We're honored to share this post from Ingrid Williams with Re/Max.  Many of our readers have worked directly with Ingrid when buying/selling a home and we are honored to have such a community-minded professional partner with DMMB! We love working wit...
This featured business highlight is brought to you by West Des Moines Community Schools. For many children, kindergarten is a momentous step in life’s big adventure. Parents often wonder if their child is ready or worry about the transition. Paula Olson, a West...
At Bergman Academy in Des Moines, you matter. As children walk through Bergman’s doors each morning, they hear their name several times, as teachers, school leaders, parents, mentors, and fellow students greet them warmly. They experience the joy that...
Football games and Friday nights are right around the corner for many incoming freshmen as they begin their high school journey. When you are in a blended family and navigating step-parenting during school things are a little more complicated. Thinking...
You’ve probably heard of sensory play, but did you know that this type of play is very beneficial for children? From birth, babies learn about their world using their 5 senses: seeing, smelling, hearing, feeling & tasting. As they...
I love books. Always have, always will. The following is by no means an exaustive list of all the books I think are necessary, (I had an awfully hard time narrowing it down to five per catergory) but ones that...
1.  Small student to teacher ratio 7:1 preschool, 9:1 Pre-Kindergarten and 16:1 Kindergarten-8th grade 2.  Individualized guided instruction 3.  Project-based learning 4.  Foreign language instruction starting at age 3 5. Located in the heart of oldest city park in Des Moines, Greenwood Park. With 80...
Since all local schools, have been closed until mid-April (or later) many of you are scrambling to take up the temporary role of "homeschool teacher". Have you seen the funny memes on social media about the new widespread homeschool life?...
To my first baby:Today you start kindergarten. My heart bursts with excitement for you while also feeling like it is being torn straight from my chest. Staying home with you has been the best, yet most challenging five years...
There are few things that hold the same weight, pain, and confusion as losing someone to suicide. Much like mental illness in general, when someone we know suffers with suicidal thoughts, we can feel helpless to know how to...

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Shop the Just Between Friends Consignment Sale March 22-24

Iowa’s largest children’s consignment sale is happening this week at the 4-H Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds! Whether you’re looking to save money on...