Parenting
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Back to class: 10 money-saving tips on textbooks from the college storeAug 24, 2014 7:00 am - With the cost of a year's worth of required course materials averaging $638, college students constantly seek ways to save money when it comes to textbooks. But they may...
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When it comes to parenting, a united front works bestAug 24, 2014 1:01 am - If you're a parent, you've been there. I'd just taken my seat in the back of the auditorium, so hadn't caught the first act of the family drama being played out in the ...
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Deals only a click away for back-to-school seasonAug 23, 2014 7:41 am - NEW YORK - It's mid-August, and parents are scrambling to outfit their kids with backpacks, gadgets and jeans as the clock winds down toward the first day of school. But...
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Why some parents are keeping kids off FacebookAug 23, 2014 7:22 am - NEW YORK - Behold the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook. It all makes Sonia Rao, a stay-at-...
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Students learn to meld styles when they move off campusAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - For college kids who move off campus, learning to accommodate to the styles and needs of housemates is good practice for life after school. Take Erica Weidrick and Caitr...
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Family's summer travel teaches hard work, serviceAug 20, 2014 6:00 am - PACE, Fla. - The Murset children spent their summer doing chores - just not at their own home. Financial planner Gregg Murset and his wife, Kami, loaded their six childr...
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Health care at college: Can your teen manage?Aug 19, 2014 5:45 am - Lauren Davies had a desperate thought while stuck in traffic as she frantically drove upstate to reach her 19-year-old. "If I drive on the shoulder and a cop stops me, w...
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Wisconsin's Great River Road winds its way into great road tripAug 14, 2014 6:00 am - Straight out of a time when the kids piled into the station wagon for a Sunday drive, the Wisconsin Great River Road — yes, that “great river,” the Mississippi — wholeso...
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Five gadgets aimed for back-to-school timeAug 14, 2014 5:45 am - Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. You know: backyard barbecues, an afternoon at the beach. And, of course, the moment you realize it's all coming to an end and...
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Tips for taking kids out of school to travelAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - Those of us who travel with kids know that travel is educational. We also know that family travel gets much more affordable after Labor Day, once kids are back in the cl...