The worst part for Mary Lee Morrison was not losing her job. It was telling her sons. And then telling them a few weeks later that they had to quit private guitar lessons. At least, for a while.
"They love their guitars," says the Westport, Conn., mother of two. "But their lessons were killing me."
Taken by surprise when a division of her publishing company was eliminated this summer, Morrison lost her job just weeks after she ended her 19-year Continue reading »
Bring down the kids' bikes and scooters. For little ones, get a jump start on spring and take the training wheels off their bikes now so they can practice in a controlled environment. Be sure to supervise.
Bring in the sidewalk chalk, jump ropes and balls, and visit
for many games for the kids to play. The site also has instructions on how to draw a hopscotch pattern or a four square, among other ideas, on the floor.
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Is the lesson of taking your kids to vote worth the effort?
I have been planning all along to take my kids to vote with me and now the long lines are scaring me to death!
| Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 06:01 AM
I’ve packed the Play-Doh, the coloring books and crayons, Mad Libs and most importantly the ring lollipops — I’m ready to go vote with my kids. I think.
I have been planning all along to take all three children (7, Continue reading »
This month, Boston Market stores will sell coupon booklets with a $35 value for $1 as part of its partnership with Give Kids the World, a Florida-based nonprofit that fulfills the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. All proceeds from the sales of the booklets will be donated to the organization, which supported 225 Detroit-area families last year. Details:
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British researchers say they've identified a "hate circuit" in the brain.
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What will get you to the polls Nov. 4?
The hope of lower taxes, better health care, a stronger foreign policy or offshore oil drilling? To stop cloning or permit medicinal pot?
Maybe it's all of that, and more.
But I'd submit that the most compelling reason to vote next Tuesday is to secure the future for our children, to make sure their lives and choices are better than the ones we face right now.
Here in Michigan, that vote couldn't be more Continue reading »
Personal finance isn't a topic you can rely on schools to teach. That's why it's important for parents to teach their children well. You're kidding yourself if you think that learning about money is just a matter of a few basic math principles; your children pick up far more subtle and powerful messages by watching and listening to you.
• Be happy to go to work.
Transitions for little ones are hard, and the prospect of losing you to work Continue reading »