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A Parent’s Checklist for Leaving a Child Home Alone

At some point in every parent’s life, they will leave their child or children alone. This is a huge step mentally and physically, because it represents the period when the training wheels come off. All of the parenting up to that point comes into play as children are...

Building a Better Student: The Digital Ever After

Here’s a tale of two mistakes, separated in time. Let’s start with Amanda, a bright, outgoing young woman, and a pretty good student with lots of friends. Most of her fellow middle school classmates are – like her – good kids, but occasionally they test...

How To Make Your Neighborhood a Safe Place for Kids

Whether you’re a parent or not, keeping your neighborhood a safe place for kids should be a top priority. You probably remember the golden days of your youth, when you could run the streets, playing baseball and hanging out with your friends without a care in...

It’s Monday! Let’s Link Up Give Aways

Oh dear, Heroes! It’s not Monday! It’s Tuesday already. Wow. So sorry to have goofed on that. I was busy enjoying my Memorial Day weekend and completely got all discombobulated. You do NOT want to know how many emails I have waiting….ugh. The reason...