Editor’s Letter

Departments

WHAT COUNTS
Constructive Compliments Guidelines, Blueberry Stats and More Summer Facts

STUDY SAYS
Getting Kids Up and Moving Benefits Us All

THE PIPELINE
Pinballs & Sliders: One Local Dad is Bringing Classic Fun into the 21st Century, Pop-up Classes that Helps Kids with their Cooking Skills, Remembering Two Detroit Anniversaries with Kids

TIPS & TRICKS
July Tips & Tricks for Families

KIDS 101
What to Do If Your Big Kid Reverts Back to Baby Talk

METRO MOM
Local Mom Kim Johnson Has Some Serious Pipes

FUN GUIDE
Calendar July 2017

LET’S GO
Extreme Fun and Mechanical Wonders in Metro Detroit, Ohio and Kansas

MOM-APPROVED DOCS
Metro Parent’s 2017 Mom-Approved Docs

FEATURES

What’s Your Vacay Personality?
Which of these four ‘vacay personalities’ captures your family?

14 Ways to Get to Know your Neighbors
Get reconnected with the community right on your own block.

SPONSORED CONTENT

• Kids and Therapy: How It Works and Why It Helps (Flinn Foundation)
• Detroit Public Schools Community District Honors Academy
• Top 5 GYN Services You Didn’t Know About (DMC Medical Group)
• Ticks and Kids: How to Prevent Tick Bites and What To Do If You Get One (Children’s Hospital of Michigan)
• About the Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan (Children’s Hospital of Michigan)