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Integrate Fun and Learning with PC Games
Author: Steve Hall
Children are always up for a good game. Well, who isn't? Pretend that you are back in school. For the rest of the class period you have two choices as to how you can spend your time. Option #1 is to struggle through endless arithmetic and English

Protecting Your Child's Innocence
Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
We love our children and we want them to be safe - safe from people who could harm them and destroy their innocence. At the same time we don't want to scare them and perhaps create timidity or nightmares. How can we protect them without harming

The Facts About College Financial Aid
Author: Reecy Aresty
The cost of a 4-year college education is soaring! Every year tuition, room & board and other related expenses increase 9% to as much as 15% at some schools, and have already climbed to $160,000 and more! Despite this, American families are sending their

Why A Father is Not A Dad
Author: Brian Maloney
It can be said that any man who procreates is a father, whether present in that child's life or not. While this is technically true, it really takes a man to be a dad! There is nothing more insulting than a cavalier man thinking he has every right in

Planning A Baby Shower From Start To Finish
Author: Adwina Jackson
Planning a baby shower is one of the loveliest gifts you can provide a mother to be. But where do you start? If you are a first time planner or an experienced planner, you can benefit by following some simple strategies to ensure your baby shower goes

Potentials of after school programs
Author: Nick
With children becoming the primary focus of society, ways and means to ensure their safety and development are being researched. The Government too has pooled in to make a success of such programs.

Baby Expense: What To Do When Baby
Author: Adriana Copaceanu
As you probably know, baby expense should be high on your list of things to plan for, before the baby comes. There is no cheap way to have and raise a baby: it takes sweat, work, lots of cash, patience, and more to have a happy, healthy baby. Some

A New Baby Can Be Expensive!
Author: Melanie Breeze
A new baby brings a lot of joy and hope to a family. It also brings some uncertainty. You may be concerned that your home is too small, or that you need a larger car, among others. Whether you are expecting your first or your fifth child, chances are

Gun Safety
Author: Robert Dybzinski
There are 21,700,000 websites on the subject of GUN SAFETY. If that doesn't tell you just how important this subject is...nothing will! Police Departments all around the country, medical groups, gun safety organizations (including the NRA), and thousands

Swaddling Your Baby
Author: Michelle Higgins
Your baby was safely sheltered in the cozy cocoon of your womb for nine months before being transported into the big bad world. No wonder swaddling her makes her feel 'at home'. What is swaddling? Swaddling is snugly wrapping your baby in a blanket

Tips For Discreet Breastfeeding In Public
Author: Carrie Lauth
If you're a new Mom who is nursing your baby you may be nervous about doing so in public. Or perhaps you are disturbed by media reports of women who are harassed for breastfeeding in public and are considering pumping your milk to give your baby when

Baby Clothes On The Cheap
Author: Kirsten Hawkins
In the world of art, there is a movement called Postmodernism. If you're not an art student, or an artist, or a professor of art, there's really only one thing you need to know about Postmodernism. It means that you can do whatever you want. Essentially,

Baby Cold Symptoms and How to Give Care
Author: Leroy Chan
Remember how miserable you felt when you last had a cold? Can you imagine what your baby must feel when he experiences a cold for the first time? Viruses are responsible for causing colds. Infected people spread the viruses when they sneeze or cough

Baby Cribs - Safety Is Key
Author: Martin Smith
You have just learned that you are expecting a baby. Even if you have other children, you must take a look at cribs. Is the crib you already have an antique? You should look carefully at your second hand crib whether it is an antique or not. The

First Year With Twins...a Father's Point of View
Author: Dan Brunkow
People always ask my wife and I: How did you ever do it with two babies? I just can't imagine it. My answer is always the same...we just do. We just do what needs to be done. Yes, it's hard. Yes, it's exhausting. Yes, it's stressful. But we find

Going Out to a Restaurant with Kids
Author: Brigette Meier
Dining in a restaurant with kids can be very enervating and embarrasing. Not only that you have to desperately try and keep your wiggling toddler seated and silent, you also have to manage the disapproving looks from other (non-parent) guests. The

Number 1 Key to Good Parenting
Author: Pam Jarvis
The numbers are chilling. Teen suicide and homicide rates have tripled from twenty years ago. There is a 50% increase in childhood obesity. Teenage pregnancy rates are the highest for any Western society. SAT scores have plummeted. 15-20% of kids are

Tips for Buying Baby Gear
Author: Eric Koshinsky
Buying baby gear can be a frustrating experience for new parents who want to have the best for the baby without breaking their budget. You need to buy baby furniture, such as a crib or bassinet, a change table, high-chair, and a playpen. Parents also

Family Meetings Help Kids Discuss and Build Character Too
Author: Jean Tracy. MSS
When my boys were growing up, soccer, football, and basketball kept us on the run. Both my husband (Jim's a psychologist) and I were therapists. We helped others manage their lives yet our own lives were spinning out of control. We knew we needed to make

How To Teach Your Children To Beat Stress
Author: Art Turner
We are sending our children into a future filled with stress and conflict. Parents and teachers have the responsibility to model behaviors and teach skills that will enable our children to be productive, accepting, healthy, and above all, resilient.