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Sometimes I worry that my kids (ages 6 and 9) spend too much time plugged in. You know, playing computer games, watching TV, clicking away on their DS gadgets and flicking around that Wii remote. But when I read in a New York Times article that a new Kaiser Family Foundation study reveals [...]

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If you’re a fan of fitness, chances are your kids will be, too. Now, I don’t mean you need to be a stellar athlete or anything — according to Health Psychology journal, parents would be wise to just should show enthusiasm for physical fitness by walking or running in local road races (register your kids [...]

Maybe you’ve got a lot of time on your hands this winter break, and you need some great movies to fill the hours and entertain your kids. Maybe you just like to watch a family flick now and then. In our house, we have family movie night — we’re having lots of them over the [...]

I’ve got a birthday party to plan for my soon-to-be 9-year-old. He’s a holiday baby — his big day falls just after Christmas each year, and, well, it’s just not ideal for anyone involved. School is out, and it’s hard to schedule so that all his friends can attend (with seasonal travel and all), plus [...]

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The movie “Where The Wild Things Are” has gotten lots of press lately, and it seems the film made something like $32 million in just one weekend — must be good, huh? Christine Spines of PopWatch found out for herself by taking her two sons, one 5 years old and the other 15. Her assessment: [...]

My third-grader came out of school on library day last week armed with a kid’s cookbook — Company’s Coming: Kids Cook! He excitedly flipped through its 199 pages as we walked to the car, pointing out all the yummy-looking photos and very-simple recipes — he zeroed in on the Sweet Ending Pizza, Peach Melba Float [...]