SIMPLYkc Magazine August 2017

HEAR THEIR VOICES: EVENT FEATURES SEX-TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS TIPS FOR BECOMING MORE SELF-ASSURED

AUG ‘17 | Vol. 7 No. 4

TRANSITIONAL LATE SUMMER STYLES

PEOPLE

DRS. MIKE & MELINDA TRUMP

LIVING

KEEPING KIDS’ ARTWORK

STYLE

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CONTENTS

MELANIE’S MUST-HAVES 9

BACK TO SCHOOL

WHO WHAT WHERE 12

MEET BREE GINDEN

INFOCUS 16

TECHNOLOGY-BASED PROGRAM AT MAXLIFE WILL HELP YOU TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH

DEAR KACIE 18

HOW TO BE MORE ASSERTIVE

FASHION 20 AROUND TOWN 28

LOCAL EVENT OFFERS AWARENESS ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING IN KC

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HOME & GARDEN 30

CREATIVE WAYS TO TURN YOUR KIDS’ ARTWORK INTO HOME DECOR

INFOCUS 32

HUSBAND-WIFE CHIROPRACTIC TEAM OFFERS WELLNESS SOLUTIONS

BE WELL 36

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY: SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COLORECTAL CANCER

BECAUSE I SAID SO 38 GARAGE-SALE REVENGE

BEAUTY 40

CELEBRATE SUMMER’S LAST HURRAH WITH YOUR NEXT MANI/PEDI

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PARENTING 42

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HELPING TEENS STAND STRONG AGAINST DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

GOOD TASTES 44

SIMPLE SORBET FOR LAZY SUMMER EVENINGS

APP OF THE MONTH 47

PAY YOUR FRIENDS WITHOUT EVER EXCHANGING CASH

7 THINGS 48

PLACES TO EXPLORE IN KC

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EDITOR’S NOTE

BACK TO SCHOOL …

BACK TO THE GRIND I’m not sure what parent doesn’t rejoice once August rolls around. I do love the summer months, but I look forward to not having to juggle camps and babysitters ... Or my kids asking for a constant stream of activities.

I feel like my sanity returns once we get back into a routine again.

Back to school means new gear and clothes for the kids. Although my kids wear a uniform, we do have fun shopping for new sneakers, coats, and backpacks for the school year. I am sharing some adorable backto-school ideas from The Little House in my “must haves” column on the next page.

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Photo / Ruthie Stark

All of us at SIMPLYkc Magazine hope you enjoy the final days of summer before we get back to the grind!

Outfit / Halls

With school back in session, that also means a whole new year of art projects the kids are sure to bring home. Not sure how to corral all their masterpieces?

Check out our Home & Garden article on page 30 for some creative ideas to display your kids artwork.

MELANIE’S MUST-HAVES

Written by Ella Lightner and Spencer George, Stylist Assistants Photos by Adrienne Maples

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BACK TO SCHOOL As a child, the best part of going back to school was the new gear! I couldn’t wait for my parents to take me shopping for a new backpack, shoes, and, of course, the clothes.

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The Little House (littlehousekids.com) in Fairway, Kansas, has your little ones covered this season with the best fashion, shoes, and accessories.

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FAVORITE DRINK IN KC My husband will tell you I’m pretty lame in this department! My favorite place is wherever my friends are, which is usually on our patio, in our basement, or someone else’s patio. For business meetings, my partner Susan and I like to wrap up an occasional Friday afternoon on Coach’s upper deck with a cocktail. For a great coffee in OP, I’ll hit Parisi Cafe in Park Place for their perfect Americano.

FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP IN KC Because of my job, 80 percent of my wardrobe is workout wear. My favorites are Athleta, Lucy, and Lululemon. For casual wear, I really like Evereve, and they have great customer service there to help you find just what you need. If I need something fancy for a special event, my first stop would be a friend’s closet! My friends have some pretty good taste.

FAVORITE HIDDEN GEMS IN KC Sweet Caroline’s in Stanley is great for treats and ice cream. (It’s probably my kids’ favorite place of all time.) The Overland Park Arboretum is truly beautiful for a walk outside. We go to their candlelight walk every December and it’s a great place to geocache with the kids in the summer.

FAVORITE PLACES TO TAKE OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS A Royals game and barbecue from LC’s would be my No. 1 choices, but outside of baseball season, we’d have to make a trip to the Country Club Plaza, do some world-class shopping, and have a great dinner.

