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After much anticipation from mothers and daughters alike, American Girl has opened at the Scottsdale Quarter. The loyal fans of these infamous dolls love the historical books that accompany each doll and their extensive clothing and accessories lines

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The 12,000 square-foot Scottsdale retail boutique is geared towards little ones; dolls and their accessories are set up at the perfect height so young girls can shop on their own. American Girl Scottsdale features a doll hair salon and a “Creativi-Tees” area where girls can create T-shirts for themselves and their dolls...

Written by: Jennifer Hudye

You roll over; open your eyes and glance up at your alarm clock. No no no...not again! You accidentally overslept an entire hour.  

You leap up and frantically start getting ready…wash your face, brush your teeth, pull your hair back and pack your makeup to go so that you can put it on during your drive to work.  

You sprint over to the kitchen to start the coffee maker while you open the fridge to look for something you can eat on the go. Nothing good nor desirable. This extra ripe banana will do, you guess.

You throw all your bags...

Who doesn’t want their child to succeed? With the pressures and the abundance of youth sports today, we always hear how youth sports has gone crazy! 

AFM recently chatted with two coaches who want to change the stereotype! Wendy Woudenberg and Dante Hunter established Dynamic Basketball that brings a healthy perspective to the game through trainings, clinics and camps. These two coaches have worked hard on creating a positive, but competitive culture that encourages youth players to work hard and achieve their goals on and off the court.

Even though your child loves sports, but won’t...

I try to get organized every single day. It's a work in progress, as there are always scattered toys, unopened mail, lose paperwork, loads of dishes, and piles of laundry. As a WAHM (work at home mom), I really want to be that picturesque OCD perfectionist when it comes to keeping things fine and dandy, but in the organization department, I am failing.

That's why I'm making it an autumn goal to kinda sorta get things together. I'm on the hunt for a killer file cabinet with a deadbolt to prevent my toddler from rummaging through our...