Kim Kovelle

Kim Kovelle
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As a Metro Parent content manager, Kim Kovelle brings over 20 years of writing and editing experience. She has strong roots in community journalism and a knack for making complicated topics make more sense.

Latest Stories

Con Your Kids into Better Behavior

A funny new book by veteran parents dishes sneaky, effective tactics. Get a few tips on how to get your kids to get moving, sharing - and stop whining!

Alicia Silverstone Chews Son's Food – and Spits It into His Mouth

Is this celeb mom's mouth-to-mouth method of feeding her kid, Bear Blu, a sweet bonding experience? Or is the mama bird routine just weird?

Kids Easter Egg Hunt Canceled – Because of Parents

When moms and dads jumped a kids-only barricade last year, a park in Colorado Springs decided to kibosh the neighborhood event in 2012.

Little Girl Gets Spirit of Detroit Award for Helping Kids

Rielly Rudolph, 5, painted pumpkins to brighten up Halloween for youth at Children's Hospital of Michigan - and earned big props in her hometown.

Mom's Diet for 'Obese' Daughter, 7, Outrages Parents

Dara-Lynn Weiss micro-managed her 'fat' kid's food intake private and publicly for a year and - after Bea lost 16 pounds - wrote a jaw-dropping article about it for Vogue.

Huggies Diaper Ad Jabs at Dads, Gets Pulled

When the diaper company turns to the age-old sales pitch of clueless dad, it triggers backlash from a generation of fathers who are more involved.

Parents Forget their Kids at Chuck E. Cheese's

In both Maryland and Texas, parents manage to leave behind their kids after parties - in one case, it was the birthday girl - and not notice for hours.

Super Quick Family Breakfast Recipes

Whether you've overslept or are just short on time in the morning, fill up those plates fast with these speedy (yet creative) meals your kids will love.

'Nerf War' to Blast Out Arthritis in Clarkston

This second annual fundraiser by Andy Moy, 13, of Waterford has sites set on juvenile arthritis - and offering kids a day of fun on March 10, 2012.

Detroit Child's Death Blamed on Baby Shower Fight

Delric Miller, a 9-month-old boy, is dead. Family members blame an argument. It's a sad case in a city hit with a heavy homicide toll in 2012.

Ann Arbor Teen Helps Kids and Wins Community Award

Braeleigh Apley created a 'Princess and Pirate Day' for little patients at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, and earned a top honor from Prudential.

Discovery Center at Cranbrook Institute of Science

Designed for children ages 3-8, this room at the Bloomfield Hills museum lets kids make hands-on discoveries and think inside the boxes.