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Online: The New Modern Generation
School, School, School Hot HeadlineIt turns out that your kids are doing a lot more than just texting and IMing with their smartphones, tablets and laptops. According to the Internet Innovation Alliance, they’re a generation connected to broadband in a completely unprecedented…
The Chaotic Reality of Parenting
Dollars and Sense, Money, Money Hot HeadlineWow. Is it really that bad? A new infographic from StokeBox.com suggests that modern moms are drowning in responsibilities—and oceans of laundry. Plus, they spend about $1000 a year on kids’ clothes, which their little ones outgrow about…
Helping Your Tween Keep Learning in The Summer
School, School
Sleep in, watch TV, go to camp, hang out with friends and play video games – that about sums up my tween’s plans for the summer.
It came as a bit of a shock to them when I grabbed the pages from their school work books that they hadn’t…
I Dreamt: A Book About Hope
Books, Picture Books
I Dreamt: A Book About Hope
By Gabriela Olmos • Various Illustrators
Translated by Elisa Amado
Groundwood Books • 2012 • 36 pages
Hardcover ($18.95)
ISBN: 978-1-55498-330-8
Ages 5-8
There is much violence around the world, and…
Help Kids Play it Safe in the Summer Heat
Health, Health Hot Headline, Medical News
Believe it or not, despite deadly tornados, hurricanes and floods, heat is still the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the US, resulting in hundreds of fatalities every year and even more hospitalizations. For children, especially…
Homeless Filipino Boy Sings Amazingly Well!
Featured Video - Life, Life, TV MamiHe may be homeless now, but this amazingly talented young singer is headed for stardom. Check out his fantastic renditions of Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, and more. For more fantastic MamiTV videos and content, visit Mamiverse!
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Visiting St. Augustine, Florida With The Kids
Traveling
St. Augustine, Florida reminds me of the South of Spain, where my two daughters were born. It’s hardly surprising, since the city was the first settlement in the United States, established in 1565 by the Spanish. It is now celebrating the…
Being a Role Model for your Kids
Health
One word I would use to describe tweens is influenced. This is a sensitive age where influences from every angle of their lives actually matter and impact their behavior or thoughts in a positive or negative way. I have recently become more…
The Weird Series
Books, Picture BooksThe Weird Series:
Weird! (Book 1)
By Erin Frankel • Illustrated by Paula Heaphy
Free Spirit • 2012 • 48 pages
Hardcover ($15.95)
ISBN: 9781575423982
Ages 2-3
Dare! (Book 2)
By Erin Frankel • Illustrated by Paula Heaphy
Free…