from home. Nothing could make it easier to keep those books circulating! PaperBackSwap also has two sister sites, one for trading CDs and one for DVDs.

BookMooch.com In addition to providing an easy forum for people to swap books, this website also allows you to use your points to donate to charity. Here’s how it works. After joining the BookMooch website, you provide a list of the books with which you are willing to part. When other members request your books, you can earn points to either select books for yourself or give the points to a general fund or one of the specific charities with which BookMooch partners. Looking for a book written in a differ-ent language? BookMooch might be able to help out. They allow you to trade with members in other countries. v

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no thank you or photo op. The recipi-ents will never know who came to the rescue.

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for someone to start a business. When prospective lenders visit the website, they can easily access a list of entrepreneurs complete with names, lo-cations, photos and a description of the business. The minimum amount that can be loaned is $25. According to Kiva, nearly 99 per-cent of loans have been repaid since it launched in 2005. When your money is returned, you can either take the cash or help someone else. The average re-

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Mention the word “gift” to your children, and you just may hear about a coveted high-tech toy or even a dream trip to Dis-ney World. Only, we’re not talk-ing about that kind of present. In the spirit of our GIVING issue, for this edition’s “Take 5,” we polled local parents about gifts that money can’t buy — the kind of gifts where it may take years to reveal if they have been received. We asked moms and dads to tell us about the one non-material gift that they hope to give to their children. “The ability to be self-reliant… They’re going to ultimately choose their own path religiously, socially, [and] economically, but I have to be able to give them the tools to get there.” - Joel Payne “We hope that both our children learn to love and accept themselves unconditionally, because we as their parents have shown them how to do that. Consequently, our wish is that they are also accepting of others, regardless of differences in beliefs, cultures and life choices.”- Lara & Roger Nicolson

“I hope we can give our daughter a sense of value in her health and continue to teach her the importance of a strong body and a strong mind.” - Jennifer Judy

“The non-material gift I would pass to my child would be a sense of determination and a drive for accom-plishment. I would like her to understand she’s responsible for her success and that she can achieve at whatever level she strives to achieve.” - Jesse Judy

“I would say the love for reading books… That will give my son a lifetime of knowledge.” - Maria Mendoza v

When our co-founder, Karen Buck, read our “Take 5” question, she men-tioned that she knew exactly how she would answer it. Unlike the majority of parents we polled, who have young chil-dren, Karen has watched her now adult daughter receive the one non-material gift she always wanted to give her — a sense of independence. We asked Karen to elaborate. My daughter, Jessica, is 27 and is more independent than I ever was at her age. She doesn’t think twice about finding an affordable flight on one of a variety of “cheap” travel sites, hopping a plane to Vietnam to visit with a friend who is trans-lating textbooks or meeting up with friends in Paris for a few days of museums and crepes while making tons of memories. This independence is something that I admire in my daughter. She works hard at her career, funds all of her traveling ex-penses and understands that some things have to be sacrificed in order to achieve what is important to you. There are many times when I would much rather have her with me enjoying a long walk on a wooded trail, playing Boggle or Scrabble, or simply having a meal together. However, I am proud that the most important lesson that I could have ever helped my daughter to learn is inde-pendence. Starting when Jess was a little girl, I remember telling her that it did not matter what she chose to do in life as long as she gave it her 110 percent. I would have encouraged any path of study or ca-reer that she chose as long as she gave it her all. I encouraged her to set goals and follow her dreams. We also discussed the importance of believing in herself and not depending on anyone else to “make things happen.” There is such freedom in that type of in-dependence, and one thing that I am cer-tain about is that I have given my daughter that fabulous feeling of freedom. - Karen Buck

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A couple’s Caribbean cruise honeymoon is booked and paid for when the bride-to-be decides against setting sail. The year is 1979. Michele Gran has just seen news accounts of Vietnamese people losing their lives while trying to float to free-dom in rickety boats. As her now husband, Bud Philbrook, tells it, taking a cruise didn’t seem right. They compromised and took a non-traditional honeymoon — one week volunteering in a Guatemalan village and one at Disney World. Afterward, the Minnesota newlyweds’ friends and colleagues were intrigued by the volunteer trip. “Part of the conversation was, ‘I always wanted to do something like that,’” Philbrook recalls. Philbrook, an attorney with a master’s in international economic development, and Gran, a public relations professional, knew they were on to something. “We decided we would do one of these trips once a year for our friends, and it just grew and grew,” he describes.

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Nick Philbrook Teaching Conversational English In China

In 1984, they launched Global Volunteers. The non-profit sends participants on volunteer vacations to such destinations as China, Ghana, Costa Rica and an American Indian Reservation.

