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My kids have been asking when they can have cell phones. They are 6 and 9 years old, and wow, this topic is so off my radar, I can’t even begin to consider arming them with something so extravagant. I don’t think I had a cell phone until I was married — [...]

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U.S. babies are getting smaller, says Lil Sugar, and pregnancies are getting shorter, too. Hmmm.
I loved my Barbie dolls back in the day. ParentDish reports that fashion designers are loving Barbie, too.
MomLogic is talking about [...]

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So, sleep is important. You need it, your kids need it, your babies need it. Yet none of us gets enough of it. The funny thing is, we tend to obsess over how much our infants get, and then once the wee ones make it to preschool age, we drop the ball, [...]

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On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites.
How do you get your teen to clean his room? ParentDish has the scoop.
Some parents go way overboard on loot bags at kids’ birthday parties, and some parents don’t give out a thing. Lil [...]

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It’s a big thing to leave your kids with someone when you’ve got to head out solo — maybe you need to work or attend class, perhaps a pedicure is in order or how about that well-deserved night out? You want to break free, but you also want to know your kiddos [...]

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On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites.
Need to add a little spark to your family game night? Lil Sugar talks the new, modern-looking Monopoly — you might want to give it a try.
ParentDish talks games, too, and names the top 10 you should [...]

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