Author: Eve White

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A Happily-Ever-Afternoon at ImaginOn

Getting kids excited about going to the library this summer is easy with ImaginOn's interactive exhibit "Once Upon a Time ... Exploring the World of Fairy Tales."

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Excited About the 2014 Fit Family Challenge

As we select our Spotlight Families and talk to our panel of wellness experts, we are getting excited about the 2014 Fit Family Challenge! Our new families will be introduced soon and start the rewarding work of starting a healthier…

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Discover New Bern, North Carolina

New Bern is a charming riverfront town with plenty of things for kids and families to do, while learning a little about North Carolina history.

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16th Annual Moms@Work Event Supports Charlotte Family Housing

Charlotte Parent has selected Charlotte Family Housing as the charitable organization to receive a portion of the proceeds from its 16th annual Moms@Work event. Each year, Charlotte Parent chooses a local nonprofit organization to support, and chose Charlotte Family Housing…

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Comedian Craig Shoemaker Has Daditude

Editor Eve White catches up with an old friend, comedian Craig Shoemaker. He shares his comic view on life as a husband and father to three boys in the primetime comedy special titled "Daditude," airing through December 2012 on Showtime

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Artful Reads

Creative books to inspire kids to draw, paint and write.

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Hometown Holiday Highlights

Charlotte families don’t need to go far to find lights, carriage rides and maybe a little snow for the holidays.

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Green Scene – October

GreenScene. You've heard of the three R's – Reading, writing and 'rithmatic. Now get something that helps you with the eco-rs — recycle, reduce and reuse.

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Green Scene – August

GreenScene. You've heard of the three R's – Reading, writing and 'rithmatic. Now get something that helps you with the eco-rs — recycle, reduce and reuse.

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The Counter

The Counter is a great place in SouthPark where you and your kids can build your own big, juicy burger.

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12 Terrific Teens

In June (2009), we began seeking nominations from our community of parents in homeschools, educators, administrators and school counselors in both private and public schools, and even our readers, to find 12 teens whose outstanding character, leadership and heart, distinguished them from the rest.

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Exceptional Spirit

"The Challenger League provides a safe, structured team environment that gives children and young adults with special needs the opportunity to experience the game of flag football," says Riley Fields, Panthers director of community relations.

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Blast Off to the Space Coast

Families and Florida often lead to Orlando, but consider a new family destination: The Space Coast in Melbourne, Fla.

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Green Scene

CleanWell’s travel-friendly hand sanitizing sprays, soaps, wipes and foams are made with ingredients from renewable plants. Best of all, the cleansers are completely safe for kids.

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Choosing a Guardian

Once you become a parent, you suddenly are faced with some grown-up decisions you might not have considered in the past.

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Spring Into Camp

Springtime is decision time for planning summer fun. No doubt about it, everyone is talking about camp, and the time has come to sign up.

Life and Sports: It’s Not Always Fair

Recently, we got an e-mail from our coach informing us it’s time for baseball league sign-ups. We were shocked and excited — shocked it was already time to sign-up for baseball again, and excited because it was time to think about baseball again. We had mixed feelings, in spite of the excitement.

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Joining the Team or Going It Alone?

When it comes to sports and children, one of the biggest decisions is what sport to choose. There are many different options in the Charlotte area, so you should first narrow the field by considering if your child will prefer an individual sport or a team sport.

Lupie’s

Our family loves a trip to the run-down shack on Monroe Road known as Lupie's. Though it's not much to look at on the outside, inside is one of Charlotte's best café's.

Just Next Door: McAdenville

McAdenville, N.C. — known as Christmas Town, USA — lights up each year to entertain and delight families from all over the area. Located in Gaston County just west of Charlotte, this small textile town, population* 619, hosts more than 600,000 visitors annually from Dec. 1-26 for the Christmas Lights celebration.

Resorts Kids Love

Parents plan family vacations fully intending to make everybody happy, but, let’s face it, if the kids ain’t happy, nobody’s happy. With that in mind, you’ll want to take special care to select a destination that appeals to the kids, even involve them in the planning process, so that it truly is a "vacation" for everyone!

Scary Goblins Grow Up

I am a Halloween fanatic. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Maybe it comes from a childhood desire to play dress up. Or maybe I just want to hide behind a costume and mask and let my hair down. Who knows? But it’s always been so much fun!

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Flexibility is the Answer, Columnist Says

Paula Spencer is the mother of four children, 15-year-old Henry, 12-year-old Eleanor, 10-year-old Margaret and 7-year-old Page, living in Chapel Hill with her husband. She is a blogger, Woman’s Day columnist and author of the parenting book "Momfidence." Paula has written more than 350 magazine articles, been interviewed on numerous radio shows, collaborated on several books and even appeared on "Oprah!" I talked to her recently to find out how she balances work and family life.

Hurray for Home Work!

September is the time to celebrate home work. The home work I’m talking about is not grueling hours of math, reading and writing that children will be bringing home each school day in the coming months. The home work I’m referring to is work at home.

Violins and Verbs: How Students Use Music to Enhance Writing

The Mozart Effect, a 1997 theory by Don Campbell, states that listening to classical music, more specifically, music by Mozart, increases intelligence. Though results are often debated, research continues to support the idea. In 2005, students taking the SAT with prior coursework in music appreciation scored 60 points higher on the verbal and 39 points higher on the math portion of the test.*

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