This year, 2500 participants will volun-teer in 110 communities in 21 countries on 5 continents. The couple’s three adult sons, who grew up volunteering around the globe, now work with their parents. Global Volunteers allows children as young as 5 to participate at some sites. Age requirements differ by project and lo-cation. The youngest volunteers often sim-ply play with other children, but can soon graduate to doing more.

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Planting trees and painting school bleachers were two highlights of Sonia Picard’s experience during the week she celebrated her 8th birthday on Montana’s Blackfeet Reservation, where Global Vol-unteers has sent volunteers for nearly 10 years. “It felt really good,” she says, look-ing back on the 2006 trip. In addition to diverse service projects, her Kensington, Maryland family of five also enjoyed communal dinners, participated in a powwow and explored Glacier National Park. “We worked really hard. We played hard,” describes Sonia’s mother, Suzanne Picard, a Peace Corps alum, whose fam-ily had taken several vacations out West and wanted to make this one about giving back. “It’s kind of like a landmark in my child-hood. Later, when I’m going through my

memories... it will be something I’ll always be happy to think about,” shares 13-year-old Greg Picard. He recently collected backpacks and school supplies for children on the Blackfeet Reservation for his Bar Mitzvah service project. “Everyone really found their niche,” says Matthew Picard, who wanted to instill in his children “some insight that even with a small amount of effort, you can make a difference.” He appreciates that his chil-dren, who at the time ranged from 8 to 14 could see results, such as the painted bleachers and describes the experience as “eye opening” for them.

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“Their whole perspective of the world is enriched,” says Philbrook about the impact on young participants. “It doesn’t mean they won’t want to come back and play with the Nin-tendo or the Xbox or whatever they have, but it does put in perspective that kids elsewhere may not have electricity let alone an Xbox.” He credits Global Volunteers’ ongoing presence in communities for its results. “Not one of our teams of volunteers will build a school, but over a year a school gets built,” he says, sharing the same applies for teaching children conversational English over the years or building a health clinic. The tax-deductible participation fees for the one to three week volunteer vacations range from $995 for domestic service programs to $3195 for international ones, depending on the service program and location. The fees directly support ongoing work in the host com-munity and cover project materials, meals and lodging, ground transportation, emergency medical evacuation insurance and other related expenses. There are discounts for students, families and companions. Airfare to the site is separate. Global Volunteers has been profiled widely on TV and in print. Philbrook says that Global Volunteers was granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations in 1999 and that the organization provides the UN counsel and supports its initiatives, “such as Millennium Development Goals to ensure the safety and development of children and end hunger and poverty worldwide.” Twenty-five years after starting the journey, Philbrook is continually touched by such stories as the grandmother who took her granddaughter to give her “a gift of values.” He explains, “You get to make a difference in someone else’s life in a way that is difficult to describe or quantify, but you know it happened because of the way the person says thank you…” v For more information: globalvolunteers.org Service program fees listed above are subject to change. Photos compliments of Global Volunteers.

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Find It Here Your Guide to Local Products and Services in Dallas/Fort WorthActivitiesCity of Coppell ..................................................................................95Dallas Zoo ....................................................................................18,21Delivering Fitness ..............................................................................66Dolfin Swim School ..........................................................................23FC Dallas .......................................................................................21,96Kreative Kidz Partyz .........................................................................81Metro Moms ......................................................................................72Movie Tavern .....................................................................................20Soccer Tots Dallas/Lil Sluggers ......................................................97Stroller Strides ...................................................................................73Wiggly Play Center .....................................................................22,81YMCA ..................................................................................................22 AmusementsDallas Zoo ....................................................................................18,21FC Dallas .......................................................................................21,96Wiggly Play Center .....................................................................22,81

AnnouncementsAngela Majerus Photography ..........................................................89Emily Thurmond Photography .......................................................90Sassy Kids Creations ........................................................................63

Art Lime Blossom .................................................................................. 117Little Impressions ..............................................................................75Sassy Kids Creations ........................................................................63

Baby GearBabies R Us...................................................................................... 114babybliss ........................................................................................... 115Be-Dazzled! ..................................................................................... 115Boppy ................................................................................................ IBCLime Blossom .................................................................................. 117Lone Star Baby & Kids .................................................................. 117Mamma Little Helper .................................................................... 117Paci Partner, Inc. ...............................................................................93Stork Vision ..................................................................................... 111Take Along Tether ........................................................................ 118

BalloonsCustom Creations by Kelly ............................................................79

Birthday PartiesAdventure Kids Playcare .................................................................30CBS Productions ...............................................................................79Custom Creations by Kelly ............................................................79Dress Up Lady ...................................................................................80Jumping J Jays ......................................................................................80Little Impressions ..............................................................................75Movie Tavern .....................................................................................20Wiggly Play Center .....................................................................22,81