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I always feel like I am a doormat when it comes to my relationships.

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• Control your emotions, but do challenge people who speak against you or your rights.

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AROUND TOWN

Written by Brennan Hallock

Local Event Offers Awareness About Sex Trafficking in KC

For most of us, the Midwest is associated with a laid-back, peaceful lifestyle. The heartland of America has long been known for its rolling fields, expansive sunsets, and relaxed culture.

But even in this picturesque region, sex trafficking is thriving. The truth is sex trafficking is taking place in every community, no matter what the economic makeup.

This is why Shawnee Mission Health and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church have partnered with Veronica’s Voice, a local organization work-

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ing on behalf of sexually exploited women, to host the “Hear Their Voices” event on Sept. 9 and 10. The event will include presentations, musical performances, children’s activities, and original children’s music.

“Hear Their Voices will be a way to share some encouragement and hope,” explains Ivona Bernard, one of the organizers of the event, “but also to inform our community of how sex trafficking looks in today’s society and how it looks in America, which is very different from how international sex trafficking often looks.”

Veronica’s Voice aims to give hope to those trapped in the sex trafficking industry. The nonprofit was created

by Kristy D. Childs, one of the event speakers, to raise awareness of and combat sex trafficking in KC. “Veronica’s Voice is a voice for the sexually exploited,” explains Childs, who is

a survivor of sex trafficking. “I ran away from an abusive home environment and, by the age of 12, I started hitchhiking to escape it. Initially my prostitution started with truck drivers. I had no idea it was prostitution.

I just wanted to eat and escape, and they gave me rides and fed me, but made me feel obligated to perform sex acts. From the age of 12 until 36, I was trapped in that life.”

Childs did finally escape, though. “I ended up pregnant and went to abort my son,” she continues. “I was so panicked about being pregnant that I was suicidal. I just wanted to check out of the world because I couldn’t find my way out.”

But Childs couldn’t convince herself to go through with the abortion.

Fearing she would have a miscarriage, she went to the emergency room. Childs remembers lying on

the ultrasound table and feeling hope rush into her. She was not immediately freed, but she found a direction. “I started only working one day a week and with another girl, I broke my dependency on pimps and I started going to school,” she explains. “This plan that seems so simple now, in retrospect was so difficult to find. I think it was difficult because I didn’t think I could do it. I had been told I was stupid for so long that I believed it.”

that offers up to two years of free transitional housing, food, and basic necessities in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. “It has always been Kristy’s dream,” says Bishop, “to have a home where the women can come — a safe place to live — and have the opportunity to live life, focus, regroup, and figure out ‘Where do I want to go? What is my goal?”

HEAR THEIR VOICES EVENT DETAILS

Photo / Brennan Hallock

Taking place over two days in September, Hear Their Voices includes these events: • Sept. 9: Symposi-Concert Jack Reardon Convention Center, 520 Minnesota Ave., KCK 7:30 am This concert features a silent auction, choral and small-group musical performances, and inspiring presentations from Renee Battle Brooks and Kristy D. Childs.

• Sept. 10: Community Expo G. Alexander Bryant Youth Center, 3301 Parallel Pkwy., KCK 2–5 pm The expo features interactive workshops for teens and adults, activities for kids, Happy Bear from the Sunflower House, and original music from Mighty Magic Pants.

Learn more about the event at heartheirvoices.org and veronicasvoice.org.

Ivona Bernard (at left), of Seventh-day Adventist churches in Kansas City, and Terrell Bishop, coordinator for Magdalene KC, are two of the organizers of the Hear Their Voices event.

In 1988, she moved back to Kansas City to be closer to family.

“I was still working the streets and this little girl who was also on the streets kept telling me all about herself, but I didn’t want to get involved,” Childs shares. “This girl was Veronica — 4 foot 11, full of life. And then she said some things that made me go, ‘Oh my gosh, this is me,’ and I connected with her. I was kind of like a mother for her.”

Unfortunately, prostitution led to Veronica’s murder in 1993 at the age of 21. She was found strangled in Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, Missouri. “I carry that in my heart,” Child says.

“I named the organization after her to honor her and keep her story alive. She will always be in my heart and my mind.”

Veronica’s story has stayed alive through the work of Veronica’s Voice in the metro. The organization helps women get off the streets, find jobs, and learn life skills.

