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Box Tops for Education is a simple and effective way to earn money for your school. A lot of people already have box tops in their pantry, but don’t realize it. My wife put together this poem to inspire parents at our kids’ school. If it inspires you, please share it. If there are Ziploc …

My wife and I were spanked as kids – me more than her – and we seem to have turned out as relatively healthy adults. Of course, neither of us liked being spanked, and I never took well to it. Even as I near 40-years-old, I have vivid memories of being spanked, not understanding it, and …

Drop-side cribs are used by many parents in the U.S.. They use drop-side cribs, because it’s easier to pick up and lay down a baby, and it also makes it easier to access the mattress to remove and add new sheets. Unfortunately, that easiness comes at a cost. The overall design and concept of drop-side …

One of the biggest challenges for parents and college students is money management. Many parents and extended family want to help students financially, but there’s always the concern that if they give them a lot of money up front, they’ll quickly spend it. Fortunately, there are several ways to financially support students without being overly …

If you’re a parent with a child between the ages of one and three, then you’re probably experiencing what many parents are experiencing — toddler tantrums and difficult child behavior. The American Academy of Pediatricians perfectly describes this phase in your child’s life. Strong emotions are hard for a young child to hold inside. When …

Every week new movies, games, websites, TV shows, books and music are released into the wild. As parents, we want our kids to see some of these shows and read some of these books, but it’s difficult to know if they’re age appropriate. Common Sense Media was created to solve the problem of knowing what’s …

Ever wonder what Papa John’s founder, John Schnatter, thinks about how much pizza you should actually eat? In an interview with a UK radio host, he said the following in response to a question about anti-obesity. “No. Pizza’s actually healthy for you if you don’t eat too much of it,” Schnatter replied, adding, “You can’t …

photo credit: Larsz If you’re like most people, there’s hardly a day that goes by without getting a credit card offer in the mail. This is irritating for many reasons, not only do you not need these offers, it’s also horrible for the environment. Fortunately, there’s a way to curtail the onslaught of credit card …

Having children is hard work, especially when you’re a new parent and you desperately need your baby to sleep at night. As most parents know, if a baby doesn’t sleep through the night, neither do the parents! There are several baby books that each contain their own idea about how to get a baby to …

One of the most difficult circumstances for parents is when their child has Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). ODD is defined as: a psychiatric category listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders where it is described as an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the …

photo credit: smudie Researchers are encouraging parents to turn off the television when toddlers are in the room, particularly when it’s only being used as background noise. Researchers observed 50 kids aged 1 to 3 at play in a room for an hour: half the time was television-free, and half the time the TV show …