Parenting
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Concussion fears not hurting youth tackle football numbersAug 06, 2014 5:00 am - Concussion news from the NFL and the NCAA continues to dominate sports headlines, but it's having little impact on suburban youth football leagues. As football season ge...
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Protect your children from the dangers of the InternetAug 04, 2014 5:45 am - Some of the most popular gifts for children are electronic devices designed for access to the Internet. Laptops, tablets, cellphones, and iPods are common in every Ameri...
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5 tips for making family trips with teens more funAug 03, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — Family travel falls into three distinct phases. First, there's the exhausting period of travel with crying babies who need diapers, bottles, strollers, car se...
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In Todd Parr's world, it's OK to make mistakesAug 01, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - In Todd Parr's world, it's OK to wear your undies on your head, spill your milk, or eat mac and cheese in the bathtub. Most of all, it's OK to be yourself. In...
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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...