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Have Fun this Summer, But Keep Your Kids Safe In and On the Water!

It’s now officially summer. For kids, that means spending hot summer days cooling off in water.
Whether it’s in a pool, at the beach, on a boat or at a water park, there are many things we parents need to do to make sure kids are safe while enjoying fun in the summer sun.
Unfortunately, summer fun [...]

What is One Surefire Way to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem? Give Her Your Time

My daughter is currently enrolled in a “parent/tot” class that introduces young children to different sports. Since the kids are so young (under three), parental involvement is required for participation.
One father often has his iPhone in the palm of his hand for the duration of the class. If he’s not talking on it, he’s texting. [...]

How to Encourage Your Kids to Stand Up to Their Friends and Peer Pressure

We hear so much lately about bullying and how to stop bullies, it’s easy to forget there’s another problem parents face: encouraging kids to stand up to their friends.
Sometimes, standing up to a friend or group of friends is even more difficult than standing up to a bully. In your child’s eyes, there might be [...]

Spotlight on a Cool Product Created by a Nice Guy: Readeez!

I don’t often do product reviews on this blog. But every now and then I come across something that’s so great I like to share it with our readers. I’ve blogged about the wonders of Boogie Wipes. Well here’s another product I’d like to mention that I love: Readeez.
What’s Readeez? Well, it’s a lot of [...]

Maybe I’ve Always Been a ‘Kid Person’ After All

My daughter hugged me before I left for work today. My nephew hugged me too.
As I drove to the office, I thought about this: It wasn’t that long ago, before my daughter was born and before I was married, that I didn’t really consider myself to be a ‘kid person.’
I grew up as an only [...]

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