Halloween

Halloween. It’s about dressing up in nutty costumes and making haunted houses and scaring the daylights out of your neighborhood kids. It’s picture-perfect moments with your cute little Storm Troopers and Wonder Women. But if you’re a kid, Halloween is all about the C-A-N-D-Y. It’s the one night a year …

This year the Washoe County CASA Foundation and Barnes & Noble are combining two of my favorite things: reading and Halloween! CASA’s inaugural Book-tober Fair is happening now through Nov. 1 at Barnes & Noble in Reno, Nev. to raise funds for foster care children in Washoe County. Book-tober is a celebration …

Every October, families descend on Victorian Square in Sparks to celebrate fall, and this year will be no different. Year after year PumpkinPalooza attendance grows, gaining popularity with families looking for good old-fashioned fun and an affordable way to spend the day at a wholesome event, free from reality TV …

1) Don’t be consumed with the actual date you have your children on special occasions. Celebrate the occasion not the date. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Easter have changing dates annually. Allow yourself to let the other holidays dates or birthdays to be flexible also. This will save you lots of …

Fall is most definitely in the air. The trees are starting to change. Pumpkin patches, apple cider, and the anticipation of Halloween is among us.  As a pediatric dentist, I am often asked if Halloween is my least favorite time of year. How could a mother and a pediatric dentist …

After reading through all of the comments that parents made on Facebook regarding the Washoe County School District Wellness Policy a few months ago, I was amazed that so many parents were upset that they couldn’t bring in cupcakes for their child’s birthday. I even heard a story about how …

There was a lot of Facebook discussion in reaction to Jessica Santina’s post last week titled Why I’m Unhappy with the Nevada School Wellness Policy. In fact, a representative from the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) reached out to us and arranged a meeting between two of us from Reno …

There are always some top of mind questions that come to mind (when you’re not at the dentist, of course). I’ve been keeping track of some questions that come to mind when I think about the dentist, but never seem to remember when I actually sit down in front of …

Happy Halloween Reno Mamas! As a special Halloween treat, the RMB Moms are sharing some of their favorite Halloween memories. So steal some of the kid’s candy and settle in for some sweet and scary stories before it is time to do the whole Switch Witch thing. Let me preface …

For Moms that aim to feed their children healthy, natural and unprocessed foods, Halloween can be a real nightmare.  Each year, I cringe at the vast amounts of highly processed candy that my children bring home, and wonder what is the best way to deal with all this sugar?  It …