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  1. Family Activities

    10 Family fun nights under $20

    By Kristin Chessman on Jun 8, 2011
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    In the age of texting, tweeting, blogging and skyping, families can go days without face-to-face conversations. That's why planning...
  2. Tweens, Teens & College

    5 Simple steps to help your tween or teen study for a test

    By Alexandra Mayzler and Ashley Leeds on May 31, 2011
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    Test anxiety is no fun for kids or moms. Teens and tweens are stressed out enough on a normal day, and when you throw in a huge...
  3. Family Activities

    Make a summer bucket list with your kids

    By Sarah W. Caron on May 27, 2011
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    Hot, lazy days spent lounging and playing are great -- but they shouldn't be the only kind of days you and your kids have this...
  4. School Age Kids

    How to handle kids' crushes

    By Michelle Maffei on May 19, 2011
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    Whether it’s a secret crush on a cute kid from class or a crush on a teen pop star, chances are that your child’s first crush will...
  5. Parenting Advice & Columns

    3 Tips for helping your child establish strong interpersonal relationships

    By Jen Klein on May 18, 2011
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    Teaching our kids about relationships -- friendships, family relationships, romantic relationships and professional relationships --...
  6. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Supplementing your child’s art education

    By Jen Klein on May 13, 2011
    School budgets all over the country are taking hits. Hard, hard hits. Even while there are increasing demands on academic...
  7. Age by Age

    Are parents dressing their daughters like tramps?

    By Laura Willard on Apr 25, 2011
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    CNN writer LZ Granderson received quite a response when he wrote a piece titled, “Parents, don’t dress your girls like tramps.” In...
  8. Tweens, Teens & College

    Prom peer pressure

    By Michelle Maffei on Apr 25, 2011
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    As if being a high schooler isn’t tough enough, the pressures of prom can weigh heavily on your teen. Here are some tips on how to...
  9. Tweens, Teens & College

    Teen piercing trends: Earlobe gauging, stretching and body piercing

    By Mary Fetzer on Apr 22, 2011
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    Piercings and teenagers go hand-in-hand. Like clothes, makeup, and hairstyles, piercings offer teens a way to express themselves. If...
  10. Child Development & Health

    How to help your angry child

    By Jen Klein on Apr 20, 2011
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    You ask your son to unload the dishwasher and he responds with a angry bark. You ask your daughter if she’d like to go to the mall...
  11. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How to take the candy out of Easter

    By Sarah W. Caron on Apr 19, 2011
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    Easter doesn’t have to mean gigantic baskets overflowing with candy. Many parents are limiting the candy in favor of more useful and...
  12. Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

    5 Ways to teach your children to save

    By Suzi Milovanovic on Apr 16, 2011
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    Anytime is the right time to teach kids the value of money. Older kids, especially, are subjected to constant media and peer...
  13. Child Development & Health

    Is your child depressed?

    By Tiernan McKay on Apr 16, 2011
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    As parents, we know that kids experience a wide range of emotions on any given day. One minute they can be happy, the next...
  14. Tweens, Teens & College

    How to create a smoky eye for prom

    By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Apr 14, 2011
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    Love the drama of the smoky eye look? Learn how to recreate this beauty trend with tips from a pro. Your makeup for prom will have...
  15. Family Activities

    Family movie night: Recreate the larger-than-life movie experience right at home!

    By Vanessa Sands on Apr 13, 2011
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    The expense of theater movies, concessions and gas to get there has reached beyond most family budgets. So why not enjoy a weekly...
  16. Children's School & Education

    What did you learn in school today? Getting your kids to talk to you about their day

    By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller on Apr 12, 2011
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    Does getting your kids to offer information about school seem more difficult than pulling teeth? Do you ever feel like a lawyer...
  17. Tweens, Teens & College

    An ecofriendly prom: Green prom party fun

    By Tiernan McKay on Apr 12, 2011
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    Prom, that memorable adolescent rite of passage, is just around the corner. Every year, high schoolers around the country stress...
  18. Tweens, Teens & College

    Teens and tanning: How to get the right shade for prom

    By Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick on Apr 8, 2011
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    Tanning for prom is a longtime trend, but all tanning products aren’t foolproof. When teen tanning goes awry, it can become orange...
  19. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How to stop hyper-parenting and just relax with your kids

    By Leo Babauta on Apr 6, 2011
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    If you’re a hyperparent, you might not even know it -- we parents tend to be in denial about that sort of thing. But if you are, you...
  20. Teen Health & Wellness

    Sleep and your older child

    By Jen Klein on Mar 22, 2011
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    The change may be gradual or it may seem sudden. You adolescent starts having trouble falling sleep at night (even though you’ve...
  21. Parenting Advice & Columns

    When to find a tutor for your child

    By Jen Klein on Mar 10, 2011
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    Why is it that so many of us are afraid or reluctant to ask for help? Oh we talk a good game about understanding that no one is...