Terrel Bishop oversees Magdalene KC, a program through Veronica’s Voice

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CREATIVE WAYS TO TURN YOUR KIDS’ ARTWORK INTO HOME DECOR Written by Deborah Eakin Osborne

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•S hutterfly (shutterfly.com) offers free, unlimited photo storage and several product options including books (from $40).

•4 everbound (4everbound.com) puts together hardcover memory books created from your child’s original artwork — not scans — with optional pocket pages, photo pages, or clear archival sleeves in which to place delicate, small, or odd-shaped items once your book arrives. Books typically start at $49.95 and includes front cover personalization. But, exclusively for SIMPLYkc Magazine readers, 4everbound is offering $20 off your first book (code KC$20). This code never expires. Limit one per customer. Sign up for the newsletter to score promos and giveaways.

2-D and 3-D pieces that won’t hold up well inside a plastic storage bin. These are but a few of the many apps available: • Not only does ArtKive (iOS and Android) turn artwork into gifts, but it stores your pictures in a secure, private setting where they can be preserved and shared on all major social networking platforms as well as their own.

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Written by Rebecca Fischer Photos by Jamie Squire

Drs. Mike and Melinda Trump are both chiropractors at Trump Chiropractic and Acupuncture in Overland Park.

HUSBAND-WIFE CHIROPRACTIC TEAM OFFERS WELLNESS SOLUTIONS

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hen Drs. Melinda and Mike Trump tell people they’ve worked together in the same chiropractic office for 13 years, a common response is: “Don’t you get tired of seeing each other so much?”

They don’t. Maybe it’s because they’re both so passionate about their work.

(They are.) Or because they like each other so much. (They do.)

“We don’t see each other that much — one or both of us is usually treating patients,” Melinda says, with a quick laugh. “But really, we’re a great team.

We get to support each other at home and at work.”

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Work is Trump Chiropractic & Acupuncture, where the two offer chiropractic (both specializing in Activator Methods Technique — more on that later), acupuncture, cranial work, and more.

Yes, they did go to the same chiropractic school, but their history goes back even further than that; they were high-school sweethearts. After graduation, Mike got a job in the outpatient clinic at Cleveland Chiropractic College. When Melinda was working on her degree there, Mike decided his path was also chiropractic.

They bring two very different backgrounds and viewpoints on chiropractic to the practice.

Melinda got her first adjustment when she was just 3 months old. She

had been born with a condition where her neck was stuck to one side. It was common at that time for doctors to wait until a child was about 1 year old to see if the condition would correct itself.

If it didn’t, the doctor would cut the trapezius muscle. Her mom’s chiropractor had another idea.

“My mom tells it like a miracle,” Melinda says. “I was a colicky, unhappy baby.

After I got my first adjustment, I smiled for the first time, slept well, and woke up happy. My dad was like, ‘What did you do to the baby?’”

Mike got his first adjustment as an employee at the Cleveland Chiropractic College outpatient clinic. After seeing success story after success story, he wanted to try it himself. He noticed the benefits right away.

Most people go to a chiropractor when they’re in pain, which is often weeks, months, or even years after a subluxation (misalignment of the vertebrae) occurs.

“Pain is the last symptom to present when there’s a problem and the first to

“Pain is the last symptom to present when there’s a problem and the first to go away.

If you’re not feeling pain, it doesn’t necessarily mean nothing is wrong.”

It took a several visits, but Melinda’s condition was fixed, and she’s been seeing a chiropractor regularly ever since.

go away,” Melinda says. “If you’re not feeling pain, it doesn’t necessarily mean nothing is wrong.”

Drs. Mike and Melinda Trump also provide nutritional and supplement counseling.

Many conditions shrugged off as “normal” related to age or other factors, such as arthritis and aches and pains can be prevented or helped with chiropractic care, she notes.

“We’ve been seeing [Melinda and Mike] for over 12 years,” says patient Annie Alexander. “My kids, who are 11 and 8 now, have been seeing them since birth.

We are actually a four-generation family seeing them both for chiropractic and acupuncture. My mom and my grandfather are going now too.”

Drs. Melinda and Mike are both certified in Activator Methods Technique. This technique uses a small, powerful tool to correct subluxations in a much less invasive way. Activator Methods is a 50-year-old chiropractic technique that delivers a consistent, gentle thrust. The Activator adjusting tool is a spring-loaded, adjusting instrument with multiple settings that can be used to tailor treatments to your pain level, body type, and area of the body being treated.

