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10 Reasons to Send Your Teen to a Boarding School

10 Reasons to Send Your Teen to a Boarding School

Attending a boarding school can give a child several advantages compared to a public school.  The education, athletics, and activities all make up an experience that is difficult to duplicate. 1) No Pressure While a public school tends to organize cliques and social...

Help Your Kids Set Goals with ReMined

Help Your Kids Set Goals with ReMined

There are literally millions and millions of apps on the market, so when one comes along that looks useful, I like to tell you about it. One such app is ReMined, a personal visualizing and goal-setting tool that has wonderful applications for parents. ReMined is...

Get Verified Coupons with ZenDeals.com

Get Verified Coupons with ZenDeals.com

So, we're all about managing the family budget and trying to get as much for our dollar as possible, especially with the yummy new tax increases happening to everyone. Blergh. ANYway. ZenDeals is a site that has this super neat app that gets you verified coupons to...

How to Change a Diaper, Part 1

How to Change a Diaper, Part 1

Continuing on with our Howcast Baby series, I present today part one of the How to Change a Diaper series. Many may think this is not a big deal, until they are faced with the prospect of cleaning a dirty bottom without causing infection or getting mess...everywhere....

Parenting Link Roundup December, 2012

Parenting Link Roundup December, 2012

Okay, so technically we're in January of 2013. But this was supposed to go live last week, so I'm titling it accordingly and will be more on time for the truly January post later this month. 🙂 Because late is better than never, right? Welcome to the December 28, 2012...

Cyber Crime and Your Children: What You Need to Know

Cyber Crime and Your Children: What You Need to Know

As a parent, it’s up to you to monitor your child’s computer activity. Cyber crime is a very real threat to everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, location or economic status. Children today are more likely to commit cyber crimes thanks, in part, to the feeling of...

Magix Software Can Help Edit Family Photos

Magix Software Can Help Edit Family Photos

The good people at Magix Software contacted me some time ago and asked me to look at their photo editing software and review it. Well. A photo editor I am not, mainly because I don't really have the patience for it. The Mercenary, on the other hand, is pretty...

Watch Out for Holiday Hazards

Watch Out for Holiday Hazards

It's almost Christmas day, Heroes! Hanukkah is just over, and we're in Kwanzaa as well. Then of course, we've got New Year's. All of these holidays so close together mean that there's plenty of opportunity for injury. Check out the infographic below for hazards to...