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Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., the author of “Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?” left a comment on today’s post, and it’s something you all should read — so here it is:
Thank you so much for mentioning my book, “Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?” Your readers may order it from [...]

Here’s a book you might want to get: “Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught?” by Bruce Weinstein (also known as The Ethics Guy). With lots of sample dilemmas for teens and tweens to resolve, this is one you ought to add to your home library.
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Relocating can be stressful for parents and kids alike. And in this economy, many a family is on the move. MomLogic goes into more detail.
Is the economy affecting your fashion budget? Makeover Momma says you can score a [...]

Chances are your kids keep some sort of journal at school — mine start each school day by writing an entry. It’s great for honing their writing skills, and it fosters creativity too. Even if your kiddo can’t yet write, drawing pictures and attempting to pen a few words is just as good. Don’ let [...]

If your kids love the computer, and you love when they’re learning and not zoning into online games galore, I’ve got something that will make everyone happy — Starfall.com. As you can tell from the .com stuff, Starfall is found online (yay for kids), but it’s educational too (yay for Mom and Dad). A teacher [...]

Here’s an interesting fact: 91 percent of girls ages 8 to 12 turn to their moms when they’re feeling badly about themselves, but only 67 percent of girls ages 13 to 17 do. More interesting stuff: 54 percent of girls ages 8 to 12 turn to their dads, while 27 percent of girls ages 13 [...]

You might have heard that video games can improve kids’ hand-eye coordination and can even help them burn calories. But don’t let that convince you that video games are all good. Family Circle magazine cites a study from Iowa State University that found the more time tweens and teens spend fighting and shooting villains on [...]

My kindergarten guy sometimes gets in trouble in school because he can’t sit still. He’s assigned to sit in a little colored square on “the rug” when his teacher is reading to the class, and from what I understand, he sometimes veers into other kids’ squares. He spins around in his square and fidgets with [...]

Maybe it’s for good reason that I’m not a lover of electronics for kids. Seems keeping children in the great outdoors, not the closed-up indoors, is best for the little bodies of the world.
Did you know there’s actually a “No Child Left Inside” bill geared towards getting environmental education into schools so that kids can [...]