‘Friday Finds’ Archive

Self-Esteem and Kid-Safe Surfing: Friday Finds February 25, 2011 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Eco-friendly toys for tots. Ooooo, I love the dollhouse! What in the world do you buy an older kid, when all the toy store trinkets looks so, well, juvenile? ParentDish knows, and the folks there share 10 [...]

Fat Kids and Pregnancy Rules: Friday Finds February 18, 2011 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Do your kids stay up past their bedtimes? Might want to cut out that habit, because late nights are linked with childhood obesity. What else might make your kiddo fat? ParentDish found some answers. If you want [...]

Fertility Apps and Celeb Babes: Friday Finds February 11, 2011 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. There’s an app for everything, including fertility. Lil Sugar lists five apps to help you conceive. Is one Pennsylvania school heading back to segregation? Sorta sounds like it. McCaskey East High School folks are talking about segregating [...]

Gun Questions and No Cursive: Friday Finds February 4, 2011 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Should docs be able to ask parents if they own guns? One Florida politician says NO. Some say it’s no different than asking if they use car seats. Toy Story 3 is up for a 2011 Best [...]

Kid Games and Single Parenthood: Friday Finds January 28, 2011 No Comments

Photo: Wesley Oostvogels, Flickr On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Your kid is gaming all the time. Problem or perfectly fine? Could be both. My kids are eating lots of oranges right now. Maybe they should be playing with them, too. ParentDish talks [...]

Child Care Jobs and Skidders: Friday Finds January 21, 2011 No Comments

Photo: www.myskidders.com On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Weekly childcare job listings delivered to your inbox every day! Interested? Just head over to the Child Care Job site and get yourself registered. Are school lunches really headed in a healthier direction? ParentDish has [...]

Tummy Troubles and Ugly Parents: Friday Finds January 14, 2011 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. In 2005, half of the ads during Saturday morning cartoons were for snacks or restaurants, and more than 90% of those ads promoted unhealthy food (Center for Science in the Public Interest, 2008). Common Sense Media has [...]

Big Headlines and 21 Wives’ Tales: Friday Finds January 7, 2011 No Comments

Photo: titlap, Flickr On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Best baby products of 2010 — The Lil Sugar folks name them all. They also recount the biggest baby and parenting headlines of the year. A rise in home births was newsworthy in 2010. [...]

Top Trends and Parent Apps: Friday Finds December 31, 2010 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. Did marriage and kids change your relationship with friends? They kinda did for Samantha Dunn, who tells a great story you’re really going to love. Parents! You got apps? Might want to get some, specifically those that [...]

Kid Gifts and Daddy Depp: Friday Finds December 24, 2010 No Comments

On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites. If you love personalized kid gifts, Lil Sugar has a list of the best ones! U.S. schools are just average, says a study. ParentDish breaks it down. “You wouldn’t give a whole classroom of kids the Heimlich [...]