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Kari Zaffarano

Kari Zaffarano
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Kari Zaffarano is a mom of one who loves finding fun things for families to do. She enjoys reading, traveling and exploring metro Detroit with her son.

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Family health & wellness

Lena’s Allergy Movement & Beyond Offers Stylish Allergy Awareness

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After experiencing allergy scares, a family in West Bloomfield founded Lena's Allergy Movement & Beyond to raise awareness through stylish hair bows and other products.
Senior Lifestyle

Checklist for Taking an Emotional Inventory With Your Aging Parents

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As your parent ages and may rely on you more, your dynamics will change. Be mindful of taking an emotional inventory with your aging parents.
Advice

Local Boy Runs Salon in His Parent’s Basement

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11-year-old Vince Weishaus developed an interest in hair care at a young age. Now, he's fine-tuning his skills at his own in-home salon in Bloomfield Hills.
Advice

Half-Baked Parenting Quotes, from Cliches to Celebs

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Boiled down to a one-liner or two, well-intended advice can often just wind up sounding like half-baked parenting. We think these 10 parenting quotes make the cut.
Advice

Experience Cooking Introduces Kids to Cooking and Baking

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A Farmington Hills mom dishes about Experience Cooking, which offers from-scratch cooking classes for kids and adults.
Indoors

Top Summer Toys for Kids

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Looking for something new and exciting for your child to play with this season? The store manager of Learning Express Toys in Ann Arbor weighs in on the top summer toys for kids from infant to age 12.
Tweens & Teens

What Causes Jealousy Between Friends?

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Got a green-eyed monster on your hands? Find out what causes jealousy between friends and what parents of tweens can do to address it.
Indoors

Sum-thing for Everyone at Sum Girls Boutique in Berkley

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Local mom and Dim Sum & Doughnuts blogger Robyn Coden chats about her family's fashion resale spot called Sum Girls Boutique, which is in Oakland County.
Family health & wellness

What’s the Best Fitness Watch for Kids?

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Looking for the best fitness watch for kids? We've rounded up four of the top fitness watch options to help motivate your child to get moving.
Special Needs

Turner Town Project Explores Rare Syndrome With Dollhouses

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A Livonia woman showcases disabilities, particularly Turner Syndrome in girls, with mini storylines in the Turner Town Project, which tours local libraries.
Guides

Girls in Boy Scouts: The Changes Happening in Metro Detroit

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After 100-plus years of being boys-only, things are changing. Here's how the 2018-19 transition of letting girls in Boy Scouts is going in metro Detroit.
Guides

Perfect Game Bowling and Family Gaming Center in Farmington Hills

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Find bowling, a huge laser tag arena, 53 arcade games and more at Oakland County's new Perfect Game bowling and family gaming center.
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