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12 Graduation Presents Your Kids Won’t Expect from You
College Bound, School, Slider
It’s that time of year, when school draws to a close and graduation ceremonies pop up like dandelions. Chances are you’ll know someone who, after hard work or maybe dumb luck, is graduating this month. If the graduate is a relative, a…
12 Reasons Why the Boys Clubs are So Great
Resources, School
From humble beginnings in Hartford CT in 1860, the Boys and Girls Club of America has grown to be the largest national organization dedicated to helping young men and women. Since it’s founding, BGCA has opened branches in every state, Puerto…
15 Games You Can Play at the Museum
Entertainment, Life
May 18 is International Museum Day. The day was established in by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in 1977 to encourage public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. Last year, 35,000 museums in 143 countries…
Moms Must Declare War On In-School Junk Food Ads NOW!
Diet & Nutrition, Health38-22-35
These are the hot new measurements that every Mom should know. But, don't fear. I'm not trying to sell you on a new fad diet or at least not one that involves your measurements. These numbers are aimed at your children. And those measurements…
Summer Travel Essentials for Young Families
Money, Traveling
Whether it’s a road trip to see abuela or a grand-scale European vacation with multiple plane trips, families everywhere are revving up for fun spring and summer travel. And as anyone who’s ever traveled with little kids knows, efficiency…
Ice Cream Truck Filled With Books Sent to El Salvador Kids
Life, Opinions
Yesenia Portillo and Domonique Parkes know that an early love of reading can benefit students throughout their entire life.
That’s why these two University of Maryland students want to put the rubber on the road – or dirt path, depending…
12 Ways to Help Your Kids Live Stress-Free
Family Health, Health
April 16 is National Stress Awareness Day and the entire month of April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress Awareness Day began in 1992 as an effort to raise awareness of the harm that stress can do. It was an initiative by the Health Resource…
How to Discuss Columbine With Your Kids
Family Health, Health
Who can forget the images from April 20, 1999, as we watched what was until then the worst school shooting in history unfold on television news. When it was all over, 15 people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, were dead, including…
5 Cruise Lines that Cater to Kids
Money, Traveling
For a great family vacation, you can’t beat a cruise. The room and food is included in the price as are activities aboard ship. There’s daycare for the little ones and tween and teen activities that keep the older kids occupied. Cruise…