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  1. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Getting kids involved in spring cleaning

    By Jen Klein on Apr 25, 2011
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    When spring cleaning season -- spring, of course -- rolls around, you may be chomping at the bit to clean up and clean out and start...
  2. 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...
  3. Parenting Humor

    What's my name again? What should kids call you

    By Minsun Park on Apr 25, 2011
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    If a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, would an authority figure who goes by their first name be just as authoritative?...
  4. School Age Kids

    Where are the modest bathing suits for girls?

    By Sarah W. Caron on Apr 20, 2011
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    Abercrombie and Fitch has raised major waves by marketing a padded push-up bikini to their younger girl customers. What's really...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Is your child a smartphone orphan? Balancing work and family

    By Vicki Salemi on Apr 18, 2011
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    Blackberries and cell phones and laptops, oh my! When it comes to the virtual office, let's face it, sometimes we're too...
  8. Babysitters and Childcare

    Checking a babysitter's driving record

    By Michelle Ehrich on Apr 18, 2011
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    Is it feasible to check the driving record for a potential nanny or babysitter? Here's how you can verify that the childcare...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. Family Fun

    Families hit the road: Extended trips with the kids

    By Sarah W. Caron on Apr 15, 2011
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    Have you ever dreamed of traveling full time? The idea might sound impossible, but more and more families are going on extended...
  12. Children's School & Education

    Why is the teacher giving my kid m&m's?

    By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller on Apr 13, 2011
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    Six-year-old Carlos Melendez stood in line waiting as his first-grade teacher bid farewell to her students at the end of the school...
  13. Babysitters and Childcare

    Choosing a teenage babysitter

    By Michelle Ehrich on Apr 13, 2011
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    For generations, teenagers have been the first line of babysitters (after siblings, of course). Here are some tips on how you can...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. School Age Kids

    Home packed lunches banned at Chicago school

    By Laura Willard on Apr 12, 2011
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    We all know how important healthy eating is, especially given the obesity epidemic in our country. But is banning home-packed...
  17. Family Activities

    6 Spring party themes for kids

    By Kat Hobza on Apr 12, 2011
    It has been a long, drawn-out winter for many parents and kids. Cooped-up kids can’t wait to run outside and shake off the cold...
  18. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Encouraging visual arts from a young age

    By Jen Klein on Apr 12, 2011
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    If you consider yourself a creative or artistic person -- and even if you don’t -- you may be thinking about ways to encourage your...
  19. School Age Kids

    Teaching kids to set goals

    By Tiernan McKay on Apr 12, 2011
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    Most of us are familiar with the concept of setting goals and we'd like to teach our kids how to do so. But few are familiar with...
  20. 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...
  21. Monday Mom Challenge

    Monday Mom challenge: Plan your family garden

    By Jen Klein on Apr 4, 2011
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    How many times, as you have started the annual spring yard work and cleaning, have you thought, “This year, I am going to plant a...