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The Kids Clothes Battleground: You're Not Going Out Like That!
by Katriena Knights
We've all heard it--on a TV show, in a movie, or coming out of our own mouths--"You are not leaving this house looking like that.... Read more
How To Survive Middle School Math
(NAPSI)-In her groundbreaking book, actress and math genius Danica McKellar sets a few things straight: Acne sucks. Mean people suck. But math is actually a good thing, a... Read more
Make the Most of Your Child's Sports Experience
As children venture back to school, they get many opportunities to participate in sports. No matter what the activity, you can help your child understand how to make ... Read more
It's a question every parent will face eventually--should I let my child take on a summer job? Whether it's dog walking, house-sitting, or a formal job at the local grocery, there are many issues to consider before giving the go-ahead.
When kids start talking about summer jobs, too often their focus is on the money they can earn and how they can spend it. They spend much less time considering the logistics of the job itself and the responsibility that comes along with taking on this kind of activity. As a parent, you can help them through the planning stages and give t
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When Should Kids Date--How Old is Old Enough?
by Deb McCleod
The day your child comes to you and asks if he can ask a girl out is the day when you realize he's not a baby anymore.
But is he old enough to date? When should he date? What happens if your girl accepts a date without asking you? What is dating these days anyway?
Don't panic, mom. There are answers to your dating questions. First, much has changed since we were in the dating world. As we hear so often, kids these days grow up much faster than we did. But that doesn't mean that we have to allow exposure to things we can control. We might not be able to control
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Tutoring Services in Minneapolis-St. Paul
by Megan Torrini
The school year is more than half over and the struggles your child has been facing these past few months have not gone away. Now is a great time to evaluate how your child is performing in school, and to hire a tutor if need be. If your child is having a little difficulty or just needs a bit of enrichment, the Minneapolis-St. Paul area has plenty of options. Private tutors as well as large companies that offer tutoring services are available throughout the metro area for kindergarten through college age students.
In the environment of openness and communication that is today's world it is strange that parents often have a knee-jerk reaction to their children's questions about sex. When my six-year old kid piped up from the back seat with, 'Mom, what is 'copulation?' I almost crashed the car! Having received my own sex education via the scare tactics of playground gossip I had vowed that things would be different for my own children. In this instance I resisted the temptation to say, 'Ask Dad,' and instead gave a simple and honest explanation. It really wasn't difficult as I had already dealt wi
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Homeschooling--Finding Your Way
by Katriena Knights
As homeschooling has become more and more popular, resources have become readily available. From online sites dedicated to getting you started and helping you fill out your curriculum to brick and mortar stores specializing in homeschool course books and other supplies, homeschooling information and resources have gone mainstream.
Getting Started
If you're new to homeschooling, this deluge of information can be overwhelming. The best place to start, though, is with your kids.
Middle school is a different experience for most children. Middle school can be strange, scary or dangerous. It can also be fun, exciting and a time of growth and solid change for your child.
Helping your child decide which experience he's going to have is a big part of helping him make that full adjustment from being an elementary school student into being a middle school student.
Learning how to help your child adjust to middle school, then, requires a bit of schooling for you, too. The experience he has in middle school can set the tone for the kind of high s
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Program Keeps Kids On Track For Vehicle Safety
Today's preteens are part of the first generation of kids to use car seats, booster seats and seat belts consistently, and a new program wants to keep them on track as the "Safest Generation" when it comes to vehicle safety.
Safe Kids USA's Safest Generation program is designed to help children ages 11 and 12 make good safety decisions when they're riding in vehicles.
"Our research showed that often families understand safe behavior, but they don't always follow through on what they know," said Lorrie Walker, technical and training manager for Safe Kids USA. "Preteens ages 11 and 12 are facing some very di
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