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How to Survive a Family Road Trip Traveling with kids can be stress free by following these simple tips Us parents are a brave bunch, aren’t we? With the prospect …
Childhood meant something different back in the day “Childhood” not too long ago meant something so different that it does today. It was a certainly a different time, a …
Instant Online Access to Toys Kills Kids’ Sense of Anticipation Once upon a time, kids experienced a few days a year that brought incredible moments of joy. Birthdays. Christmas. Grandma …
“Mom, why does she look different?” This is a question that many of us have had to grapple with as we raise our kids in an increasingly multicultural and multiethnic …
“What the heck is the ‘Dewey Decimal System’ anyway?” she said. My daughter has been reading a book at school that she’s really enjoying. Of course as a parent, …
How to Stop Your Child From Whining It’s the bane of every parent’s existence: whining. You know – that really irritating, often nasal and always stress-inducing sound that comes out …
Top 10 Tips For Surviving a Road Trip With Kids “Are we there yet?” Those four little words are ones that every parent dreads as the family makes it …
How to Survive Kids’ Birthday Parties Birthday parties for kids are often one of the most stressful things that a parent can endure. Between the planning, the expectations and the …
My Kids, Your Discipline? “It takes a village to raise a child,” a wise woman once said. A noble philosophy one can concede, but is it realistic? Sure, in some …
Top 10 Tips For Surviving Play Dates Your kid wants to go to a playdate. What do you do? Whether you’re on the giving or receiving end of the dreaded …
You Can’t ‘Babysit’ Your Own Kids. You can’t babysit your own kids. That’s fairly obvious. At least in the case of women, or so it seems. Apparently those in possession …
I smuggle snacks into the movies. I admit it. I smuggle snacks into the movies. There. I said it. I practice a form of “cinematic subterfuge” often, and with conviction. …
“Meltdown in Aisle 5!” It’s an inevitability that every parent has to experience. A rite of passage, the “supermarket shakedown” is one that indeed shakes your maternal/paternal resolve to …
How to Dine Out With Kids – Tips For Parents Your blissfully child-free friends looked upon you with pity when you told them that you were expecting. “I guess you …
Does the thought of coordinating a playdate for your kid cause you stress? “How about we plan a playdate for the kids?” These words – stated often – have me …
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