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Eat Right and Eco-Size in the New Year

12/23/2009 ● By Anonymous

Oh the holiday gluttony! We sampled sugar cookies, drank gallons of eggnog, and enjoyed all kinds of edible treats over the course of the last month. Now our pants feel tight and we long to work off the holiday girth. Does our quest for fitness have to be littered with plastic bottles and energy bar wrappers? Is it possible to lose weight while saving money and the planet? Absolutely!

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Fending Off the Bad Friends

12/23/2009 ● By Anonymous

I pressed a button on the answering machine, and an imperious voice demanded: “Sally, this is Amanda. Call me right away. It’s important.” Hoping to delete the child, I pressed another button. But the machine lacked the power for the job.

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Dear Santa, About That Pony

12/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

When our daughter Sally was 4, she spent an afternoon playing at a new friend’s house, and when my wife Betsy went to pick her up, the mom asked, “Do you live on a farm?”

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Kids and Caffeine

12/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

Should children consume caffeine? Do you know what products contain caffeine? How much, if any, is an acceptable amount of caffeine for children to ingest? Do you know the answers?

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Phobic 4-Year-Old is Differently Couraged

10/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

When my daughter Sally was 4, she didn’t need the ghosts and goblins of Halloween to wreck her composure. She was wary of cats, frightened of dogs, and terrified of thunder. The heavy artillery of a fireworks display, even viewed from far away, would cause her to cower and weep. And at night she wouldn’t go to bed until her mom or I had given her room a spritz of “bad-dream spray.” This was a bit of hoodoo invented by my wife and any aerosol product gave Sally the reassurance she needed.

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CASUAL CLOTHES VS. FORMAL EDUCATION

09/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

I was walking down the school corridor, and all the other kids turned to stare. “Hey Ricky,” said Pam Wintermute, a fellow fifth-grader with whom I was in love, “How come you’re wearing your P.J.s?” I looked down and, horrified, had no answer for her. I fled toward the classroom, wondering, “How’d I forget to get dressed? Why didn’t Mom say anything?” I had no idea what to do except sit red-faced at my desk and pretend nothing was wrong.

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A HOUSEFUL OF CROOKED TEETH

08/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

“Is that a HUMAN skull?” I asked. The orthodontist was showing me an X-ray.

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DAD VISITS FIREWORKS HEAVEN

07/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

FIREWORKS! The sign on the rooftop was about the same size as the building. My grip on the steering wheel tightened and my pulse quickened. A much-smaller sign said: Fresh Roasted Peanuts.

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Taking Back Your Time – Moms, Reclaim Your Summer!

06/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

I bet you think it’s impossible for busy moms to enjoy their summer while accomplishing all they have to do each day, right? Well, I beg to differ. Moms can do anything we put our minds to, but it will require some scheduling, planning, and maybe even a bit of creative blackmailing to make this goal a reality, but it’s completely doable.

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Nanny Connection: Have a Safe Summer

06/01/2009 ● By Anonymous

I am deathly afraid of the water and never learned to swim. I don’t want my kids to grow up the same way but I am also terrified for them to be near water. Please help!

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