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Give Your Kids A FREE Highly Personalized Video Message From Santa

Posted December 18, 2009 - 17:21 by Paul Michael

Home Life, Shopping, Entertainment

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I'm not that easily impressed by free web greetings these days. I used to love them, but in the age of iPhones and Google Android, they're a bit dated. However, this one really caught me by surprise. And when my daughter saw it, she had a huge Cheshire Cat grin. It's a VERY personalized video message from Santa!

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FREE Child Safe ID Kits - Added Assurance For Your Family At No Cost

Posted November 16, 2009 - 15:08 by Paul Michael

Safety

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Every year, over 650,000 children are reported missing. It's a horrible statistic, one that I hope none of you are ever a part of. So, request your FREE Child Safe ID Kit and get a little extra help at a time when you need it most.

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Will Training Wheels Soon Be Defunct?

Posted October 1, 2009 - 16:18 by Paul Michael

Safety, Entertainment

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As a young lad, I remember my training wheels all too well. I loved them. The security they gave me to fly around corners with ease was awesome. Then, one day, I had to ride without them and felt like certain death was imminent at any moment. Therein lies the problem with training wheels, and perhaps the reason they may soon die out altogether.

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Ladies; Will You Ask Your Guy To Get The Male Contraceptive Injection?

Posted June 9, 2009 - 15:45 by Paul Michael

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy

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Broadly speaking, our society has put the burden of contraception on the ladies. But with the male contraceptive injection testing at almost 99% effective, women may well be asking the guys to shoulder more responsibility.

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This Really Is Not Funny: The Apple iPhone Baby-Shaker App

Posted April 23, 2009 - 10:02 by Paul Michael

Safety, Entertainment, Culture

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If it were a sick April Fool's Day joke, it wouldn't have been funny, either. But this was no joke. A few days ago, the Baby Shaker application for the iPhone appeared on the app site for 99 cents. And the game is simple...when you can't stand the baby crying any more, start shaking. There are no words to describe this kind of irresponsibility.

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Book Reviews – Higher! Higher! and Baby Happy, Baby Sad.

Posted April 5, 2009 - 18:45 by Paul Michael

Education, Entertainment, Learning Tools, Pre School, K-8

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“Grrreaatt!” said Olivia, “this book is gonna be mine forever!” Isla looked on with an orange-slice smile. “Yeah! I want another one book. More book please!” That was the consensus of my two little girls, and I had to agree.

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Jon And Kate + Eight; Innocent Documentary or Dangerous Exploitation?

Posted April 1, 2009 - 09:50 by Paul Michael

Home Life, Entertainment

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The phenomenon that is Kate Gosselin, hubby Jon and their eight children has made for interesting television over the years. But there’s a question that keeps cropping up over and over again – “is this still an innocent documentary, or has it morphed into something much more exploitative?”

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Has The Time Come For Me To Beat My Kids?

Posted March 27, 2009 - 13:54 by Paul Michael

Home Life, Social Skills, Entertainment, Etiquette, Conflict Resolution, Extra Curricular

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I've always been easy on my two little girls, but recently it occurred to me that I've been a little too easy on them. I play the part of the good cop, my wife teaching them more about life than I do. And I finally came to realize the other day that I may just have to start beating them. I'm talking, of course, about competitive games.

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The Nadya Suleman Story – The Opinion Of An Average Joe.

Posted March 23, 2009 - 14:38 by Paul Michael

Family Planning, Planning, Conceiving, Finances, Pregnancy, Birth

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Unless you’ve been on Jupiter for the last few months, you’ll know the story of Nadya Suleman. Already a mother of six children, Nadya gave birth to octuplets in late January, a result of some very questionable in vitro fertilization practices. And the whole thing is winding me up.

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When You See Something, Say Something.

Posted March 3, 2009 - 12:40 by Paul Michael

Safety, Social Skills

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This may come as common sense to many of you, but it’s an important story and one I felt I had to share. I hope it encourages all of you to trust your gut reaction as a parent or guardian and do what’s right, even when it’s easier to do nothing.

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Chicken Pox parties; would you take your kids to one?

Posted January 27, 2009 - 15:43 by Paul Michael

Health, Vaccines, Diseases & Disorders

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A conversation bubbled up today between myself and a few colleagues at work. It was about illness, in particular measles and mumps. Then out of nowhere, a good friends said “and they’re even having Chicken Pox parties now.” Wait, what? A party where you go to get Chicken Pox? It couldn’t be true, could it? Well, it is true.

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FREE Pampers potty training kit

Posted January 22, 2009 - 15:05 by Paul Michael

Home Life, New Parents

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A sweet deal for anyone whos is currently going through the ups & downs of potty training. Pampers is giving away a free potty training kit, and it comes with Dora and Diego's approval.

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Tagless clothing causing rashes and blisters

Posted September 5, 2008 - 17:03 by Paul Michael

Safety, Shopping, Health, Allergies

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I was happy when tagless shirts came out, I hated that scratchy feeling. I figured my girls did as well, and resorted to cutting the tags out of clothing until the tagless shirts came along. But it seems some babies and smaller children are having very nasty reactions to the ink used in the tagless clothing.

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

Posted July 20, 2008 - 21:23 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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Train your kids to swallow a choking hazard with Lego “Fun Snacks”

Posted June 19, 2008 - 15:05 by Paul Michael

Safety, Health

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It all seems like some crazy practical joke or belated April Fool’s gag, but this one is real. Kellogg’s have teamed up with Lego to produce what can only be described as the most dangerous idea for a kid’s snack…ever.

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Avoiding arguments part 1 - Gift Cloning.

Posted April 22, 2008 - 18:50 by Paul Michael

Home Life, Shopping

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As a regular writer for our sister blog Wisebread, this article goes against every frugal bone in my body. It pains me to even think about it but the result is worth it, even if it hurts my wallet and my idea of getting more bang for your buck. When it comes time for gifts, you can stop a lot of arguments by buying the same thing for every kid.

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Parenting 101 - a beginner's guide in glorious pictures

Posted February 26, 2008 - 11:33 by Paul Michael

New Parents

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I have been blessed with two beautiful baby daughters, but the path to fatherhood, for me anyway, was not always easy. Thank goodness I had the help of some wonderful visual aids in the form of two magnificent books.

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