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ChoreMonster A New App to Get the Kids to Do Their Chores
August 21, 2012 I have been trying to find a good way to get Ethan to do his chores. I know he is only 5 1/2 but he is still very capable of doing little things around the house. I'll be honest with you it has been a struggle trying to get him to do little things around the house. Grounding doesn't seem to work, yelling definitely doesn't work, and taking away toys doesn't seem to work. I was about to my wits end and then I found a new app that seems to be working.
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10 Signs You’re Starting to Turn Into Your Parents — The Funnies
It’s everyone’s fear. You have it, we have it — but it’s inevitable. One day you’re going to look at yourself and realize that you’ve turned into what you hate the most…your parents.
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Special Moments with Your Kids [POLL]
May 25, 2012 Last night after Ethan fell asleep, I went to check on him and he was sleeping so peacefully. He was so beautiful I think I just stared at him for 30 minutes.
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Should Parents Pay Big Bucks to Get Their Kids’ Books Published?
Over-indulgent parents aren’t just making kids dumber. They’re also costing themselves money in the process. The latest trend? Shelling out hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars to get books written by their children published.
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10 Signs Your Parents Take Easter Way Too Seriously
Easter is definitely one of the more kid-oriented holidays on the calendar. It features colorful eggs, a giant talking rabbit and more candy than even a Cadbury executive can stomach.
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10 Fairy Tales Parents Have Stopped Reading to Their Children
February 14, 2012 Do you remember growing up and having your parents read fairy tale stories to you like Cinderella, Red-Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel? Well apparently parents these days have decided that some of the classic fairy tales are just to scary to read to kids.
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Parents Revolt Against High School’s New Approach to Teenage Contraception
While the United States takes measures such as abstinence initiatives, sexual education and sometimes criticizing Bristol Palin as a scare tactic to prevent teenage pregnancy, some schools in the UK are taking a much more direct route.
A report from the British National Health Service announced that many girls were given long-term contraceptives at school.
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Buying a House? Your Parents Might Want to Help
People buying a house who can’t get a loan the traditional way are sometimes tapping a less conventional source: their parents.
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Finally, Parents Take the Heat for Spoiling Their Children During the Holidays — Survey of the Day
It’s usually everyone else’s kids who are spoiled (never our own), but a new Parents.com survey reveals that moms and dads are admitting they have a problem when it comes to spoiling their kids during the holidays.
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Should an Obese Child Be Taken From His Parents? Some Authorities Thought So and Did
A boy in Cleveland, OH, who weighs more than 200 pounds, was taken from his mother by authorities last week. Officials were forced to remove the third-grader from his home when caseworkers decided that his mother’s inability to reduce his weight constituted medical neglect.
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