How to Determine if Your Child is Ready for Sports

Tips on Finding a Youth Sports Program for your Child

Individual sporting activities and “non-traditional” team sports lead to wonderful learning experiences for children. Keeping your kids active and interacting more with peers are both valuable to a young child’s development. I was a competitive figure skater growing up. I competed individually and as part of a team so I had the best of both kinds of sporting experiences.

The Dallas / Ft Worth area has numerous options for all kinds of sports-related activities. Whether it is a program with lots of structure or a more casual atmosphere, you will find diverse choices such as swimming, dance, martial arts, gymnastics, ice-skating and more.

How to Handle Back to School Stress

POWER to transform Back to School STRESS into Success

by Bethlyn Gerard

Depending on the age of your child, ‘back to school’ may land somewhere between elation and dread. We parents know all too well that the student isn’t the only one feeling the pressure of the transition from summer to school days.

Big or small, the start of another school year involves adjustments for the entire household. Routines including eating, sleeping, dressing, shopping, packing and traveling are impacted. With all the forms to sign, supplies to gather, shots and physicals to get, cubbies and lockers to find, it may be difficult to imagine how a person could juggle what needs to get done without feeling stressed.

Fall Activities Guide


We’ve done the research for you!

Our exclusive Fall activities guide features listings for area businesses that provide kid-friendly programs, products and after school activities. Take a look at this new, helpful resource we’ve put together for busy parents just like you!

Ringling Bros. Fully Charged is Coming to Town in August

Get your tickets to high voltage fun today!

 

Don’t miss Fully Charged, the all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey where megawatts of thrills explode off of the arena floor with breathtaking dare-devilry, superhuman stunts and never-before-seen performances that energize children of all ages!

Performance Dates

Dallas at American Airlines Center from August 1-12

Ft Worth at Fort Worth Convention Center  from August 15-19

The action at Fully Charged begins an hour before show time at the All Access Power Up Pre-show Party – FREE to all ticket holders. Get to know the world’s greatest performers, meet some our amazing animals in person, and work to become CircusFit all before the show starts! The All Access Power Up Pre-show Party is the only place where you can register for a chance to win a pachyderm painting created by one of Ringling Bros. artistic Asian elephants right before audiences’ eyes. You can only experience this current of excitement at Ringling Bros. Fully Charged!

Help our friends at This Side Up! Family Center – Vote for a Cause

 

A Note From This Side UP! Family Center

We are honored to have been selected as one of only seven area non-profit’s to participate in Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Like My Community Project! And we are THE ONLY NON-PROFIT IN PLANO, TX!

The catch is… we can’t do this without you! In this contest, we are the only NEW, 100% volunteer-based non-profit. It is an honor to be considered in the rank of the other nominees! But since we are new and volunteer-based, in order to WIN we need the support and rallying of people like YOU!