“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Happy New Year! We are delighted to bring you our New Beginnings issue! The new year brings with it a fresh start, and is a time for resetting your goals and the actions needed to reach them.
In response to the feedback of our readers, we are beginning a new column this month – Legally Speaking. We will be covering different legal subjects that affect families.
Winter break and the holiday activities may cause your child to forget or get out of their school routine. January is a time to reset those habits and goals. We have included an article in this edition that will aid you in creating a vision board that will open the discussion around goal planning. We have also included ideas on how to get your children to fall and stay asleep, a challenge that seems universal to all parents.
One of my resolutions over the years was to find time for meaningful conversation with my family. Why Family Dinners Matter gives you the science behind why this practice is so important!
As always, we know you have a choice on how you spend your time, and we appreciate you reading this magazine and visiting our website. If you are not receiving our weekly newsletter with things to do in the area, please go to our website and sign up today! While you are there, sign up to win one of our contests, or drop us a note and let us know what you like and would like to see added to the magazine!
Wishing you a very happy 2020!
We also want to recognize you – our readers! Your calls, emails and social media messages have given us great feedback. We hope you will continue to let us know what you want to read and see. Be sure to visit our Facebook pages Flagler Parent Magazine, St. Johns Parent Magazine, and Volusia Parent Magazine and after liking/following, be sure to share our digital guides and stories with your friends and family.

Stephanie Robinson (Business Manager), Debbie Trask (Account Executive – Flagler and St. Johns Counties), Barbara Holley (Editor), Howard Holley (Publisher), Jeanne Coates (Managing Editor) and Gabrielle Gonzalez (Account Executive – Volusia County)
We also want to recognize you – our readers! Your calls, emails and social media messages have given us great feedback. We hope you will continue to let us know what you want to read and see. Be sure to visit our Facebook pages @FlaglerParentMagazine, @VolusiaParentMagazine and @StJohnsParentMagazine, and after liking/following, be sure to share our digital guides and stories with your friends and family.
Look for our Annual Health and Wellness issue, available in racks throughout the community and app (St. Johns Parent). If you subscribe as a Parent Digital Subscriber, you will receive a link when the latest issue is available, a Weekly Things To Do eNewsletter and a Monthly Flagler Parent eNewsletter. It is the best way to make sure you do not miss anything!
We are honored to be able to give you this publication, and we hope May brings you sunshine and flowers!