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CampsA Therapy Connection ....................................................................41Adventure Kids Playcare .................................................................30City of Coppell ..................................................................................95Dolphin Swim School .......................................................................23Kreative Kidz Partyz .........................................................................81Soccer Tots Dallas/Lil Sluggers ......................................................97YMCA ..................................................................................................22

Charities Alley’s House .....................................................................................99P.E.A.R.L. Girls ................................................................................ 100Roy Williams Safety Net .............................................................. 101Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation ............................... 102 Child CareAdventure Kids Playcare .................................................................30Ladybug Home Care ........................................................................34Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73Spanish Schoolhouse ..................................................................25,37Treehouse Academy ........................................................................31YMCA ..................................................................................................22 Childbirth & Family ClassesDallas Association for Parent Education .....................................41Frisco Centennial Hospital..............................................................68Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall ................................................69Texas Teratogen Information Service ..................................42,103Trinity Medical Center ....................................................................70

ClassesA Therapy Connection ....................................................................41Babies R Us...................................................................................... 114City of Coppell ..................................................................................95

Cross Fit Denton County ...............................................................66Dallas Association for Parent Education .....................................41Delivering Fitness ..............................................................................66Dolfin Swim School ..........................................................................23Frisco Centennial Hospital..............................................................68Kreative Kidz Partyz .........................................................................81Lady of America ................................................................................65Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall ................................................69Soccer Tots Dallas/Lil Sluggers ......................................................97Stroller Strides ...................................................................................73Trinity Medical Center ....................................................................70YMCA ..................................................................................................22

Consignment & Resale Zone My Sisters Closet ........................................................................... 117

CraftsLittle Impressions ..............................................................................75Sassy Kids Creations ........................................................................63

Day TripsDallas Zoo ....................................................................................18,21FC Dallas .......................................................................................21,96Sam Lollar Travel ........................................................................... 105

DecoratingBe-Dazzled! ..................................................................................... 115Custom Creations by Kelly ............................................................79Lime Blossom .................................................................................. 117Sassy Kids Creations ........................................................................63 DFW Party Zone ........................................................................82

DoulasMommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73

Eco-Friendly & Green Lime Blossom .................................................................................. 117

EducationA Child Safe Home ...........................................................................92A Therapy Connection ....................................................................41City of Coppell ..................................................................................95Dallas Association for Parent Education .....................................41Dolfin Swim School ..........................................................................23Dr. Baby Proofer ...............................................................................93Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall ................................................69Spanish Schoolhouse ..................................................................25,37Texas Teratogen Information Service ..................................42,103Treehouse Academy ........................................................................31Trinity Medical Center ....................................................................70

Fairs, Festivals, EventsBabies R Us...................................................................................... 114

Family HomeBe-Dazzled! ..................................................................................... 115Buckets & Bows.................................................................................56Clyde Fisher Realty ...........................................................................53Custom Media ...................................................................................53Dr. Baby Proofer ...............................................................................93Ladybug Home Care ........................................................................34Member Mortgage ............................................................................54Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73RE/MAX North Associates, Trisha Mihalik .................................55Sam Lollar - Keller Williams ...........................................................54Southern Services .............................................................................55Stevens Financial ..............................................................................61Uppercase Living ......................................................................55, 118

Family TimeBaby Loves Disco ..............................................................................20City of Coppell ..................................................................................95Dallas Zoo ....................................................................................18,21FC Dallas .......................................................................................21,96Movie Tavern .....................................................................................20Sam Lollar Travel ........................................................................... 105Wiggly Play Center .....................................................................22,81

FinancialStevens Financial ..............................................................................61

GiftsAmy Columbus Photography .........................................................86Angela Majerus Photography ..........................................................89Ardyss ..................................................................................................12Babies R Us...................................................................................... 114babybliss ........................................................................................... 115Be-Dazzled! ..................................................................................... 115Boppy ................................................................................................ IBCCarey Lynn Photography .................................................................89CBS Productions ...............................................................................79Emily Thurmond Photography .......................................................90Just Clippies ..................................................................................... 116

Find It Here Your Guide to Local Products and Services in Dallas/Fort WorthKarey Rinkenberger Photography .................................................87Lime Blossom .................................................................................. 117Little Impressions ..............................................................................75Lone Star Baby & Kids .................................................................. 117Paci Partner, Inc. ...............................................................................93Sassy Kids Creations ........................................................................63Stitch Chicks ......................................................................................63Stork Vision ..................................................................................... 111Take Along Tether ........................................................................ 118 Health & FitnessCross Fit Denton County ...............................................................66Delivering Fitness ..............................................................................66Dolfin Swim School ..........................................................................23Lady of America ................................................................................65Stroller Strides ...................................................................................73

