October 2010

The haunting season is hitting southeast Michigan. Metro Parent is geared up with fun for Halloween and slumber parties – plus features on parents raising kids in the city of Detroit, fostering a healthy marriage, dating with kids and much more. Find a Metro Parent newsstand near you!

FEATURES

I Heart Detroit
It's not just a headline or a headache. For many local families, it's home

Slumber Party Survival
Tips to become a sultan of the sleepover

Recipe for a Healthy Marriage
A 20-year study offers the secrets to success

Dating with Kids
Eight tips to help find a match that works for you and your kids

PARENT PIPELINE

The Spread
Halloween Hits: Face painting 101, Brain-y cupcakes and Beverly Hills' The Haunted Castle

It List
Monster-opoly, The Body Rocks: Songs about the Human Body and more

Metro Dad
Tom Nardone of ExtremePumpkins.com

Shop Around the Corner
Wild Child Kid’s Boutique, Grosse Ile

Great Michigan Race Winner

DEPARTMENTS

Little Ones
College savings accounts

Big Kids
Learning banking basics at school

Tweens & Teens
Raising financially-responsible teens

Along the Way
Mydols rocker mom meets KISS

Little Lessons
Shaving – for boys and girls

Let’s Go
Cranbrook Institute of Science

SPECIAL ADVERTISING

In & Around Ann Arbor
Taste of Home
Party Pages
What's In Store
Professional Services Directory
Family Marketplace