Downsizing Tips: How To Help A Senior Loved One Make A Smooth Move

Helping an older loved one transition to a new stage of life? Read this first.

Lifestyle406 Families: Guest ContributorJune 1, 2021senior, senior citizen, move to montana, positive transitions, lifestyle, over 60, retirement, retire to montana, retire in montana, montana, missoula

Planning a Trip to Glacier? Read This First

Glacier National Park has instituted a new ticketing system. Read closely if you’re planning a trip to the park this summer.

Explore Montana406 Families: Guest ContributorApril 24, 2021glacier national park, national park, glacier, GNP, summer, summer plans, summer break, vacation

Ski Safety Tips from Snowbowl Ski Patrol

Montana Snowbowl opens today! Planning to take your little one skiing? Read Montana Snowbowl Volunteer Ski Patrol suggestions for a safe skiing experience for all.

Lifestyle, outdoor activities, Tots & Tykes, Teens, Tweens, Parents, Family Fun, Safety406 Families: Guest ContributorJanuary 30, 2021ski, montana, snowbowl, Tom Kerr, Snowbowl Ski Patrol, Ski safety, kids skiing, kids ski safety

Open Letter from an ADHD Mom

Some of you who've come to know me in more recent years may see me in a very similar light or find my presence to me "too much" or good in "small doses." For that, I am sorry. Let me explain.

Health & Wellness406 Families: Guest ContributorAugust 22, 2020mental health awareness, missoula mental health, montana mental health, adhd, adult adhd, open letter, momComment

Reflections: Love the Body You Have

When I was thinner I got a lot of compliments on my weight loss. But ya know what I never got? Questions about my mental health.

Lifestyle406 Families: Guest ContributorAugust 5, 2020body love, body positivity, Missoula moms, missoula health, missoula mental health, mental health, mental health awareness, anti-diet culture, healthy, health and wellness

Prenatal Nutrition: Capsulized

A prenatal vitamin is possibly one of the best dietary choices you can make while pregnant. Here’s a breakdown of what makes a good prenatal vitamin.

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Supporting Your Child during this Public Health Crisis

As the coronavirus/COVID-19 public health crisis hits us here in Montana, there is a great deal of uncertainty and anxiety. School has been closed, our routines have been upended, and we may be constantly checking the news so we get as much information as possible. Here’s some suggestions to support your children during this public health crisis.

Grade Schooler, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Parents, Safety406 Families: Guest ContributorMarch 19, 2020coronavirus Missoula, coronavirus, covid-19, Missoula family, Missoula parenting, Missoula, Montana, Lifestyle, Psychology, Child Psychology Comment

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Part II: Tips for your Parenting Plan Case

Family law expert Janel Chin offers suggestions for parents navigating separation or divorce who want to keep their children’s pain from the sudden changes to a minimum. This is the second in a two-part series.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Part I: Communication Tips

Family law expert Janel Chin offers suggestions for parents navigating separation or divorce who want to keep their children’s pain from the sudden changes to a minimum. This is the first in a two-part series.

Discovering Little Free Libraries

Did you know that Missoula has nearly 40 Little Free Libraries, as well as a few located in Lolo, Clinton, and Frenchtown? What are Little Free Libraries and how can it help the readers in your family expand their bookshelf?

Family Fun, In & Around Town406 Families: Guest ContributorFebruary 14, 2020missoula, reading, activities, things to do with kids, montana, activity ideaComment

Reflections: Healing from Childhood Trauma as a Parent

I felt like I had to leave and get away from everyone. I know how crazy it looked. How could a wife, a stay-at-home mom of three young children leave to go camping by herself? As my husband packed up the car with camping stuff for me he asked, “I just need to know if you are coming back?”

Lifestyle, Parents406 Families: Guest ContributorFebruary 6, 2020Reflections, Parents, Healing, Emotional Trauma, Sexual Assault

Reflections: Why Missoula?

By the time I was four, I had six stamps in my passport. My father is a doctor and my mother stayed home with me and my brother. I never felt “home” until I moved to Missoula. Here’s why it’s home for my family.

Family Fun, In & Around Town, Lifestyle, Parents406 Families: Guest ContributorJanuary 29, 2020missoula, missoula relocation, relocation, montana, western montana, western montana relocation, missoula is great, why missoula, missoula mt, montana real estate, Sarah, Sarah BuszmannComment

Raising Culturally Competent Children

As Montana parents raising children in fairly monochromatic communities, we must intentionally value diversity. How can White parents equip children to interact in a culturally competent manner?

Establishing Anti-Racism at Home: Dr. King's Legacy

Why establish anti-racism at home? Each of us has an individual responsibility to continue uplifting and listening to marginalized voices while moving forward Dr. King’s vision for this world.

Parents, Lifestyle, Teens, Tweens, Grade Schooler406 Families: Guest ContributorJanuary 17, 2020mlk jr, mlk, martin luther king jr, anti-racism, lifestyle, parenting, parenting decisions, missoula, around missoula, missoula mlk events

Reimagining Early Childhood Education

Mom-founded Bozeman startup My Village has created 30 women-owned businesses in Montana so far

Baby, Parents, Lifestyle, Tots & Tykes406 Families: Guest ContributorJanuary 13, 2020myvillage, childcare, daycare, home daycare, home childcare, alternative childcare, babies, employment, preschool, books, toys, fun