June 2025 Issue

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Let the Summer Fun Begin!

Get ready for sunny days, big smiles, and tons of family fun with our Summer Fun Guide! This month’s issue is packed with inspiring local stories, helpful parenting tips, and our favorite picks for awesome summer activities.

From outdoor adventures to creative ways to beat the heat indoors, there’s something for everyone. Don’t let summer slip by — grab your copy of the Mobile Bay Parents Summer Fun Guide and start making memories today!

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Student Spotlights – June 2025

Every month we compile a list of students and schools doing great things across our community.  We have so many talented students in our area.  Mobile Bay Parents joins with [...]
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Teacher of the Month: Tamara Smith, Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School

“Growing up, I had an incredible first-grade teacher who made school so much fun, and I fell in love with learning,” shared Tamara Smith. “After that, all of my teachers […]

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Dinner’s Ready: Bill and Anna Moore’s The Best Pork Tenderloin

Bill and Anna Moore are college sweethearts. After meeting at Birmingham-Southern College, they started dating in January 1999. The couple spent the next several years finishing school and launching their […]

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From The Publisher – June 2025

Now that summer is finally here, what are you most excited about? For many families, it’s the slower pace (unless you’re deep in the travel ball circuit!). For others, it’s […]

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The Power of Presence Over Screens

I’ve spent many years in education, beginning as a math teacher at a prestigious private school. As a military spouse and graduate student, my career saw numerous transitions, taking me […]

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Let’s Talk Puberty

Kids Health Watch is Sponsored by Children’s Medical Group As a pediatrician, I often get questions from parents about puberty—when it starts, how it progresses, and what’s considered “normal.” Puberty […]

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You and Your Wife Have to Get on the Same Page

My wife has run her own small business for the last three years. I try to be positive, and help whenever I can, but the truth is things aren’t going […]

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I’m Not the Entertainment, but I Still Want to Have Fun

The day was wide open before us. And by wide open, I mean we didn’t have school. We were no longer tethered to packing lunches and getting to the bus […]

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Encourage Kids to Embracethe “In-Between” This Summer

Time spent on the front porch in the mid-summer heat braiding pine straw that became sharp, uncomfortable bracelets and necklaces. A long string tied to a June bug’s leg and […]

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The Importance of Connecting with Your Community

When my first child was born 13 years ago I was thrilled to be a mom and so in love with my son. My husband and I had decided that […]

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10 Fun and Creative Ways to Celebrate Dad

Every dad needs reminders of how much he is loved and valued. While you don’t want to forgo the handmade cards and the offbeat kid ideas, these 10 ways to […]

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