For Parents

Counting down to the new year has never been more convenient or inaccurate. Netflix is offering an on-demand New Year's countdown for kids so you can get them to bed early on New Year's Eve.

It never hurts to take a look back, right? Check out 100.5 The River's top topics for 2014.

What were the most popular baby names in West Michigan in 2014? Well, according to the birth records at Spectrum Health, Olivia and Noah were the most popular for boys and girls respectively. This year, there are several newcomers to the girl’s list, including Avery, Ella and Nora. Some new boy names also took over the list in 2014 – William, Caleb, Carter, Henry, Benjamin and Jackson were all add

By Laurenda Marie Bennett I know I’m not the only one that becomes absolutely pumpkin obsessed around the holidays. Am I right? There is just something about the season that makes me want to consume pumpkin in every single form.

This is the sweetest video that every parent will love. This trip to the dentist with their kids  was very special.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association has made a number of changes for the 2014-15 winter sports season. Changes have been made to hockey, wrestling, and girls and boys basketball. Most changes focus on player safety.

What's in a name? That's a question Santa Claus himself should be asking when looking at who's been naughty and nice this year.

Holiday shopping can sure burn a ho ho hole in your wallet.

Did you make it out shopping on Thanksgiving Day, better known at Black Thursday? You know, it's what Black Friday used to start in the morning on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Remember those good old days? Then some stores bumped it to midnight -- and customers lined up.

Creative Arts Repertoire Ensemble, a local non-profit ballet company, is gearing up to perform for its 22nd season, the beloved ballet story “ ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

I know I'm one-day late with this, but here is a heart warming, tear-jerking story for Veterans Day that will give you all the hugs you want.

You spend some of the best years of your life in the (sometimes) thankless job of being a parent. Then your kids just grow up and say that they are striving not to be like you, but maybe this will keep you going. According to a new survey, the person your kids are most likely to see as being their personal "hero" is you.