HEY PARENTS!
Get psyched, because the new issue of True Parent—the magazine for diverse, working class parents who are busy as shit, and keeping it real—is on the streets NOW. Here are just a few things you'll find in this issue:

• An update for parents on what to expect this school year as PPS struggles with their lead-in-the-drinking-water crisis!

• A gorgeous story from local resident Chloe Eudaly—who's also running for Portland City Council, Position 4—about how she gave up on always being the "Disability Supermom."

• Katia Riddle on how in some cases old-timey gender roles can work to our advantage—at least when it comes to the division of household labor.

• Kiala Kazebee counters the unhelpful stupid advice one gets from passive/aggressive parents with actual GOOD ADVICE... such as, yeah, actually you might accidentally drop your baby.

• Plus loads of great advice about building self-esteem in your teenage daughter, the latest apps for spying on your kids (if you're into that sort of thing), how to teach your clumsy kid to ride a bike, tips for helping a worrisome child, the best new parenting books, and as always, a kick ass calendar for things to do with your kid AND by yourselves when you have a sitter!

Pick up a gorgeous copy of True Parent in the white Portland Mercury boxes all over town, or in 300 locations in the Portland area. Or check us out at trueparent.com! (Not a parent? You probably know one. Give it to them, they'll love it.)