Kids

State’s largest stand-alone child care center starts construction

Michael and Leslie Smith didn’t exactly set out to build what they believe is the state’s largest stand-alone child care center – but that’s what…

Service club aims to add accessible playgrounds, starting at Sertoma

The Sioux Falls Noon Sertoma Club is starting a major effort to add all-abilities park equipment, potentially citywide. The effort is starting at Sertoma Park…

Building more than LEGOs: League leads kids, parents to building skills for the future

This paid piece is sponsored by EmBe. “I am going to be an engineer – and I am going to build something no one has…

Birthday trends

Kids’ birthday parties today: ‘Nobody wants to be cookie-cutter’

Children’s birthday parties look different today than they did when you were a kid. OK, maybe not entirely. The basic components of cake, friends and…

A love of kids brought them to the job. A fantastic culture kept them

This paid piece is sponsored by EmBe. About a year ago, Megan Willroth was a new college graduate with a degree in psychology and art…

‘Like February in August’: Hospitals report spike in sick kids

Want a sense of how many kids are sick right now? Dr. Jennifer Haggar, a Sanford pediatrician, did an interview for this story at home…

Three days, three ways to treat the kids before school starts

This paid piece is sponsored by Dawley Farm Village. There are three days to go before most of Sioux Falls heads back to school. And…

What parents need to know as new school year approaches and pandemic persists

This paid piece is sponsored by Sanford Health. While kids prepare for another year in the classroom and shop for school supplies, it’s another year…

Sending your kid to college? Follow these tips to help them manage their money

This paid piece is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls. Sending your child to college is one of the most bittersweet moments,…

Model good manners for toddlers

This paid piece is sponsored by Sanford Health. Young children are capable of learning their colors, numbers and manners too. Manners are behaviors. Good manners…

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