Summer is upon us! For parents with kids that are now out of school, their kids are now going to have 3 months of free time – plenty of time to get into trouble and also get hurt. Safe Parenting has a helpful list from the American Academy of Pediatrics that offers some excellent tips [...]
An interesting and important question that all parents will have to face one day (if they haven’t already). Safety for Children has an interesting article on when it’s okay to leave your children home alone. I’m curious to know how other parents have approached this and when they think it’s okay to start leaving your [...]
Times are tough, but coupons can really help you save money when money is tight. My wife has started using The Grocery Game to help us save a lot of money with grocery bills and we started getting the paper on the weekend to actually collect the coupons that are in it. There are also [...]
Although it would be nice to buy all organically grown fruits and vegetables, it’s usually too costly buy all organic fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, there are some fruits and vegetables that are relatively low in pesticides, making the purchase of some organic fruits and vegetables unnecessary. Below is a list from the Go organic; here’s [...]
It’s always amazing what our children pick up from watching us — cooking is no different. The teacher in my daughter’s daycare class decided to gather up recipes from all of her students and this is what she got. M’sketti By Tyler D. Put noodles in the m’sketti with sauce and meatballs. Cook it in [...]
There’s been a lot of research in recent years about the connection between breast-feeding and intelligence. However, it wasn’t until new research from researchers in Canada and Belarus that a stronger correlation was made. The children in the group where breast-feeding was encouraged scored about 5 percent higher in IQ tests and did better academically, [...]
The U.S. Government has always had a mandate to provide resources to its people, but many of those resources have been lackluster and most people aren’t even aware of them. It’s been interesting watching how they’ve translated those resources into websites. I’ve seen a gradual increase in quality over the years, but a new site [...]
It’s easy to get a lot of differing opinions about the best parenting techniques for the health of your child. Even pediatricians disagree with their colleagues about what’s for your child. Elizabeth Cohen looked at common parenting issues where pediatricians often do disagree with each other. In her article, When it’s OK to question your [...]
Not only do you want your MTV, it’s also your constitutional right. Okay, maybe that’s taking it a bit too far, but the U.S. government believes it’s your right. First they made a law — no doubt influenced by heavy lobbying — that requires all broadcasters to move to high definition (HD). However, in doing [...]
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