Parenting
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Teen craft nights boost creativity, family tiesJul 26, 2014 6:30 am - A few months ago, I launched a diabolical plan to entice my teenage daughters to spend more time with me, and to semi-shelter them from the maddening world. I started a...
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Kids studying abroad are now never out of touchJul 21, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - A generation ago, students on semester abroad were practically incommunicado, aside from airmailed letters and one or two calls home. These days, from the min...
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Add zing to notebooks, store-bought or DIYJul 21, 2014 4:45 am - When it's time to start stocking the school backpack, it's easy to just grab a stack of plain, boring notebooks. But since kids have to tote these things to and fro ever...
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Shunned by adults, smartwatches take aim at kidsJul 19, 2014 7:31 am - NEW YORK - With smartwatches drawing lukewarm interest from most consumers, some technology companies are trying a fresh approach: market them to kids. LG Electronics, V...
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Bedroom desk? It's somewhere under all that junkJul 18, 2014 5:00 am - Alyssa Kimble, a soon-to-be sixth-grader in White Plains, New York, says she uses the desk in her bedroom for "everything" - creating lesson plans for her make-believe s...
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Back-to-school help from professional organizersJul 17, 2014 6:00 am - Success in school often depends on how well a student manages to organize everything from demanding schoolwork to a dizzying array of after-school activities to technolo...
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Kids learn ABCs of potty training at Booty CampJul 13, 2014 6:15 am - While potty training her third child, Wendy Sweeney teamed up with a neighbor who was embarking on the same milestone with her own toddler. That unconventional play dat...
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Life after five-year 'death' a bit confusing for teenJul 13, 2014 6:00 am - People in love do goofy things. They dance and sing in videos seen by millions. They fill classrooms with balloons, pay skywriters to put messages in the clouds, they ev...
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Students explore faith, friendships in youth groupsJul 11, 2014 6:00 am - Whether parents are seeking to pass on their religious heritage to their children, or would simply like to provide opportunities for them to connect with other kids thei...
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Touring 'Frozen' Norway with Adventures by DisneyJul 11, 2014 5:45 am - Rushing water and my 6-year-old daughter's squeals of delight were all I could hear as we roared over the whitewater rapids of Norway's Voss River. It's been a week of n...