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5 Easy Ways to Start the New School Year Without Losing Your Mind

As I try to soak up the last moments of summer fun, I feel like I’ll never be ready for the switch back to the routine of the school year. […]

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Choosing the Best Extracurricular Activities for Your Kids

As the new school year begins, a question many parents ask themselves is which extracurricular activities to sign their kids up for. If their school or your local community offers […]

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How to Help Your Kids Succeed in Middle and High School

Teach Them To Plan Ahead – and Backwards On the first day of middle school, kids often get an “agenda book” (or calendar) to write down all of their assignments […]

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What AI Will NOT Take From Your Kids

It’s everywhere you look, popping up again and again. Kind of like that pesky sibling you wish would disappear, but who just keeps coming back.  It is here to stay.  To […]

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How to Co-Parent Well

Co-parenting can be one of the most challenging aspects of parenting after separation or divorce. Emotions often run high, but it’s crucial to shift the focus from past conflicts to […]

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Should You Save for Retirement Before Funding College for Your Kids?

I just started listening to your radio show a few months ago, and I love your advice. I do have a question about the order of two of the Baby […]

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Dinner’s Ready: Krystal Reyes’ Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Krystal Reyes and her husband Arturo met through a mutual friend in 1997 and have been married for nearly two decades. Arturo is the co-owner of Laredo Mexican Restaurant in […]

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Student Spotlights – August 2025

Every month we compile a list of students and schools doing great things across our community.  We have so many talented students in our area. Auburn-Opelika Parents joins with these [...]
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Mom to Mom with Kari Sides

Tell us all about you and your family. Kari: My name is Kari Sides, and my husband, Clay, and I have been married for almost 10 years. We have three […]

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From the Publisher- August 2025

I know, I know… it’s time to go back into the classrooms… again! Are the summer days just speeding up, more and more each year? Or, are we just packing […]

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