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How to Keep Your Home Pool Safe for Your Children

How to Keep Your Home Pool Safe for Your Children

If you have a swimming pool at home, pool safety is a very important thing to consider. Drowning is the biggest cause of accidental death in children under five in the United States, and so taking some basic precautions and having an awareness of pool safety can...

5 Unique Birthday Parties You Can Have For Your Son

5 Unique Birthday Parties You Can Have For Your Son

Your tween is way past the Pin the Tail on the Donkey activities for his birthday party. His friends and how they view him are important, so sit down and start looking up ideas for a unique party that he and his friends will never forget. Gokart Party Check out the...

The Importance of Having Family Time

The Importance of Having Family Time

For most of us, our family members are the nearest and dearest people in our lives. And for the vast majority, our time is precious. In many families today, both partners must hold down full-time jobs just to keep up with the living expenses. Lifestyles today are more...

Building A Better Student: Six Square Inches

Building A Better Student: Six Square Inches

Not long ago I took some friends to Sea World, which is required by law for tourists on their first visit to San Diego or San Antonio. (In Orlando you’re allowed an exemption only if you can prove you spent $1000 at Disney World.) During the dolphin show, we gasped at...

NFL Teaching Kids About Injury Prevention

NFL Teaching Kids About Injury Prevention

Many parents wonder if putting kids on a sports teams is really worth it, with the amount of risk and danger that come with playing contact sports.  However, there are some huge benefits to getting your kid active and involved on a team. It's not just physical...

There’s A Class for That: Parenting 101

There’s A Class for That: Parenting 101

Often times, the most important things don’t come with instruction manuals: buying your first house, raising children, correcting your boss. In the age of the Internet, there are endless resources, countless voices, and infinite opinions who are ready to pitch their...

Free Country Coat Makes Mom Stylish

Free Country Coat Makes Mom Stylish

So yea. Style. I've never really accomplished much in that department. After a more than slightly awkward youth, I gave up on the whole idea of being stylish right after college. (I think the MC Hammer pants I had were a part of that decision...scary.) One thing that...

A New Week Means A New Give Away Linky!

A New Week Means A New Give Away Linky!

Good news, Heroes! It's almost Monday, and that means lots of good people are going to stop by and link up their giveaways. I may have mentioned it once or a thousand times....I love giveaways! Last week, 45 different giveaways were listed. How cool is that??!? Can...

Teach Kids Money Skills With Freefall Money

Teach Kids Money Skills With Freefall Money

Howdy, Heroes! I have been playing with a new app on my phone: Freefall Money. Available on the iTunes and Android platforms, this is a super cute way for kids to learn the math of money by practicing with either US or Euro coins. There are different games requiring...