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A family New Year's Eve

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 31st 2007 6:02PM

If Christmas is for the kids, then New Year's Eve is for the grownups, right? At least it was before you had kids. Because I became a parent at such a young age, I never really had a life 'before kids'. While my friends were out partying on New ...
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What are you most proud of as a parent?

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Nov 15th 2007 3:05PM

"Mommy, the moon is smiling sideways," my little boy says from the back seat. It takes me a second to understand what he means. And then I get it. The moon is smiling sideways: a perfect tipped sickle in the sky. The heavens are the bright indigo of ...
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Meaningful family activities

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Sep 18th 2007 10:00AM

Tonight we stacked wood as a family. All three of us out in the crisp early evening, the sunlight slanting golden across the trees and the air sweet with turning leaves and wild apples. And it was fun in that deep, joyous way that leaves everyone ...
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Do we really need a television 'family hour'?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 7th 2007 3:33PM

Ellie, like most kids, loves television. In particular, she likes Hannah Montana and Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She would happily watch those shows over and over from sunup to sundown if I let her. Which, of course, I don't. I recently had to set ...
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Study shows parents spending more time with kids

by Sandy Maple, Posted Mar 23rd 2007 2:03PM

My mother believed that keeping a clean house was an important part of her job as a stay at home mom. When my siblings and I returned home from school each day, she could usually be found mopping or dusting or doing laundry. Generally, we would have ...
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Family dinners - thing of the past?

by Charlene Prince Birkeland, Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:02PM

How often do families eat together? According to a survey of British households, not very frequently. The survey, conducted by market research firm Mintel, looked at dining room furniture purchases as an indicator of family dining trends. They ...
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