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Secrets for Stress-Free Winter Travel

Even though the holidays are over, lots of people go on vacation during the winter months. Whether to escape the cold for somewhere more tropical, or to hit the slopes for a weekend of skiing and snowboarding, it’s always nice to get away.

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Do You Take Guilt-free Vacations from Routine Tasks?

I finally ate a giant homemade salad for a meal and it felt SO good! Sometimes the things that I eat regularly get incredibly boring. We dont eat out very often. With small children it is not always all that it is cracked up to be. There are times I have dreamed about having a regular take-out night to look forward to but it just hasnt been something we have implemented.Throughout the …

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Free After-School Programs

After-school programs can be an important part of your child’s development. For children who are too young to be home alone, after-school programs are a necessity if you don’t have a babysitter or a nanny. For children who are older, the right after-school program is typically better than the latchkey alternative, which could jeopardize your child’s safety.

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Mom’s Internet Safety Cheatsheet

For many of us, using the Internet can seem like walking through New York City without a map. Everything is new and interesting, but also a little bit intimidating, especially when you don’t know how to navigate. Even more scary are all the horror stories in the media about the dangers that the children face online.

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Are Our Kids Being Taught Manners?

A few posts ago, entitled, Losing It, I wrote about my boyfriend’s son’s friend, Robert, who asked me for cash so he could get a snack when we were at the movies. I thought this was a case of one kid being rude. I was wrong. I’m starting to think that it might be an epidemic that’s infecting our children.