April 2012

Metro Parent Magazine
Table of Contents

Plan a Rockin' Summer
Print: Camps that amp up the fun
Web: Find one in our Kids Camp Directory

Screen Time Overload!
Print: Should parents really worry?
Web: Ways your family can unplug from screens.

Spring is in the 'Flair'
Print: Rock, paper, scissors– shoot! Kids fashion trends take a cue from the old-school game

Bits & Briefs
'Orphan drugs,' cell phones and ADHD and more

Help Desk
Books on autism, Down syndrome, more

The Promise of Cord Blood
How it's changing the life of a local St. Clair Shores girl

Holly Robinson Peete
Fighting for all kids with autism – and appearing at the Metro Parent Living with Autism Workshop on April 25, 2012

Make It-Craft
Your kids can make cool T-shirts and self portraits with these freezer paper projects

Bits & Briefs
Mott web chat on kids' eating behaviors, "Spirited" little Detroiter Rielly Rudolph and more

Metro Parent Memory Wall
Case of the Giggles: Mary Ellen the Clown, funny snippets from vintage April issues of Metro Parent

Metro Mom
Poet jessica Care moore: This Detroit mom lives freely – in words and in raising her kids

Little Ones
Nighttime potty training tactics

Big Kids
What to do about picky eaters

Tweens & Teens
Smoking trend: Is it an "epidemic"?

Dining Out with Dad
A delicious day of Mexican and Middle Eastern family dining in Detroit

Family Fun Guide
Calendar of events in southeast Michigan