“I think by nature most of us tense up a little when we’re about to get adjusted,” Melinda says. “With the Activator, patients are more relaxed.”

With Activator Methods, results are just as good — if not better — due to the smaller, more specific area that the Activator can treat.

Dr. Mike uses the Activator Adjusting Instrument on a patient to deliver a gentle impulse force to the spine with the goal of restoring motion to the targeted spinal vertebra.

Trump Chiropractic & Acupuncture is located at 6871 W. 91st St. in Overland Park. Call 913.381.0740 or visit trumpchiro.com to schedule an appointment.

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CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY: SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COLORECTAL CANCER?

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emember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait to grow up? And how, once you did, it wasn’t quite what you thought it would be like? Numerous surprises — some good, others not so much — presented themselves once you reached adulthood. Take the colonoscopy, for example: an unwelcome reality of adult life that, for many, falls squarely in the “not so much” category.

Colorectal cancer is listed by the National Cancer Institute as the third most common type of nonskin cancer for men (after prostate and lung cancers) as well as women (after breast and lung cancers), and the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. after lung cancer. Most colorectal cancers begin as a polyp, a growth in the tissue lining the inner surface of the colon or rectum. Thankfully, a number

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of screening tests have been developed to detect these polyps during the early stages so that once removed, colon cancer can be prevented.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) believes prevention of the occurrence of colorectal cancer, not merely catching it early, should be the main motivation for getting tested. Experts generally agree that the traditional colonoscopy is the most effective weapon when it comes to detecting polyps likely to develop into cancer. The ACS recommends both men and women at average risk for the disease undergo their first colonoscopy at age 50 with a repeat test every 10 years. Persons with an increased individual risk or a family history of the development of colorectal and other related diseases are advised to begin testing earlier and may require more frequent follow-up tests.

Despite this procedure’s ability to save lives, it’s not without its unpleasantries. For starters, there’s the preparation you undergo prior to this test. You must follow a special diet and use a laxative to cleanse the colon and rectum of any residue that may obscure the view during the exam. During the procedure itself, a colonoscope — a thin, flexible lighted tube — is inserted into the rectum and advanced along the entire length of the colon. A tiny video camera at the tip of the colonoscope sends images to an external monitor

that enables doctors to examine the lining of the colon. If necessary, instruments can be passed through a channel in the colonoscope to take biopsies or remove polyps or other areas of abnormal tissue.

Although you’re awake throughout, you are given a sedative to make the procedure more tolerable yet still allow you to respond to questions. Once finished, it may take a full day for the sedatives to completely wear off. So, you’re advised to have someone else drive you home afterward and not to return to work the rest of the day.

Not your idea of a good time? Precisely why many end up delaying this important first test. While traditional colonoscopy is still considered to be the gold standard test for polyp detection, less invasive alternatives are emerging in the fight against colorectal cancer. Capsule endoscopy, for example, is proving to be especially useful for examining the small intestine, an area that isn’t as easily reached with traditional colonoscopies.

It also has been approved for the screening of colon polyps when a colonoscopy could not be completed.

Similar to traditional colonoscopy, this test also uses a tiny wireless camera with its own light source to capture images of the digestive tract. But instead of being inside a tube, the camera is contained within a capsule about the size of a large vitamin pill that, once swallowed, travels through the digestive tract. It then sends thousands of images to a belt-type recorder worn around the waist. Prep for capsule endoscopy of the small intestine may include fasting for 12 hours before the test, delaying any medications you may be taking, and the possible use of a laxative to enhance the quality of the images. If the colon is being examined, twice the usual amount of prep may be necessary.

The test is considered complete after eight hours or when the camera capsule appears in the toilet after a bowel movement, whichever comes first. In addition to the ease of the procedure itself, this method requires no sedation. One drawback, however, is that the lack of a tube like the one used in traditional colonoscopy means any polyps discovered cannot be removed during the same procedure. This is one of the reasons the new test is less useful for examining the large colon.

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I SAID SO...

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only one daughter.”

At 12:07 p.m., traffic slowed down and I decided to bring in what I had left.

Gone.

ROBBED! I was robbed. I was ripped off. Now there needs to be revenge.

I had a garage sale. It was my first one.

