Tag: kids
member name: Suzanne A.
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February 13, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
I recently wrote about my idyllic memories of snow days growing up. Today, I am experiencing a snow day from the other perspective---as the parent. Somehow, it's just not quite as magical….Here's . . . more
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December 28, 2006 09:32 AM EST --
Let me say right off the bat---I love my cats, I really, really do. I have three tuxedo cats---Schemer and Dan, who are 10 and Tommy, who is 4. They are good natured, sweet boys, beautiful . . . more
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September 02, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
I am looking for advice from those of you out there with a lot of knowledge about dog ownership! I am trying to make a big decision----should I get a dog or not? To help you help me decide---here’s . . . more
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February 09, 2006 06:06 AM EST --
One of my best friends has some wonderful books for her kids. I see them when I visit, up high on a shelf, in perfect condition. She mentions them often when she wonders why her kids have reading . . . more
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February 17, 2006 12:24 PM EST --
This morning, my 18 month old daughter and I were heading to an appointment, and had some time to kill. We stopped at a combined Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins, for my second cup o' joe of the . . . more
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March 23, 2006 01:44 PM EST --
There are many, many challenges to raising a child with special needs, as any parents who has been there can tell you. However, the greatest of those challenges for me has been that you can't . . . more
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June 02, 2006 09:26 PM EDT --
Aside from my children growing up to be decent, caring human beings, there is NOTHING more important to me than them learning to love reading. I can't imagine a life without books. There . . . more
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June 05, 2006 09:09 PM EDT --
I'll start by saying of course the title of this article is a bit in jest. No books are MUST have! And everyone has their own opinion on what the best children's books are, so this . . . more
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June 06, 2006 10:24 AM EDT --
Of course, as always, the title is a little bit overstated, however, not by much! I really do think any avid reader would be missing out if they have never read these five. They're the ones I . . . more
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January 22, 2006 08:48 PM EST --
We'd been cooped up lately dealing with colds, and we all felt like going out to dinner. Sounds simple enough, huh? Well, not with our family. We are food people. We all love . . . more
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January 24, 2006 11:48 AM EST --
This morning, as we were getting in the car in a parking lot, my 17 month old daughter started to scream with happiness and excitement. It took me a minute to figure out what she was so thrilled . . . more
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January 26, 2006 07:06 PM EST --
Video games and kids---the two words together seem to spark many strong feelings and many heated arguments. What I rarely hear said by either side of the debates, however, is how much kids LEARN . . . more
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February 15, 2006 01:45 PM EST --
My all time favorite kids book? Wow, that's a very tough one! It would be tough even to list my top 100 favorites! But I'll go with my first thought---The House with a Clock in . . . more
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February 05, 2006 10:37 AM EST --
Potential snow days always started the same way. I would lie in bed in my cold room, under the covers, with my eyes closed, and listen for the fog horn. In the coastal Maine fishing village . . . more
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May 11, 2006 07:56 AM EDT --
Everybody said the MRI was just a precaution. Our 19 month old daughter was not yet walking, not yet standing or pulling up. But she was fine in every other way, and making steady progress . . . more
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May 26, 2006 07:24 AM EDT --
When you are the parent of three kids, I do have to admit at times you think you've got this parenting thing pretty much down. I used to read the parenting magazines and books avidly, feeling . . . more
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November 29, 2006 02:05 PM EST --
Let me start by saying home schooling is a choice I deeply respect. I’ve known a lot of home schooling families, and I’ve often considered it as an option for my 3 children. Growing . . . more
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September 02, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
When we started telling friends about our plans to drive cross-country with our 3 children, ages 12, 9 and 2, we got a lot of interesting responses. Most were along the lines of “Wow! . . . more
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May 15, 2006 06:37 AM EDT --
As a public service, I thought it would be helpful for me to share my tips on getting kids out the door and into the car to school. I've had many years of experience with this task, and I've . . . more
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