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20 healthy ways Dad can praise his child

May 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in dad, parent stuff

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As parents we love to praise our kids. A good grade they got on a paper, a touch-down they got or cleaning up their room without being told – these are all fair examples. We feel this is the proper positive reinforcement they need to grow into healthy, well-balanced adults, right? Based on the results of over thirty years of scientific study is revealing More »

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Alphabet ice mold from Charlie & Marie

May 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in cool schtuff, dad, games

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You thought a fun way to teach the kids the alphabet was restricted to condensed soups – chuff! I say! Alphabet Ice Trays. Really nothing much that we have to say about those, they are pretty self explanatory, made out of black silicone, pretty much everything can be More »

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Expansion of second recall for Jardine brand cribs

May 8th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in alert!, fyi, health, what's going on??

Jardine cribs recalls
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 31 incident reports of slats breaking, including two reports of children becoming entrapped in the gap created by the broken slat on the crib models identified below. In 10 of these incidents, consumers reported More »

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DIY Dad – Paint Your Own Piggy Bank

Crayola | Paint Your Own Piggy Bank

Looking for a simple craft project for the kids? Here’s a good one. These kits come complete with stickers, stamps, paint pots and brushes. Use this as an opportunity to talk about all the different ways people earn money, the positive impact of saving money. Financial advisers and academics alike all say More »

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The expanding world of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak’s ground-breaking 1963 book Where the Wild Things Are established him as a true visionary in the world of children’s literature. In 1964 he received the Caldecott Medal for the book, and More »

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World’s smartest child prodigy

William James Sidis | Child prodigy

Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants on 1898 in New York City, the young William James Sidis could read the New York Times by 18 months, reportedly taught himself eight languages (Latin, Greek, French, Russian, German, Hebrew, Turkish, and Armenian) by age eight, and invented More »

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