I’m a believer in signs before impending doom. My sign was at 7:30 a.m. the day of my garage sale. I opened my garage door and looked at my blank slate — an open driveway. It was ready to be filled with tables full of house decor, books, American Girl doll accessories, and kids’ clothes.

There were paintings, dining room chairs, and a twin bed.

I walked down the driveway to post my Garage Sale sign, and BOOM — the omen — a pile of dog poo in the middle of my driveway. I kicked the small logs with my shoe. It smeared because it rained the night before. I ran inside the house and grabbed paper towels. There I was, at 7:42 a.m., scrubbing dog poo off concrete like Cinderella.

The day went well. I didn’t even need to haggle because I lowballed every item. A woman asked me if the American Girl earring holders were American Girl’s brand. I said yes and showed her. She bought one for her daughter.

I looked at the other holder after she left and thought, “Oh, she must have

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The second American Girl earring holder was gone. I looked in the yard to make sure it didn’t blow away. I looked through the baskets I set on the table. Nothing. Someone stole my $3 American Girl earring holder.

For that $3 American Girl earring holder payment, I am sending $3 karma their way.

friends your age, they get carded and you don’t because you look old.

• I hope the next time you drink a few beers, you suffer a three-day hangover so bad that water makes you gag and Taco Bell doesn’t even sound good.

• I hope your sunscreen is expired and you get blisters all over your body and brand-new baby wrinkles are born.

• I hope your favorite Netflix show is canceled after only one season.

• I hope someone steals from your garage sale.

Thank you for your business.

$3 karma: Karma that isn’t detrimental. It won’t make someone suffer. But it might just be enough to ruin a person’s day. Oh, I don’t know — sort of like someone STEALING FROM THEIR GARAGE SALE. To the robber at my garage sale: • I hope you wake up with a pimple on your butt. When sitting, your body weight will painfully press on the pimple and you constantly have to readjust.

• I hope you have to listen to your dog lick itself at 4 a.m. The disruption will keep you awake until you have to actually get up a few hours later.

• I hope your cookies are cleared from your computer. I hope you can’t remember every lowercase, uppercase, numeral, and special character correctly to re-login. You will be forced to click “Forget password?” every single time.

• I hope you forget your headphones at the gym.

• I hope your cat brings you a tick tonight while in bed. A tick in the middle of your back you can’t reach.

• I hope every time you go out with

Julie Burton is an Overland Park mom, wife, writer, outdoorswoman by marriage, K-State lover, and bacon-hater. She is a blogger and contributing author to the humor book, “But Did You Die?: Setting the Parenting Bar Low.” Burton’s an ambassador for National Geographic Kids and has also been named one of the Today Show’s “funniest parents.” And yes, she really does hate bacon. Please don’t drop her as a friend.

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BEAUTY

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• Modern metallics: One of the biggest trends right now is where metallic powder is pressed onto regular or gel polish, leaving behind a holographic hue. Metallics can be used in all types of nail art, or worn on all 10 nails like polish.

•A ccent nail: “This is a great way to spice up a mani without going crazy with nail art on every nail,” Robinson says. “It only involves two nails and looks spectacular.”

CELEBRATE SUMMER’S LAST HURRAH WITH YOUR NEXT MANI/PEDI Whether your plans include Sunday brunch or an evening out, a last-minute trip to the lake or a beachy vacation destination, there are still plenty of opportunities to celebrate summer and explore the many different mani/pedi options that are hot right now. Terri Robinson, a cosmetologist at Oliver’s Salon in Overland Park with more than 25 years of experience, shares some of the trends she’s currently seeing for tips and toes:

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• Embellished cuticles: Also known as “shadow nails,” this cool trend involves decorating the cuticle area with metallic paint, jewels, lines, or polka-dots.

•G raphic French: “Think of this as a French mani with a twist,” suggests Robinson. “Rather than simply a natural-colored nail with white tip, try contrasting colors, metallics, graphic shapes, or even negative space.”

• Color blocking: This is a quick technique done with a tape guide to create geometric shapes on each nail using several different polish colors.

•D ipped: This is neither a style nor nail art, but actually a process.

Nails are dipped into a powder to form a thin layer of acrylic over the nail plate. Robinson says Oliver’s offers an organic version of the powder that lasts two weeks or longer.

