What do you get the kid who has everything? Ask parents raising children in the age of technology (apps, texts, and Facebook, oh my!) and they're likely to flash a familiar eye roll. Gone are the days when kids killed eight hours with just their imagination.

As founder of the V.B.R. Foster Family Agency and the Fresh Beginnings drug and alcohol outpatient clinic, Dr. Valerie Sims has devoted her life to the betterment of children and families struggling with addiction, abuse, and life in the foster care system.

Using bottles and pacifiers does wonders for our crying babies (and subsequently our eardrums), but when it's time to say goodbye, many parents find these habits hard to break. We spoke to pediatrician Dr. Carol Cahill and dentist Dr. Anureet Sohi-Thadwall to find out why it's important to kick those suckers to the curb.

Raising kids has always been rewardingly difficult, but doing so in today's world means facing an increasingly complex set of challenges. Many parents are simply not schooled in the intricacies of these issues. So here, with instruction and a little homework from Stockton therapist Fran Costello, a crash course in Parenting 101.

The Stockton Arena is bringing Phineas and Ferb (of Disney Channel fame) to life. Watch as the whole gang jumps out from behind your TV and onto the stage in this live action adventure.