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The Holiday Break Challenge: A Survival Guide for Parents

The holiday season can be such an exciting time of year for parents and children alike. In many households, it means school breaks, shopping, cooking and family time. Parents and children who experience these seasonal privileges also experience challenges along the way, such as changes in routine, changes in eating and sleeping habits and too much...
Mom's Moment: 7 Splurge-Worthy Gifts

If you're part of a lucky bunch that doesn't have to budget this holiday season, here are splurge-worthy gifts for kids... all over $100.
Mom's Moment: Massive Gift Guide 2018

‘Tis time for my annual massive gift guide, breaking things present ideas for everyone in your family. This year, I’m going back to the basics: games, art, music and more.
FOR CREATIVE MINDS
Get your kids gardening with this pizza-centric kit. It comes ready to grow with basil, peppers, oregano and tomato seeds (all non-GMO). Once the pizza...
10 Things to Do This Weekend in Phoenix

Whether you’re still searching for the perfect gift or you’re trying to soak up every last bit of this holiday season, there are dozens of vintage markets, festive breakfasts and illuminating Christmas events that are taking over the Valley this weekend, Dec. 14 through Dec. 16.
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Jessica Hernreich of Ecosa Institute is Cultivating Change and Preserving the Granite Dells

Photo of Jessica Hernreich.
The future certainly appears to be female at the Ecosa Institute, a nonprofit educational organization in Prescott that promotes design education as a means to cultivate sustainable, natural solutions to global issues.
In May of 2017, the Institute appointed Jessica Hernreich as the Executive Director. Since then, Ecosa has adopted a more modern and hands-on approach to projects, with the Institute even looking to revise their current curriculum towards a focus on the U.N. Sustainable Development...