•N atural look: Try polishes like the “beautiful line of earthy neutrals from Smith & Cult,” she explains. “It delivers a high performance with their exclusive ‘top 8-free’ formula, which is developed without the eight most common chemicals found in most nail polish brands.”

Not familiar with these trends and need a visual? Robinson recommends taking a look at Pinterest. “It’s a great resource for exploring your options,” she says. “And it gives you an actual picture to take to your appointment.”

If you prefer to keep your nails au natural, but you struggle to keep them happy and healthy, Cassie Wynn of HOOPLA Studio (located in Fairway and Leawood) suggests an “in the buff” mani or pedi in which a threeway buffer is used but no polish is applied once the nails are trimmed and filed. The buffing of the natural oils in your nails creates a shiny effect. Wynn also recommends HOOPLA’s recently launched Treatment Collection to help keep nails healthy. Created to strengthen, heal, and treat your nails as well as deliver a gel-like mani/pedi with longer lasting color hold, each of the four treatment options features HOOPLA’s “5-free” formulation (developed without the five most common chemicals found in most nail polish brands).

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PARENTING

HELPING TEENS STAND STRONG AGAINST DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE Just say no. That’s what Nancy Reagan stood by in her campaign to help kids turn away from drugs and alcohol back in the ’80s. You remember it, right?

You’ve heard it before, but is it really that simple? Today, teens have so many more pressures they must cope with than generations past. Technology has come into play with social media and cyberbullying, all leading to a poten-

Get into the mind of a teenager who

one (hint: you) being the adult and

is standing there with a decision to

staying calm. If you’re angry and yelling,

make. What is going through her mind

your teen will not be so willing to talk to

as she makes a choice to consume? Is

you or open up about what’s going on

it curiosity? Is she depressed? Is she

in his life.

angry? Does she just want to fit in and be accepted? Is she isolated?

Try starting with open-ended questions — and listen. Make sure you are

Simply having a talk with your teen

present — not just in his life, but in your

about the dangers of drug and alcohol

communication. Try actively listening.

abuse isn’t enough. Parents must make

That means stopping what you’re doing

the conscious effort to be an active

and making eye contact to show him

part of their teens’ lives and create a

he’s important and that you care. Be

strong relationship with them so that

sympathetic to what he may be going

when the peer pressure comes, teens

through and encourage him. Provide

feel empowered to stand strong on

facts to him about the dangers of drugs

their own two feet.

and alcohol and the reality of what po-

Maintain open, honest lines of communication

tential damages may occur, and stress his safety.

In talking with your teen, make sure

tially immense amount of pressure and

The first step is making sure you and

to not talk at him, but rather with

turmoil in their lives. Where do they

your teen have good communication

him. Share your own stories of peer

turn? Are you, the parent, equipped to

in the stand against drugs and alcohol

pressure, how it made you feel and

really help your kids when it comes to

abuse.

situations you faced. Share how you

standing strong against drug and alcohol abuse or any other risky behavior?

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Good communication requires some-

handled them. Make sure there is always an open, ongoing dialogue about

substance abuse and peer pressures.

him that you enjoyed your talk, to have

social location (changing schools or mov-

Don’t wait to have “a talk;” rather keep the

a good day, or that you enjoyed making

ing); or family changes (divorce or death

door open and bring it up when it comes

dinner with him — anything to convey

of a family member). A common time for

into play naturally. Watch news stories,

the fact that you love him and that he is

teens to begin experimenting with drugs

TV shows, and movies with your teen.

important.

is around age 13 or 14.

Be aware

The OAH suggests you:

Use those opportunities to discuss what your family values are compared to what you’re watching. Ask him what he thinks to get the conversation going.

• Know your teen’s schedule.

Helping your teen stand strong against

• Check in with her at varied times.

peer pressure means being equipped

• Know who her friends are and how she interacts with them.

Finally, don’t ever underestimate the

and aware. You should be extra aware

power of conversation in the car and

during times of transition. “Researchers

texting your teen. These are two great

have found that key periods for beginning

tools to stay in communication with him.

drug (or alcohol) abuse are during major

He may be staring out the window or

transitions,” reports the U.S. Department

listening to music, but he really is listening

of Health and Human Services Office of

to you and what you say. Try to text him

Adolescent Health (OAH).

once a day at the very least. The average teen is receiving an average of 50 texts a day — make sure you use that tool to tell

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As the bright summer sun lingers high in the sky, we yearn for seasonal foods that are easy to prepare and leave us as much time as possible to enjoy late summer bounty and each other.

