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National Anti-Boredom Month: Indoor Fun For Kids

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With two young children, I know the heat of summer can be a big downer. July is often one of the hottest months of the year, so it’s fitting that it’s National Anti-Boredom month. Except we often get a little stumped when it comes to thinking…
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AAP’s Online Medical Resource for Parents Now in Spanish

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AAP has launched a Spanish online medical resource for parents for you to share with your Latino friends.  It happens all the time: Your child comes down sick or gets hurt on a weekend or after the doctor’s office has already closed for…
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What Can You Do with a Paleta?/¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta?

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What Can You Do with a Paleta?/¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? By Carmen Tafolla • Illustrated by Magaly Morales Tricycle Press • 2009 • 32 pages Hardcover ($14.99) ISBN: 978-1582462219 Ages 3-7 Bold bursts of color make this…
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Every Mom Has a Breaking Point

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Behind every great kid is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s screwing it up.- Anonymous We’re all going to have a bad parenting day every now and then. And I don’t mean just any old bad day, like when you let the kids get away with not…
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Are Children Reading the Wrong Books in School?

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Last week my 12 year-old stepdaughter asked me to help her pick out a historical fiction book for a school assignment. I helped her find a few options, but it wasn’t easy. Historical fiction has quite a broad definition. Many novels are…

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale

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Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale Written & Illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh Abrams • 2013 • 32 pages Hardcover ($16.95) ISBN: 9781419705830 Ages 6-9 Pancho Rabbit’s dad has gone north to find work and make money…
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Making the Sunscreen Grade Program for School Sun Safety

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Kids are every bit as much at risk as adults for sunburn, sun damage and developing life-threatening skin cancers. And one place where kids are most exposed to the sun’s damaging rays is on the school playground. To combat these threats,…
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How Far Do You Love Me?

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How Far Do You Love Me? Written & Illustrated by Lulu Delacre Lee & Low Books. 2013 • 40 pages Hardcover ($11.95) ISBN: 978-1-60060-882-7 Ages 4-8 The award-winning author/illustrator of The Storyteller’s Candle and Arrorró,…
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Is Your Tween Ready for a Cell Phone?

Let’s face it, if you’re a tween parent- you’re in the midst of cell-phone DRAMA! From deciding whether they are ready for one to whether you need your child to have one to concerns over how they are or will use the phone or who communicates…