ed note Welcome to our February 2023 Issue!

We always say that February is the “little” month filled with a lot of good stuff: Black History Month, National Children’s Dental Health Month, and it also is our annual camp issue and the month for our big event, Birmingham Parent’s Camp Expo, now in its 30th year! (By the way, we are celebrating 19 years of publishing this year.)

Camp Expo is free and will be at McWane Science Center on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in the lobby. While our event is free, if you wish to go into the adventure halls, a ticket is required, and we will have discount ticket coupons at the event for you! Don’t miss finding out what your child wants to do this summer! We will have great vendors with lots of good information and great giveaways, too. Swag bags to the first 100 people at the Birmingham Parent booth! Sponsorships and vendor booths are still available, but space is limited so don’t delay – register TODAY at https://birminghamparent. com/directory/2023-camp-expo/.

In the meantime, check out THIS issue of Birmingham Parent with great stories about going to away and day camp, as well as all the “what if’s” when you go away to camp and how to handle them. We’ve also got a great story about how to make your child’s visit to the dentist a positive one.

We’ve got a totally new look to our calendar for 2023, so check it out this issue. We’re trying to make it more interactive with our online calendar to give you the latest, most up-to-date information on some of the events you may be interested in. Let us know what you think!

Be sure to check out or Birthday Club and Homeschool Corner. Even if you don’t homeschool it always has great information for students from all types of educational institutions and lots of good things to do at home.

Many thanks to our advertisers who stick with us seasonally and issue after issue – they make it possible for you to have our magazine and our events FREE. And who doesn’t love FREE?

Hope to see you at Camp Expo!

Carol Muse Evans publisher/editor carol@birminghmparent.com

ABOUT THE EDITORS:

Carol Muse Evans is the publisher/editor/owner of Birmingham Parent magazine, a publication she and her husband David began in 2004. The Birmingham, Alabama-based parenting publication attracts more than 60,000 readers monthly in a four-county area and receives 10,000 hits per month on its website. The magazine has a 20,000+ print circulation, plus several thousand in readership of the digital edition online. It is the only independently audited free publication in our area. Evans is an award-winning writer and editor who has also has written for several other publications as a freelance writer since the late 80s. She is a graduate of Auburn University in journalism and is a graduate of Scottsboro High School. She is married with two grown children and lives in Alabaster. She is a member of the National Federation of Press Women and Alabama Media Professionals.

Lori Chandler Pruitt is associate editor of Birmingham Parent. She also is a freelancer for Business Alabama magazine and has written/edited for several other publications. This award-winning writer and editor is a graduate of the University of Alabama in news/editorial and Hueytown High School. She is married with two children.

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PUBLISHERS

David & Carol Evans

EDITOR

Carol Muse Evans

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Lori Chandler Pruitt

CONTRIBUTORS

American Camp Association

Dr. LaShelle Barmore

Kimberly Blaker

Family Features

Rebecca Hastings

Savannah Kirchner

Sarah Lyons

Paige Townley sales

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Tom Gonzales

SR. MARKETING CONSULTANT

Kayla Fricks print & web production

Digtial Doo-Wop

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Balch & Bingham LLP

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