Super Moms Face Challenges TOGETHER

Each month Valley Trends features a new aspect of local culture and emerging trends.

There are 5 Feature Story Articles Available:

• Feature: Super Moms Face Challenges Together
  When my 3-year-old threw the mother-of-all-fits in the check out line of Target a few weeks ago, I should have abandoned my shopping cart and left. Instead I tried to hold my screaming pre-schooler in one hand and place my much-needed items on the conveyer with the other. My 1st grader held the baby while I tried to keep my composure, wondering how many sympathetic eyes were on me. I could just hear the other customers thinking, “That poor woman!” On the other hand, surely there were others viewing this public tantrum and saying, “I’ve been there before.”
  
  
• Feature- A New Hope for Homelessness
  With the many organizations working in our community to help those in need, the challenge of homelessness can seem a bit less intimidating.
  
  
• Getting Connected 2 Family
  It’s a special time of year when we think of family more than ever. The holidays and the choices we make for them will determine how we remember them in years to come. Many of us will struggle with hard times, or perhaps the loss of a loved one this year. There are many emotions and reasons this time of year can be very special or very challenging. But this year, we have a new way to find each other for comfort and joy!
  
  
• Local Club conjures up Horror, Music, Flicks and Fun
  The Horror Dolls dance troupe is the Central Valley’s first and only horror-themed theatrical dance troupe. Kaci, Katie and Saida pay tribute to the genre of horror by performing their choreographed routines that incorporate makeup, prosthetics and gory props.
  
  
• Family Night is Back in Style!
  The modern American family has become lost in the land of technology as everyone from Mom, Grandpa, teenagers and on down to your pre-schooler, are engaged on their laptops and cell phones, working, Instant messaging, watching Hulu, or texting instead of talking. Do you remember a time when you came home from work or school, sat down for dinner and then had a rousing game of Monopoly together?