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Learning the Value of a Virtual Dollar

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted May 6th 2011 10:00AM

Learning the value of money is important. Credit: AFP/Getty Images Remember those marathon Monopoly games? We stacked up piles of cash and property, and, when it was finally over, we put it all away in a box. Well, there's a new game ...Online worlds are teaching your kids how to value money and the things it can buy.
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Website to the Rescue for New Mama Baby Health Drama

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Apr 20th 2011 5:00PM

HealthTap brings the physician back into the health care equation. Credit: Getty Images It's a new-mom's dream come true: When you wake up in the middle of the night and can't calm your squalling newborn, or Junior breaks out in a ...A new site provides mommies with any health questions they may have 24/7.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Apr 23rd 2010 1:30PM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters: The Back-Up Plan A romantic comedy about pregnancy and love, ...
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PBS Kids Games: A Brief Overview

by Sally Worsham, Posted Nov 4th 2009 12:00PM

If your child loves shows like "Super Why!" and "WordWorld" from the PBS Kids TV line-up, he or she will love to play games with these characters on the PBS Kids web site. PBS Kids was founded in 1993 by the Public Broadcasting Service as the ...
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Weekend Fun and Games

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 12th 2009 4:00PM

Here is your weekly roundup of what's happening in entertainment this weekend as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. Movies Eddie Murphy is back in "Imagine That," a ...
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Weekend Fun and Games

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 27th 2009 4:00PM

It's Friday and time to think about weekend activities. Here are some considerations as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. At the Movies Like the book on which it is based, The Velveteen Rabbit examines complicated family ...
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Wondertime - Disney Stops the Presses

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jan 28th 2009 11:01AM

Got a subscription to Wondertime, the feel-good magazine for parents of kids under 6? Enjoy your next issue, because it'll be the last. Disney shut down the magazine this week, citing -- what else? -- tough economic times. Wondertime was the only ...
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Political onesies all the rage

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Sep 21st 2008 12:02PM

If you can't get political enough this season, then perhaps you can share even more of your opinions via your baby's tummy. That's right, world, just when we thought we'd said "ENOUGH!" to all the witty slogan T-shirts out there (no longer ...
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Play Doh scented perfume

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 28th 2008 5:00PM

Uhm, yeah, you read that right. The latest craze in perfumania, or just another fangirl trend? Either way, you ain't smelled nothin' 'til you've smelled play-doh scented perfume. According to hip-parent website UrbanBaby, It'll whip you right back ...
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Manbaby photos hit the web

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 10th 2008 9:15AM

Are they funny? Are they creepy? Are they a little bit of both? Yeah--that last one. Pictures of manbabies have surfaced on the web, and they're a hit. Ah, what will they think of next? This is the kind of thing that, when I see it, gives me a ...
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Silly nicknames for baby?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jan 5th 2008 10:53AM

As you may know from reading my posts my husband and I often refer to my son as Mr. Pickles. We've been calling him this since before he was born, in addition to at least twenty other "pet" or nicknames. It's not that we don't like his real name, ...
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Hand Sanitizer Can Poison Your Children

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 26th 2007 11:47AM

I have something to admit to all of you. I am a germophobe. I'm one of those people -- you know, the ones who open doors using a paper towel on the doorknob and who flush toilets with their feet (closed-toe shoes, of course). I get the skeevies just ...
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Children's entertainer: Unwholesome need not apply?

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jun 25th 2007 9:30AM

We here at Parent Dish see a lot of the news going on in the world of parenting. Recently, an email sent caught my eye. Long story short, there's a new TV show on Disney called "My Friends Tigger and Pooh." The lady who sings the theme song has a ...
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Adoption.com sued for discrimination

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 15th 2007 12:57PM

When Michael and Richard Butler decided to adopt, one of the resources they turned to was the website Adoption.com, which bills itself as "the world's most popular adoption information destination." When they tried to join the site, however, their ...
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Listpic: A good tool while searching for kid stuff on Craigslist

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jan 5th 2007 10:05AM

It seems that no matter where you live, there's a Craigslist for your area. Personally, as a lover of bargains, I tend to search the Craigslist "baby and kid" section to find deals on things my kids need. Oftentimes, it takes too long for me to find ...
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