Health ProfessionalsFrisco Centennial Hospital..............................................................68Las Colinas Medical Center ............................................................69Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall ................................................69Texas Teratogen Information Service ..................................42,103Trinity Medical Center ....................................................................70

HospitalsFrisco Centennial Hospital..............................................................68Las Colinas Medical Center ............................................................69Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall ................................................69Trinity Medical Center ....................................................................70

InsuranceHigh Point Risk Services ..................................................................61

Just For MomsArdyss ..................................................................................................12Delivering Fitness ..............................................................................66Lady of America ................................................................................65Metro Moms ......................................................................................72Mommy and Me at Home ...............................................................73My Sisters Closet ........................................................................... 117

Maternity Fashions My Sisters Closet ........................................................................... 117

Memories & KeepsakesMemories & Keepsakes .......................................................................Amy Columbus Photography .........................................................86Angela Majerus Photography ..........................................................89Carey Lynn Photography .................................................................89CBS Productions ...............................................................................79Colleen G. Drew Photography ......................................................90Emily Thurmond Photography .......................................................90First Vu Imaging .............................................................................. 112HM Spears Photography ..................................................................88Home Video Studio ..........................................................................90Little Impressions ..............................................................................75Sassy Kids Creations ........................................................................63 MortgageMember Mortgage ............................................................................54RE/MAX North Associates, Trisha Mihalik .................................55

Museums & Points of InterestDallas Zoo ....................................................................................18,21

NICUFrisco Centennial Hospital..............................................................68Trinity Medical Center ....................................................................70

NurseryBabies R Us...................................................................................... 114babybliss ........................................................................................... 115Be-Dazzled! ..................................................................................... 115Lime Blossom .................................................................................. 117Lone Star Baby & Kids .................................................................. 117

Parties & Special EventsAdventure Kids Playcare .................................................................30CBS Productions ...............................................................................79Custom Creations by Kelly ............................................................79Dress Up Lady ...................................................................................80Jumping J Jays ......................................................................................80Kreative Kidz Partyz .........................................................................81Little Impressions ..............................................................................75Movie Tavern .....................................................................................20Wiggly Play Center .....................................................................22,81

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Personalized ItemsBe-Dazzled! ..................................................................................... 115CBS Productions ...............................................................................79

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PhotographyAmy Columbus Photography .........................................................86Angela Majerus Photography ..........................................................89Carey Lynn Photography .................................................................89Colleen G. Drew Photography ......................................................90Emily Thurmond Photography .......................................................90HM Spears Photography ..................................................................88Karey Rinkenberger Photography .................................................87

PortraitsAmy Columbus Photography .........................................................86Angela Majerus Photography ..........................................................89Carey Lynn Photography .................................................................89Colleen G. Drew Photography ......................................................90Emily Thurmond Photography .......................................................90HM Spears Photography ..................................................................88Karey Rinkenberger Photography .................................................87

PregnancyDelivering Fitness ..............................................................................66First Vu Imaging .............................................................................. 112Lime Blossom .................................................................................. 117Stroller Strides ...................................................................................73Texas Teratogen Information Service ..................................42,103

Radio Stations/Family-FriendlyRadio Disney .................................................................................... BC

RealtorsClyde Fisher Realty ...........................................................................53RE/MAX North Associates, Trisha Mihalik .................................55Sam Lollar - Keller Williams ...........................................................54

RentalsJumping J Jays ......................................................................................80

SafetyA Child Safe Home ...........................................................................92Dr. Baby Proofer ...............................................................................93Paci Partner, Inc. ...............................................................................93

Seminars/Parents EducationAlley’s House .....................................................................................99Dallas Association for Parent Education .....................................41Metro Moms ......................................................................................72

Sports & RecreationCity of Coppell ..................................................................................95Dolfin Swim School ..........................................................................23FC Dallas .......................................................................................21,96Soccer Tots Dallas/Lil Sluggers ......................................................97Stroller Strides ...................................................................................73YMCA ..................................................................................................22

Summer Camp/Activity Guide .........................................26

Support GroupsAlley’s House .....................................................................................99P.E.A.R.L. Girls ................................................................................ 100Roy Williams Safety Net .............................................................. 101Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation ............................... 102

Time Out For ParentsAdventure Kids Playcare .................................................................30Ladybug Home Care ........................................................................34Sam Lollar Travel ........................................................................... 105

UltrasoundFirst Vu Imaging .............................................................................. 112Stork Vision ..................................................................................... 111

Vacation IdeasSam Lollar Travel ........................................................................... 105

VideographyHome Video Studio ..........................................................................90

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