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The Morning Mile is the kind of event that gives you goosebumps, said my friend and fitness maven Fitz Koehler today at a Hidden Oak Elementary School post-run press conference, where she addressed parents, school officials, and partner executives from AvMed, all of whom were gathered to marvel at the success of this school exercise program. [...]

I asked my Facebook friends the other day to recommend some tried-and-true good books for second and fourth-graders, and I got such a great response, I just can’t keep this good news to myself. Here, a list of chapter books your young ones might want to try. Search them at your local library, and see [...]

Photo: D Sharon Pruitt, Flickr Chances are, your kids are out of school for the summer, and it’s that time — once again! — to keep them busy. And while playtime is certainly lots of fun, it’s nice to keep those young minds engaged, too, isn’t it? That’s why, in our house, we’re instituting a [...]

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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 [...]

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. Photo: amazon.com

Giggle, this great little magazine in my area (that would be Gainesville, Fl.) features in their August 2009 issue all sorts of tips for surviving back-to-school season. Here are a few: Gradually move bedtime back to a reasonable hour. Gradually move the wake-up alarm to the right hour for your family’s morning routine. Locate your [...]

With six weeks leading up to the start of school, I told myself and my boys that we’d be hitting the books a bit, just to get ready for the first and third grades. I bought some workbooks, scoured the Internet for ideas, and we actually did a day or two of work. Then we [...]