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Monday, September 14th, 2009PayPal has recently established a new account specifically designed to help teens manage their money. The account gives teens a secure and easy way to shop online and it allows parents to monitor the spending of their teens. The Pajama Mommy Community has written a post that reviews and highlights the key features of the [...]
6 Tips for Swine Flu Safety in School and at Home
Saturday, September 12th, 2009The H1N1 virus (or Swine Flu) really came as a shock to much of the world this past spring. Since the arrival of this new strain of influenza there have been thousands of people who have been hospitalized and even hundreds that have died. Particularly unsettling is the fact that children seem to be getting [...]
Indoor Activities for Your Children
Thursday, September 10th, 2009As summer comes to a close, the weather is beginning to get cooler and the sun is setting earlier and earlier. That means your children are going to be spending less time outside playing and more time in the house. However, that doesn’t mean that the kids should be spending their free time becoming couch [...]
Blog Carnivals for August & September 2009
Monday, September 7th, 2009Here are some great blog carnivals from the end of August and the beginning of September. Check them out for interesting reads on family, parenting, and education. Carnival of Family Life hosted at Colloquium. Educarnival v2 hosted at Epic Adventures are Often Uncomfortable. Math Teachers at Play hosted at Math Mama Writes. Teaching k-6 Carnival [...]
6 Texting Tips for Parents
Monday, August 31st, 2009If your child is like most these days he/she is constantly clicking away on the cell phone texting messages to all their friends. Many parents remember a time of rotary phones. The idea of a mobile phone with so many capabilities is mind boggling! Well, it is time to get with the times and venture [...]
School Anxiety: The Warning Signs and What to Do
Saturday, August 29th, 2009There are many students who are happy and excited to go back to school. They look forward to seeing their friends, meeting this year’s teachers, and learning new things. Unfortunately, there are also some students who would do anything not to go to school. How do you deal with this as a parent? The first [...]
10 Tips for Stopping Sibling Rivalry
Saturday, August 29th, 2009Kids are kids and they are bound to argue once in a while. It makes sense, brothers and sisters living under the same roof and constantly around each other, they are going to bother each other at some point, but it shouldn’t happen all of the time. If you feel like your children are about [...]
Books to Help Your Child Get Through Transitions
Monday, August 24th, 2009In our lifetime we encounter many changes and transitions. Some of these events, such as a death, can be very difficult to handle. These changes become even more challenging when they occur in the life of a young child who does not yet know how to deal with the changing situation. As a parent it [...]
Parent Tips for Back to School: Save Time, Money, and Energy
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009The new school year is here! (or at least very close for some). Although the focus tends to be on the children, parents can find the start of a school year to be stressful, overwhelming, and draining as well. Here are a few tips for parents to prepare for the new school year and start [...]
Parental Involvement Affects the Academic Success of Children
Sunday, August 16th, 2009Although a child’s success in school depends a great deal on their own efforts, you as a parent can make an impact. Parents act as role models, guides, cheerleaders, police officers, and much more. Each of these roles that you take on as a parent are important to your child’s successful navigation of school and [...]
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