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In December, a child walking through a shopping mall is
like a hunger-striker swimming through warm, savory gravy.
It's equal parts temptation and torture.
Eyes bulging and jaws agape, kids stagger past the lights
and trains and dolls and games. Add in a few minutes on
Santa's lap and the sugar from a candy cane, and
you're dangerously close to hyperventilation.
The holiday season is a green and red and gold universe of
presents, treats and Continue reading »

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Sunday, November 23rd 2008, 4:00 AM
Obesity in youth continues to be a problem throughout the United States. As a result, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing the food pyramid for toddlers aged two to five.
Web site offers parents a plug and chug formula to figure out exactly how much of each food group their child should be eating. You plug in their name, age, gender and how much physical activity they engage in and poof - the formula Continue reading »

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Forget multimillion-dollar changes mandated by a federal lawsuit or new laws.
A group of birth parents say they have much simpler -- not to mention, cheaper -- ways to improve Michigan's foster care system.
First and foremost: Give them some respect.
"Come out of your box for a second, and step into our place and imagine what it's like not to have your kids at home to tuck them in at night," Quientae Baker, a 28-year-old mother from Detroit, Continue reading »

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NEW YORK — Get ready for a pyjama party.
PJs look to be a popular gift this holiday season, as families struggling with high heating bills are bundling up at night, and older kids have turned sleep pants into cool daywear.
"I can't afford to buy gifts just for fun," said Lisa Jenkins, who has lowered the temperature at her Clarkston, Wash., home and is cutting back on presents for her children amid the weak economy. "Pyjamas will keep them Continue reading »

written by admin \\ tags: alike, gifts, great, Holiday, kids, Parents, Pyjamas, season, this

More than 500 parents responded to the site's poll on how their kids
access the Internet. Most parents, (77%) reported having a conversation with
their children about online safety, but a significant number (75%) reported
that their child accesses the Internet without supervision. Responses were
gathered from current Glubble users and visitors to HighlightsParents.com, a
web site of Highlights for Children that provides family activities and Continue reading »

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The nation's economic troubles play out one family at a time at the New Horizons Learning Center in this struggling city two hours northwest of Chicago.
Some parents have been laid off and must pull their children out of the day care center until they can find a job. Others' employment hours have been cut, so they reduce their kids' attendance to a few days a week.
Financial strains prompt one mother to pay with a Continue reading »

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The holidays are the perfect excuse to carve out a little extra time for cooking with your kids. Embrace the fact that it will be a messy experience, and that wonderful memories will be made. Here are some recent cookbooks for easy inspiration.
   - J.M. Hirsch, The Associated Press
   Chronicle Books $16.95 В» 96 pp
    This is a mix of easy holiday crafts and edibles, including tomato soup with snowman-shaped grilled cheese sandwiches, Continue reading »

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If a company that produces products for children can maintain the equilibrium between the product user - the kid - and the product purchaser - often the parent - it can gain a stronger market presence than a competitor who ignores either side of the equation. By addressing the weaker quotient, you can gain better footing in the marketplace.
One California company that started an all-natural skin-care company for kids has done a remarkable job attaining Continue reading »

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Should Parents Pay Kids For Good Grades?
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September 16, 2008 ·
Several school systems are experimenting with a new incentive to help motivate kids to earn better grades: cash.
Jolene Ivey, Cheli English-Figaro and Nakelia Field weigh pros and cons of cash incentive programs in schools, and discuss whether they can truly be effective at motivating kids to perform better in classroom.

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