Julia Elliott

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Holiday Rebel

Metro Parent's editor-in-chief shares her thoughts on holiday traditions.

Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe

Yellow cake mix, canned peaches and a few other ingredients are all you need to make this dessert. Get the recipe here.

Cooking Up a Passion

Metro Parent's editor-in-chief dishes on her love of baking – and getting kids involved in the kitchen.

The ‘Wonders’ of Dress-Up

I was a HUGE Wonder Woman fan growing up. I watched the TV show starring Lynda Carter each week. I bought comic books in...

Why Einstein is Not Greater Than Mozart

STEM! STEM! STEM! It sometimes seems like any non-science subject must feel like the "Jan" of the educational world, and science, technology, engineering and...

Investing in the Future

What do you think is the No. 1 issue affecting families? Education? Health care? Economy/jobs? It's always tough to answer this type of question because they...

Insights and Insects

The older I get, the more I realize that I'm still discovering who I am. Not in any fundamental way. I think I have...

An Imperfect Tribute

My dad was an unlikely father. He’d told me once that he’d never really cared if he had a child, but my mother wanted...

Kids Today

Back in 1956, parents and the public at large were up in arms over the "vulgarity" and "animalism" of Elvis Presley's dance moves. Many...

Cats and Cookies

It was meant to be. As I was settling down to write this letter focusing on this month's cover story about the importance of...

Superstar Birthday Party Theme Ideas

Lights, camera, action! Give your child the star treatment with these hollywood theme party ideas for his or her upcoming birthday.

Good Marksmanship

I think I've held a bow and arrow once in my whole life. It was at a nature camp I attended around fourth grade....