The memory of picking ripe blackberries among the wild, thorny bushes that grew along the roadside threatening to scratch our forearms, busy buzzing bees swirling about, is one that always surfaces when I prepare this simple blackberry sorbet. Bursting with flavor, dazzling to behold and cool on the tongue, it is the perfect finish to any summer meal.

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Ingredients

Directions

3 cups fresh blackberries, rinsed

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CLIFF DRIVE Located in one of Kansas City’s first wealthy neighborhoods, Cliff Drive is a winding, three-mile roadway that overlooks the industrial East Bottoms and downtown KC, plus access to hiking and biking trails in Kessler Park. You’ll feel like you’re in a forest — waterfalls and all — even though you’re minutes from the River Market area.

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HAPPENINGS

AUG 4 1st Friday in the Crossroads kccrossroads.org/first-fridays 5–9 pm AUG 4 Potluck Productions First Friday Play Readings Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway, KCMO potluckproductionskc.com 7 pm

AUG 11–13 The Barn Players Theatre 2017 Summer Benefit Concert The Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, Mission, KS thebarnplayers.org

AUG 4 1st Friday Film Festival Musical Theater Heritage, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand Blvd, KCMO musicaltheaterheritage.com 9 pm

AUG 12 Tails on the Trails Pet Festival Ad Astra Pool and Park, 83rd St and Maurer Rd, Lenexa, KS 9 am–1 pm lenexa.com

AUG 4–6 The WIzard of Oz Gladstone Amphitheater, 7656 N Troost Ave, Gladstone, MO gladstonetip.com/shows-2/second-show 8:30 pm

AUG 13 Art of the Machine: Santa Fe Trails Antique Motorcycle Club The City Market, 20 E 5th St, Suite 201, KCMO 816.842.1271 / thecitymarket.org 10 am–2 pm

AUG 5 Tiny Tots Triathlon Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park lenexa.com 10–11 am

AUG 13 9th Annual Craig “Satch” Sanders Memorial .1 K Run Patrick’s Bar and No Grill, 8251 Wornall Rd, KCMO kchospice.org/calendar/patricks-run 11:30 am–5 pm

AUG 6 Art of the Machine The City Market, 20 E 5th St, Suite 201, KCMO thecitymarket.org 10 am–2 pm

AUG 17–26 4th Annual Charlie Parker Celebration Various locations throughout KC charlieparkercelebration.org

AUG 8–13 The Bodyguard: The Musical Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd, KCMO kcstarlight.com/your-visit/ticket-services 8 pm AUG 10 Feast of Fountains: A Food Truck Fest The Northland Fountain in Anita B. Gorman Park kcparks.org/event/feast-fountains-food-truck-fest-2 5:30–7:30 pm

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AUG 10–27 An Evening with George Gershwin Musical Theater Heritage, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 816.221.6987 / musicaltheaterheritage.com

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AUG 18–20 38th Annual Ethnic Enrichment Festival Meyer Blvd & Swope Pkwy, Swope Park, KCMO 816.513.7553 / kcparks.org 6–10 pm Friday, noon–10 pm Saturday, noon–6 pm Sunday AUG 18–20 Kinky Boots Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd, KCMO kcstarlight.com 8 pm

AUG 18 – SEP 1 Light Up the Lawn: The Rainmakers Nerman Museum Lawn, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, OPKS jccc.edu/performing-arts-series 8:30 pm AUG 20 Art of the Machine: Kansas City MG Car Club The City Market, 20 E 5th St, Suite 201, KCMO 816.842.1271 / thecitymarket.org 10 am–2 pm AUG 21 The 2017 Eclipse 11:40:34 am – 2:34:27 pm AUG 22–27 Motown: The Musical Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd, KCMO kcstarlight.com 8 pm AUG 25 KC Critical Mass Bicycle Ride Sunfresh Market, 4001 Mill St, KCMO kccriticalmass.com 6:30 pm AUG 27 Art of the Machine: Plain Ol’ A’s Model A Club The City Market, 20 E 5th St, Suite 201, KCMO 816.842.1271 / thecitymarket.org 10 am–2 pm AUG 31 The 14th Annual Kansas City Wine Opener Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, KCMO kcwineopener.eventscff.org 6:30–9:30pm

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