Check out the topics this week on the Bellingham Families blog:

A good parent is a good parent regardless: Last week I overheard someone talking who was upset because a same-sex couple was being allowed to adopt a child. Over the years I have met several lesbian couples who have been foster...

Tours, activities during ‘It’s Your Arboretum Day’: A press release from WWU: BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University will host its fourth “It’s Your Arboretum” day from noon to 3 p.m. on May 18 at the Outdoor Learning Center...

Science presentation for grades 4-8 at WWU: A press release from WWU: BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s College of Sciences and Technology will continue its Wizards @ Western youth lecture series with “Metal Mayhem...

WWU seminar discusses nature and child development: Here’s the WWU press release: BELLINGHAM – Rachel Severson, a developmental psychologist at Western Washington University, will present “Growing Up Green: What Does Time in Nature...

Everything I Needed to Learn About Parenting I Learned at Disneyland (Part Six of Eight): This is the sixth of eight articles where I’ll share what I learned about parenting at Disneyland. With my first five blog entries on this topic, I shared how Disneyland taught...