1,046 articles on "children"

Adoption: Laughter and Tears

Adoption: Laughter and Tears by: Tanya SturmanIf you ever walk through an orphanage, it will be an experience you’ll never forget. Witnessing children in poverty, children discarded, children stunted both physically and emotionally, will stir ...

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Mutants or Clones?

Mutants or Clones? by: Jeffrey D. Murrah, LPCIn a single dose of children's television, I was bombarded with themes of mutants, cyborgs, evolving and the digital world. These words intimidated me at first, until I learned what the shows wer...

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A Mom's Getaway

A Mom's Getaway by: Valerie McDermott Destination: Block Island Accomplices: 6 High School Girlfriends (Yes, we’ve been friends for 5 years now ha ha) The time is 6:15 am on a Sunday. I’ve been up since 4:30 am. Am I a little eager? Of ...

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A Month of Fun with Children: Making Memories on a Budget

A Month of Fun with Children: Making Memories on a Budget by: Nicole Dean What childhood memories do you hold dear? For me, it was all the times "life happened". The little things like playing outside, riding my bike, playing at the park, swimmi...

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Choosing The Best Type Of Toys For Your Kids

The holiday season has arrived, which means it is time to buy gifts for friends and relatives. Perhaps the lion's share of gift buying is done with children in mind. And out of this, the biggest share is buying toys for them. If there is one thi...

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Are Your Children Showing Entrepreneurial Tendencies?

Some say entrepreneurs are born while others say any one can become an entrepreneur. Entrepreneur is someone who can come up with new ideas to undertake a certain activity for instance business enterprise and ensure that the activity he/she undertake...

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Kids To Improve Their Summer Fire Safety Know-How

(NC)-When Canadians think of summer, they conjure up images of vacations and long-weekend getaways, camping, picnics, spending time with the kids and, of course, going to the cottage. It is a time when relaxing in the sun and having a good time are a...

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Making Science Less Abstract for Preschoolers

Making Science Less Abstract for Preschoolers by: Nicole Brekelbaum A simple experiment that can help preschoolers discover and enjoy the wonders of science. Most childcare businesses supervise children for more than three hours a day, five days...

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Let's Pretend

Children have amazing and wild imaginations. The next time you hear "I'm bored" or "What can we do", give them a few household items, or let them make their own and watch them expand into endless hours of fun and entertainment. The following are...

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Giving Up Cable Television

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