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5 Summer Vacations Your Tween Won't Hate

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jul 18th 2011 11:00AM

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What tween wants to go on a family vacation when she could stay home and text her pals? Not to mention, avoid the sheer humiliation of being seen with her parents in public.
But we asked travel experts to ...Letting tweens choose a vacation itinerary that appeals to them makes everyone happier.
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Get Your Child Offline and Outdoors

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jun 28th 2011 10:00AM

Summer offers a great time to enjoy your children -- unplugged. Credit: Getty Images
The average American kid practically lives plugged in.
That's not an exaggeration, either. A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates kids ...Summer offers a great time to enjoy your children -- unplugged.
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5 Ways to Unplug on Vacation

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted May 18th 2011 10:30AM

The biggest challenge for family vacation is unplugging from our 24/7 media lives. Credit: Getty Images What's the biggest challenge facing families this summer? Canceled flights? Rain delays? Try unplugging from our 24/7 media lives. ...With planning and self-control, you can ditch the gadgets and enjoy some family face time.
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Avoid the Summer Learning Slide With Educational Activities That are Actually Fun

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Jul 14th 2010 5:00PM

Even during the jam-packed summer months, be sure to keep up with reading and other educational activities. Credit: Getty
Three months of swimming, sleeping late and watching a heck of a lot of TV can undo nine months of learning. In fact, ...
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Contest Round-Up, Thumb Sucking, and Heidi Klum - Links We Love

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jul 16th 2009 4:00PM

Does thumb sucking need to be "cured?" Photo: Peter Skadberg, sxc.hu
Register for baby, win a Wii for yourself! Between now and September 15th, parents who register for baby gifts at Babies 'R Us or Toys 'R Us -- and include select Wii or ...
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Clerical Error Means 34 More Days of School

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 22nd 2009 2:00PM

Summer is delayed for some California students. Photo: Maxime Perron Caissy/sxc.hu
As a kid, few things are as exciting as the anticipation of the last day of school. As the days get longer and warmer, the countdown to sweet, sweet freedom is ...
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DailyDish - Summer vacation memory albums

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 28th 2008 6:00AM

Make sure your child is prepared to share memories what he/she did over summer vacation by helping him or her put together a summer vacation album. ...
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DailyDish: Turn your backyard into a water park

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jul 8th 2008 6:00AM

Tickets to the water park can run up to $30 per kid. Make your backyard a wet-and-wild zone instead. ...
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Finally! Summer is over!

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 4th 2007 9:00AM

I know my children don't feel as elated about the end of summer as I do, their daily groans as they mourn the end of summer are evidence to this. But I am so giddy that I can hardly wait to deposit them all at their school entrances. For today I will ...
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Does your preschool let out for the summer?

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 6th 2007 2:00PM

I have long been avoiding a certain reality this summer. I knew the time would come, but deep down I fancied that if I ignored the problem it would fix itself. But it didn't and the time has come, August has arrived and with it so has my youngest son ...
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Surburban families host underprivledged NYC kids at their homes for the summer

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted May 16th 2007 3:27PM

New York in the summer can be a little rough. Air conditioning is common, but not standard, and there's something about the city that makes you feel like you're melting into the concrete every time you go outdoors. For kids who grow up in the Five ...
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Does going to school keep kids fit?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Mar 1st 2007 8:30AM

I have been known to gain a few pounds while on vacation. My eating habits change when I am not working and this usually means eating at odd hours and eating more just for the pleasure of it. All that lying around with no particular place to go also ...
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