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Fun Ways Moms Can Stay Active Over the Summer
If you are like most moms, you run around all school year long and look forward to the lazy, hazy, even lazier days of summer. ...
How to Talk to a Teenager
Parents often feel an insurmountable communications barrier is developing between themselves and their teens. There’s frequently an inclination to ignore it and put it down ...
6 Reasons Why Reading Fiction Is Crucial for Children’s Development
Obviously, the ability to read is vital for children’s academic progress since without it, they would not be able to understand their textbooks. Schools aim ...
6 Questions to Ask Your Child’s Daycare Center
Leaving your child on their first morning of daycare is a momentous occasion, but the natural worry all parents will feel can be eased by ...
5 New Summer Hobbies for Kids
There is no better time than summer to try to encourage your child or teen to take up a hobby. Sure, summer is filled with ...
How to Shape Up Your Family This Summer
It can be fun to get into shape over the summer. Some say it’s easier because the weather seems to coax everyone outdoors and ...
6 Tips for Flying with a Toddler
Many families avoid air travel with their children until they are old enough to behave. However, some families do not want to postpone their get away until ...
Tips for Keeping Teens Busy Over Summer Break
If you have a teen or teens and summertime is just around the corner, you are probably feeling a bit anxious about what they ...
Summer Sun Safety for Kids
With all the information out there telling us how bad the sun is, it is a wonder anyone goes outside these days. But staying indoors ...
Summertime Camping 101
Does your family enjoy camping? Many consider summertime camping to be a requirement for the summer months. They know summertime camping equals summertime fun. ...
When to Consider Summer School
Sometimes extra time in the classroom may be needed for your teen. Deciding whether that time is best served during the school year or the ...
5 Hiker Survival Skills You Can Teach Your Child in a Weekend
There has been a surge in the popularity of long-distance hiking. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy lists statistics of those who attempted a thru-hike of the ...
When to Give Your Child a Phone
While phones used to be a luxury of the rich or the province of the parents, it has since become common for children to have ...
How Early Is Too Early for a Dental Exam?
Most children in the United States don’t go for their first dental visit until sometime after their second birthday. The average age for a first ...
5 Ways to Get Your Teen to Stop Drinking Energy Drinks
Are you concerned that your teenage son or daughter is drinking too many energy drinks? Between 30% and 50% of young adults say that they ...
5 Reasons Why Your Toddler Won’t Pipe Down
When your preschooler learns to talk, you’ll be able to enjoy a proper conversation with him. But he may expect that conversation to carry on ...