10 Things to do
Feeling icky about all that sugar going into the Easter eggs? Try these 10 ideas instead. Balloons Silly Putty Hair Accessories Toy Cars Jewelry Coins Mini Bubbles Socks Legos...
Humor
What do you do when your child turns out just like you? When my son was born, everyone said, “He looks just like his dad!” And my insides boiled, because I spent nine months looking like a stuffed sausage for that child. I even sacrificed my innie belly button. I...
KidZone
Nature rubbings are a great way to learn about the details of nature while at the same time creating beautiful art or stationary. What You Need Pretty leaf or flat piece of nature. The more pronounced the details, the better the rubbing...
Lifelines
Bedwetting can be frustrating for both parents and children. Being “dry” at night is hailed as a major milestone, so children who continue to wet the bed can suffer teasing and embarrassment. As a parent, you may feel guilty and wonder what other parents are doing...
Education
Some folks look forward to using spring break as a travel vacation. Others look forward to some quiet time at home. Time away from school can mean sleeping in, daydreaming, reading a good book or just doing “nothing.” However, this loose schedule can lose its shine...
Family Matters
Q. My husband and I come from different faiths, and until recently it wasn’t a problem. But now we have a baby, and we each want to pass down certain elements of our faiths. We get in heated discussions. How can we work out our differences? A. It’s not uncommon for a...
Family Connections
“It’s just a virus.” That’s what our family doctor calmly said twice in the past two weeks. Each one of my kids fell prey to the yuckies that have been making their rounds. We thought for sure that one had flu and the other had strep. Nope. “Just a virus.” Now, that’s...
Recalls
School Specialty is recalling about 6,000 classroom stools because the stool can break during use, posing a fall hazard. The recall involves new and previously recalled 18-inch tall and 20-inch tall Classroom Select NeoRock Stools with a tilting and rocking feature,...
Feature Articles
By Sherida Mock April 25, 2014 started like most days. Jessica Pieratt put her toddler son Moss down for his morning nap. He’d been running a slight fever—99 degrees—that she chalked up to teething. But when she checked on him later, he was unresponsive. He...
Feature Articles
We’ve all seen it—the parent who stands on the sidelines criticizing the decisions made by coaches and officials; the one who yells at his own child when she makes a mistake; the fan who hurls rude remarks to the opposing team and the parent who always places blame....
