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When Manga Meets Mathematics: New Textbooks for a Cooler Home School

Posted 4 weeks 3 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Education, Learning Tools, Home School, High School, Higher Education

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What do statistics and cartoons have in common? They are both combined beautifully in a new study guide for students that blew me away with its practicality and possibilities. Intrigued? This book is just the beginning.

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Holiday Card Action

Posted 5 weeks 2 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Education, Learning Tools, Home School, Pre School, K-8, High School, Higher Education, Parent-Teacher, Extra Curricular

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Stuck without a way to make your children think of something besides their lists for Santa? Join my family as we participate in Amnesty International's Holiday Card Action.

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Flu Shot Season is In Full Force

Posted 10 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Health, Vaccines

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Hate em’ or love em’ shots are one of the best ways to prevent the flu. If you’re planning for your entire family or just need a place to start, here’s the skinny on the bug and where to find its injectable demise.

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Adoption Ed. Class: Attachment Disorder, Adopted Child Development, Birth-Mother Relationships, and Adoption Resources

Posted 10 weeks 2 days ago by Lori Kerrigan

Planning, Adoption

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Adoption Education….more than educational? Here is a review of our adoption education & how it not only educated us, but encouraged us and changed our perspective on many adoption elements. Oh...and don't forget the "must have" resources that were presented to us.

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Becoming a Work-At-Home Mom: Avoiding Scams

Posted 14 weeks 6 days ago by Lori Kerrigan

Finances, Work Balance

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Are you trying to work-from-home? When searching for a work-from-home job one important thing to look out for is scams...if it looks too good to be true, it just might be!

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Is The New 90210 Not That Bad?

Posted 15 weeks 3 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Home Life, Social Skills, Entertainment, Culture

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I was prepared to hate this remake of my favorite teen drama growing up. After all, it had gotten the Parent’s Television Council to call for a boycott after only the first show. Not being one to let anyone make decisions for my family, I decided to screen the show myself. My findings were shocking -- but not in the way you would think.

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Date Night In

Posted 20 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy

Sex & Relationships, No Children Zone, Work Balance

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Can't get out for a date? Why not bring Date Night In!

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The Death of the Neighborhood

Posted 22 weeks 12 hours ago by Corina Fiore

Safety, Home Life, Social Skills, Relocation, Entertainment, Learning Tools, Culture, Relationships

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I miss the olden days. You know, the olden days like 20 years ago. Life seemed different then. You belonged to a community, a neighborhood. The people in your neighborhood were part of your extended family. At some point in the last 20 years, the neighborhood has succumbed to death.

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Webspeak part 1 - become fluent in one of the online languages your children use

Posted 24 weeks 2 days ago by Paul Michael

Social Skills, Culture, Relationships, K-8, High School, Higher Education

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Once upon a time, it was Pig-Latin. These days, the Internet has created several ways for both children and adults to communicate with each other. In part one of this series, I'll give you a list of the most common acronyms or "initialisms" that your children are using daily, via the web and phone. Some of these you will be familiar with already; some may shock you.

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Food Additives May Contribute to ADHD in Children

Posted 24 weeks 2 days ago by Fred Lee

Nutrition

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The time has come to give more credibility to the notion that we are what we eat.

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Shared Parenting: Why it Works for Us

Posted 27 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy

Chores, Discipline, Home Life, Finances, Shopping, New Parents

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According to a recent New York Times article, the fact my husband does the laundry makes us trendy parents. Who knew?

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What College Admissions Officers Won’t Tell You And More

Posted 30 weeks 6 days ago by Julie Rains

High School, Higher Education

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College admissions officers try to position their colleges as selective by spouting statistics that make acceptance seem elusive. They may tell you, for example, that the university received 12,000 applications for 1,600 openings in its freshman class. You may assume that the university has an acceptance rate of 13.33% but your math (though reasonable) would be wrong. I’ll tell you what college admissions officers won’t tell you and more.

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American Idol – Family Friendly or Adult TV?

Posted 32 weeks 5 days ago by Lori Kerrigan

Entertainment, Etiquette, Conflict Resolution, Sex Ed

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American Idol is a favorite in households across the world, but is it really appropriate for young minds?

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Explaining Gay and Lesbian identitites to the Kids, Part 1

Posted 33 weeks 2 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Culture, Sex Ed, Relationships

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With Friday’s State Supreme Court ruling in California the possibility of my mothers being able to marry legally in our state has come up once again. Yay! We are all very excited and hope that wedding bells will ring for our lesbian mothers after twenty years (longer than most of the hetero marriages we know have lasted. So, the only question that remains is what do we tell the children and when? And does it even matter?

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Kids Bowl Free! A Summer Activity for the Entire Family!

Posted 33 weeks 4 days ago by Lori Kerrigan

Finances, Entertainment

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Are you at a loss for what to do this summer? Thanks to generous and creative people, bowling can be free for the kids, and cheap for the adults. Grab the family, and leave the financial worries at home, it’s time to go bowling!

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Yo! Happy Mother's Day!

Posted 34 weeks 2 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Social Skills, Etiquette, Conflict Resolution, Culture, Relationships

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What's it mean to be a mommy to you? This is my take on the day and the experience...

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It’s Not About Shacking Up…

Posted 35 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Education, Social Skills, Sex Ed, Relationships, Higher Education

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A recent Associated Press article discusses the growing trend of U.S. colleges to allow for mixed company in dorm living arrangements. This new acceptance of coed cohabitation isn’t what disturbs me; It’s how the parents continue to teach an age-old lie about relationships and what truly matters.

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6 Easy Meals the Entire Family Will Love

Posted 35 weeks 5 days ago by Lori Kerrigan

Time Management, Nutrition

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Your family is hungry and the last thing you want to spend the energy you have left on is coming up with a meal plan. Here are 6 recipes that are not only easy, but they guarantee success in my house!

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Parenting Bucket List

Posted 36 weeks 4 days ago by Sherry Pardy

Health, Social Skills, Relocation, Entertainment, New Parents, Culture, Relationships, Wellness, Extra Curricular

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In thinking about all the things I want to do before I die, I realized there were just as many, if not more, to do with/for my kids before I kicked the bucket.

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Sun, Fun and Allergies - Remedy Ideas and Preventative Actions

Posted 36 weeks 4 days ago by Lori Kerrigan

Allergies

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The sun is out, so why does your family feel so yucky? Allergies! Here are preventative measures and remedy ideas to limit the impact allergies take on you and your little ones!

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