supernatural meme with dean's face reading save sam or get pie
Spaghetti on the Wall

A Case for "Supernatural"

An interview with Rebecca McWilliams, Teen Library Associate at the Hardesty Library, about the library's upcoming "Supernatural"-themed Murder Mystery event.
Tara Rittler,

An interview with Rebecca McWilliams, Teen Library Associate at the Hardesty Library, about the library’s upcoming “Supernatural”-themed Murder Mystery event.

a young girl sits on a pumpkin at pumpkin town
Tulsa Times Two

A Trip to Pumpkin Town

Offering everything from face painting to giant slides to a cow train, Pumpkin Town is the perfect autumn family outing.
Jen Kerckhoff,

Offering everything from face painting to giant slides to a cow train, Pumpkin Town is the perfect autumn family outing.

Tulsa Times Two

GFPD Changed My Heart

Peroxisomal Disorders are terminal and affect families all over the world; GFPD, headquartered in Tulsa, offers resources and support to affected families.
Jen Kerckhoff,

Peroxisomal Disorders are terminal and affect families all over the world; GFPD, headquartered in Tulsa, offers resources and support to affected families.

Features

City of Tulsa Holiday Recycling Tips & City Services

TulsaKids Staff,

During the holiday season, recycling is easy for Tulsa residents. Most packaging and wrapping paper are recyclable in the City’s recycling system, such as cardboard boxes and basic wrapping paper without foil and glitter. Below is a list of items that cannot be recycled in the blue cart and should be placed in the gray trash cart. If residents have…

betty casey holds a cup from luke's diner, from gilmore girls
Editor's Blog

My Morning at Luke’s Diner

Betty Casey,

I never get up at 6 a.m. and immediately jump in the shower. Not without at least three cups of coffee first. But this morning was different. It was the birthday of the “Gilmore Girls,” or at least the celebration of the first show, which aired on Oct. 5, 2000. Here’s a little trip down memory lane for you fellow…

screenshot of bad moms official trailer
Single Stepping

What’s so Bad About “Bad Moms”?

Diane Morrow-Kondos,

It isn’t often that I find inspiration for a blog in a movie, especially a movie entitled Bad Moms!  Make no mistake, this is most definitely NOT a movie to take your kids and be warned, there are some scenes that might be offensive.  Besides some great laughs, I was pleasantly surprised at the redeeming values in this movie that…

woman getting epidural, for article on epidurals
Hello Sunshine

Epidurals During Labor: Benefits and Risks

Bethanie Verduzco,

Many moms who were geared up for an unmedicated, natural labor, find that at some point during labor they might to second-guess that decision. Some will push past that point and go on to deliver without medication, and others will make the sometimes difficult call to get an epidural. This can happen for a wide variety of reasons—both medical and…

infant on mother. for article on vbacs in oklahoma
Hello Sunshine

VBACs in Oklahoma: What you need to know

7 resources to help make the right choice for you.
Bethanie Verduzco,

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “once a cesarean, always a cesarean,” and for years this was true. From 2005 to 2015, the main malpractice insurance company in Oklahoma, PLICO (Physician’s Insurance Company of Oklahoma), refused to cover care-providers who allowed their patients to have a trial of labor after a previous cesarean. The PLICO group insures between 80-90% of OBs…
Health

Questions and Answers About Concussions

TulsaKids Staff,

The recently released movie Concussion, starring Will Smith as the Pittsburgh coroner who sounded the alarm on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (DTC), brought increased attention to the problem of concussion in sports, especially football. The magnitude of current information on concussion can be overwhelming and confusing to parents. Some are deciding to forego football for their children, while others are allowing…
Tulsa Times Two

Weekly Toddler Must-Dos in Tulsa

Jen Kerckhoff,

Sky Zone Toddler Hours A veteran stay-at-home mom who I went to college with told me about Sky Zone Trampoline Park, or more specifically, their Toddler Hours. Every Tuesday/Thursday they offer toddler time. Only kids 5 and younger are allowed during this time slot to jump. I do wish they offered a discount if you bring multiple kids. See, Steve,…
Hello Sunshine

Four of YouTube’s Best Breastfeeding Videos

Bethanie Verduzco,

Last week I was in Oklahoma City for a 5-day Certified Lactation Counselor training, and I’ve most certainly got breastfeeding on the brain! So today I’ve got a quick and silly post for you—4 of YouTube’s best breastfeeding songs and parodies. I hope you enjoy them and can’t wait to fill you in on all of my lacto-learning! Categories: Hello Sunshine
Editor's Blog

Suffragette Shows Harsh Realities of Social Change

Betty Casey,

Watching the film Suffragette (screenplay by Abi Morgan and directed by Sarah Gavron) was a similar experience for me to reading Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle, a book written in 1906 about the horrific working conditions in the early 20th century American meatpacking industry. It was a book we had at our house, and I must have picked it up…