SOCIETY: Helicopter Parenting vs. Latchkey Kids
by Fear of the unknown stops many parents from giving their children responsibility Are there still latchkey kids these days or have they gone undercover in the age of helicopter parenting …
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IN THE NEWS: How to Survive a Family Road Trip
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 …
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The 10 Childhood Loves My Kids Will Never Know
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 …
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SOCIETY: How the Internet Ruined Kids’ Fun
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 …
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Teaching Your Kids About Diversity – 6 Tips For Parents
“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 …
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What’s the Dewey Decimal System?
“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, …
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Kids Shouldn’t Always Win. Here’s Why
Kids shouldn’t always win. Here’s why.I’m against kids “winning” at all costs.This refers to the growing trend of letting all kids win and telling them that “everyone’s a winner.”Everyone is not a winner. That’s …
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PARENTING ADVICE: How to Stop Your Child From Whining
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 …
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The Top 10 Lies Kids Tell Their Parents
The lies kids tell their parents are pretty hilarious sometimes… If you’re a parent, you know that your little darlings may not always be telling you the absolute truth. Yes, …
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The Top 10 Classic Parenting Phrases and What They Really Mean
“What did you mean by that, anyway, Mom?!” We’ve all heard them. Those annoying phrases that our parents said to us growing up and now that we’re parents ourselves, we’ve …
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VIDEO: How to Survive Kids’ Birthday Parties
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 …
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Is Your Refrigerator Running?
“Is your refrigerator running?” joke was how kids had fun before the digital age. Prank phone calls were all the rage before digital technology changed everything “Is your refrigerator running?”“Yes.” “Well, …
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Whatever Happened to Plastic Furniture Covers?
Plastic Furniture Covers and Memories of Youth Whatever happened to plastic furniture covers? There are a few things that exist as faded memories of childhood. Plastic furniture covers are …
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The 7 Ways Digital Technology Has Affected Our Kids
How Technology Has Affected Our Kids There’s no doubt that the digital age is here to stay. Not only are we enamoured with the ability to send and receive information …
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PARENTING ADVICE: How to Go Grocery Shopping With Kids
“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 …
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PARENTING ADVICE: Here Are 10 Ways to Dine Out With Kids
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 …