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Kids Tips- Summer Math

All us parents try to get our kids to read over the summer so they don’t lose all their skills, but what about their math skills [...]

Kids Tips- Water, Water, Only Water

When I saw the US Food Safety blog about the importance of water, I was simply compelled to pass this kids tip along to all the parents reading my posts [...]

Kids Activities- On-Line Art Resources

Any parent lucky enough to have an art loving child knows it provides hours of fun and Princeton OnLine has compiled an extensive list of web resources for art projects geared to kids of varying ages. [...]

Kids Tips- Vulnerability, Joy and Over-Programmed Kids

Three cheers for the Huffington Post for bringing this thought provoking and parenting significant TED lecture to my attention- and I pass it on to you. [...]

Kids Tips- Your Princess as Marketing Target

Not as furious as the Tiger Mom debate, but another new book has sparked a media conversation that you, as the mother of a daughter, should be aware of. [...]

Kids Birthday Gifts- to Open Or Not to Open?

Perhaps the ‘rip and shred’ of the birthday gift opening is exactly the right time to teach your birthday child how to receive from others in a gracious manner. [...]

Kids Tips- iPad Free Reading Assessment App

When it’s for free and it can help kids learn to read, I can’t help but pass it along to my readers even if it’s not birthday party related. [...]

Birthday Party Gifts- Giving the Giving Lesson

Perhaps this lousy economy has given parents a good way to get their child thinking in the direction of turning their birthday party gifts into a charitable gift. [...]

Kids Tips- Cooking with your Teen

I’ve posted in the past about cooking parties for kids, but cooking is also a good way to do something together with and maybe even get into a conversation with your teenager. [...]

Kids Tips- Commitment or Quit?

This question is at the very core of the Tiger Mom discussion still raging in the media: Do you let your children quit an activity or do you force them to honor their commitment and stick with it? [...]