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Mother Shops Best: Top 10 Tips for Confident Family Car Shopping
ParentMap and Carter Subaru have partnered to bring you helpful content related to car safety and maintenance. This month: Car-buying tips for the family's toughest customer: Mom. Women are often referred to as their husband’s “better half.” Sure, Dad deserves plenty of “better half” props himse
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Nearby Seattle Romantic Getaways for Parents
February, of course, is that month — the month when, for reasons both historic and Hallmark-driven, it is decreed that we be romantic. Or that we at least organize a real, babysitter-and-reservation night out for dinner. But one night out is a paltry deposit in the bank of romance and reconnection.
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Winter Wonderland: Family Fun at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort
Big, fat snowflakes drift downward. Unique art installations scattered around the grounds shimmer with icicles. A ridge that looks like a reclining woman rises out of the mountain nearby, as if guarding the valley. Cross-country ski with the kids along Icicle Creek or soak your sore muscles in the
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Suncadia: Plenty of outdoor fun at this family-friendly resort
You probably won’t see a moose on Main Street, or actors from the 1990s TV show Northern Exposure, which was filmed in Roslyn, Washington. But nestled between the mountain towns of Roslyn and Cle Elum, you will find a newer attraction: Suncadia Resort, offering Puget Sound-area families an easy trip
Read More »Going mobile: A family RV adventure
When the in-laws told us they had purchased a 26-foot, gas-guzzling RV of the driveway-monstrosity variety, the first thing my husband said was, “Wow, now I can drive while Tracy makes me sandwiches!” It took a while to convince me that careening down the road after packing our lives into Tupperware
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Raft-tastic! A family paddle on the Lower Yakima River
After a busy week at work, it feels good just to close your eyes and bask in the sun. The air smells like sunscreen and rubber rafts, and after this next bend, you know there’s a perfect spot to haul out the cooler for a picnic. You can relax, knowing that the kids will yell if they spot any local w
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Teaching teens to drive
Learning to drive is probably one of the great modern rites of passage for our children. With that coveted license comes independence — and responsibility! — unlike any they have ever known. According to Washington state law, teen student drivers must log a minimum of 50 hours behind the wheel with
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Get outta town! Rustic multi-family getaways
Nothing’s quite as sweet as camping with good friends and lots of children. But here it is, the middle of a Northwest winter, and camping’s still a far-off dream — right? It doesn’t have to be! The Puget Sound area has a wealth of resources for group getaways available year-round — and many offer t
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