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Have you seen Roald Dahl?s ?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?? Watching the movie recently caused me to think about boundaries, and how children desperately need them.
To recap the movie, Willy Wonka is a famous candy maker who opens his doors to the five lucky children who have found his Golden Tickets inside chocolate bars. When [...]

There are many party games sure to be a success, but everyone likes to come up with something special, different, and fun. One party game sure to please mystery lovers, and scavenger hunters alike, is a party game ?Who done it? ?Mission Possible? mystery. The key to this game working well and being [...]

Entertaining for Halloween can be very exciting and loads of fun. It is the perfect opportunity for you to show off your talents in many different areas. To help keep your guests happy and entertained you will want to have a wide variety of things to keep them occupied. One of the first things you [...]

With more and more mothers rejoining the work force and the number of single-parent families increasing, latch-key kids has become a household name. Because of this, parents must educate their children on the importance of staying safe and secure in the comfort of their own home.
Creating a safe home for children begins with contacting your [...]

As a step daughter and step grand daughter, I followed the examples that were set for me years before when I became a step parent. The way my stepson finally came to love and respect me as his step mother, was through all of the trying experiences we had. Excuse the pun, but raising [...]

This past weekend I rode a 68-mile bicycle ride known as the Elephant Rock Ride. It?s an annual affair to attend the E-Rock, as it is affectionately known, for residents in and around Denver. This was the 19th anniversary of the ride and it was attended by 7000 riders of all ages.
This year [...]

A certain educator was once asked at what point should a parent begin to prepare for child raising.
How old are you? the educator inquired.
Twenty-three.
You should begin twenty-three years ago.
What is the message? The single most important thing a parent can do to educate a child is to provide the child with a good role [...]

A variety of authors have written over the years what should be the amount of allowance a child is provided with or if a allowance should be provided at the first place. Different people follow different practices and the issue here is not what is better, but rather what parents consider to work best for [...]

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. - Buddha
The kids are back in school. While there is an eerie peace about the house, I will truly enjoy the quiet days ahead. While the kids are off to learn their abc’s and 123’s at school, don’t forget [...]

In an age where the playstation, internet and the ipod seem to reign, it is increasingly difficult to stimulate kids to achieve great feats especially in the traditional domains such as the visual arts, maths and sciences.
The upsurge in interest in the new age hobbies and addictions represent a departure from the good ‘old days’ [...]