While you or your partner are making plans to surprise each other for Valentine's Day, you can help your child make valentine roses for his/her friends. Let Toshikazu Kawasaki be your guide... Or,...
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Parens patriae can be literally translated as the parent of the country. It's when the state act as the guardian of minors who are not in custody of their parents or whose parents are unable to...
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Children of divorce fare best when parents -- despite the situation -- cooperate and agree on how the children will be brought up. parallel parenting should be practiced. Despite being apart, both...
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Rather than give children instructions on how to use a toy, Bilibo allows children's imaginations to run wild. Bilibo is shaped like shell, made of hard plastic that comes in a variety of bright...
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by Melissa Petri on January 05, 2007
I have been sick for the past 2 days. Thank God for sisters, I am able to rest during the day. They only wake me up whenever it's time to breasfeed my four-month old. It's challenging to lift...
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It just seems like yesterday when you were buying newborn layettes. Eventually, you were out buying matching clothes -- all of which, are based on what YOU think would look best on your child. Today,...
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They work and earn just like Working Moms and yet, they also can Stay home with the kids just like Stay-at-Home Moms. WHAMs or Work-at-Home Moms who are successful lead lives that some WOMs and SAHMs...
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by Melissa Petri on January 02, 2007
My 3-year old son was one of those unlucky souls who contracted flu during the holidays. He welcomed the new year with a temperature of 102°. Despite this, he insisted on taking part in the...
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by Melissa Petri on January 01, 2007
Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra chrosmosome which causes mental retardation. This condition is estimated to be present in 1 for every 800 births. It is...
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Here's an interesting parental quote that I found: "Children are natural mimics: they act like their parents in spite of every attempt to teach them good manners." So... are YOU setting...
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A lot of people see the new year as the perfect time to start anew. It's the time we reflect on the changes that we want to happen in our lives... hence, new year's resolutions are made. I...
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