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CURRENT ARTICLES
The new year: A gift of 365 brand new opportunities
By Dennis Lopez A tick of the clock By the time this edition of our magazine hits the street, the greatest of all holidays will be over. I write, of course, about New Year’s Day. It’s a bit awe-inspiring. Think about it…in one solitary tick of the clock, each of the majority of the world’s…
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By Cara Johnson-Bader Reading – and a love of reading – begins at home. It is important to incorporate daily reading into your child’s schedule. Whether you read together during breakfast, while waiting for an appointment, when you get home from a program or event, or at bedtime, designate a time every day to read…
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By Roxanne Drury The beginning of the year is a great time to begin preparing your young child for preschool. As a teacher, I always loved it when a child came to their first day of preschool ready to sit, and ready to learn. There are things parents can do early on to help their…
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By Sandy McDaniel In my private Parent Coaching sessions of late, almost every parent has expressed their concern about screaming at their children too much. A parent screams at a child out of frustration and fear. The frustration idea is obvious; the fear concept is less obvious. Afraid that the child has more power in…
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FEATURED ARTICLE
Wednesday’s Child
Curtis loves football, baseball and math The following information is provided by Wednesday’s Child, an organization that helps Idaho foster children find permanent homes. Twelve-year-old Curtis is an active boy who will do well with a Forever Family who loves adventures. He is a big Los Angeles Rams football fan and dreams of one day…
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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Real Money, Real Families: The financial smoothies of life (and 2024)Real Money, Real Families:
By Luke Erickson It’s 2024! We’re here. We made it. Whew! The year 2023 was quite a year for many of us. It was a year of growth, of introspection, of hard decisions, and what is with all this dang traffic, yo?! Our own personal finances are something we all dealt with last year: The…
MEET THE PUBLISHER
My name is Adrianne Goff and I am very excited to announce that after 6+ years as the Associate Publisher, I am the new Publisher and Owner of Idaho Family Magazine! I want to thank our former Publisher, JJ Plew, for all of the amazing work he did these last several years. You will be missed. All of us at IFM wish you much success in all of your new endeavors! I am happy to announce the newest addition of our design team, Denice King. Many will remember she was the original designer of the magazine and is excited to be working on it again. We plan to continue to bring you all the same quality, family-oriented content that you have grown to love as well as adding in some much-needed new community content such as restaurant, theatre, show and event reviews, etc... Currently, I am a real estate developer with projects all over the valley. I thoroughly enjoy the development process and all of the puzzle pieces that it takes to make a development come to life. Prior to real estate, I worked in the publishing and print manufacturing industries for over 25 years. My expertise spanned from print production to project/product development. I was fortunate to be involved in creating some of the most interesting, unique and exclusive titles and products available in the marketplace. I spent my youth on a large ranch in Jerome, ID before moving to Los Angeles with my young son. In Los Angeles, I began a modeling career that took me to the runways of New York City, where I met the owner of Global PSD (a print manufacturing company). With my son just about ready to start kindergarten and this new career on the horizon, I relocated to the SF Bay Area. While living in the Bay Area I was the Editor-in-Chief for Best of Bay Area (BoBA), an online magazine that offered the most up-to-date information and reviews on the BEST shows, events, tours, and eateries that the SF Bay Area had to offer. In 2016, I decided it was time for us to move back to Idaho, and we settled into the Treasure Valley. It was a great decision coming back to the state that we love and being closer to our extended family. Outside of work, I LOVE to cook, host dinner parties, compete in chili competitions
we currently have 11 grand champions under our belt as Hillbilly Chili. Next one is in Star ,ID on Oct 5th), educate people on natural medicines / herbs, direct murder mystery dinner theatre, and perform in local theatrical productions. I am a mother of three boys, a Master Herbalist, a wine connoisseur and reviewer of all things delicious, drinkable and fun to do. A few years back (*wink, wink*) I was named “1 of the Top 100 young business women under 30” by Women’s Business Enterprise. I currently live in the Boise area with my family and look forward to getting to know so many of you! Have a wonderful day!