On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. It’s summer break, but are you making your kids study anyway? ParentDish talks structured learning when school’s out. Does traveling without your tots make you sad? One mom shares her story. Think it’s OK or odd for [...]

If you’re in the market for making math more fun, you’ll want to check out the latest in addictive puzzles — KenKen. Invented five years ago in a Japanese classroom, KenKen (it means “cleverness squared”) features a a new Will Shortz Presents KenKen series of books ($8 each). Log on to KenKen.com to get a [...]

You know you’ll need to buy your kids jeans for school this year, right? I mean, chances are when your tykes hike up their last-year pants, they’re going to be super tight and super short. That’s what happens when our wee ones grow into big kids. Good Housekeeping has the scoop on all sorts of [...]

You can never have too many balls for your kids. Well, maybe you can. But these Spalding Rookie Gear balls are definite must-haves for young ones. They are the same size as regular youth balls, but they weigh 25 percent less. Score!

G-FORCE: Movie Trailer – The top video clips of the week are here I never know which movies are safe for my kids, because even the flicks meant for children sometimes feature rough language and inappropriate topics. Just found out about these three websites, though, and I hear they can help me figure out what’s [...]

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Got a kid who won’t potty train? ParentDish has some insight. Wholesome baby finger foods — right here at Alpha Mom. How about some foods for mom and dad? Divine Caroline lists 10 to improve your mood. [...]

Every capable adult knows how to do a load of laundry — right? And anyone with kids has got to be a pro at sorting, washing, drying and folding. It’s like a full-time job, managing all the soiled socks and such. Ah, but maybe you could be doing a more effective job, and Real Simple [...]

Since you can’t eat healthy all the time — eating sweet treats on occasion is OK, you know — you’ve got to check out these cute cupcakes from Family Fun. The B is for Baseball variety caught my eye, since I have two little sluggers who are winding up their seasons right now. For all [...]

Let’s face it — all of us can do a better job of eating healthy. And one easy way to get better grub into our lives is to eat at home. I know, eating out is fun. And easy. And yummy. But you never really know what you’re getting when someone else prepares your meals, [...]

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