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Fun Ideas for Treasure Hunting Games

Children can be so energetic that adults often wonder how they can provide a suitable outlet. Organising a treasure hunt is a fantastic way to get your children outdoors, allowing them to use their energy and imagination. Better still, it is a free form of...

Helping An Abused Child

I was an abused child. Let’s just get that out of the way. While I am not saying you have to be abused to understand how to help an abused child, it does help to have a better grasp of what abuse feels like and the damage it can do. Abuse takes many forms. It can be...

Monday, Monday, Let’s Do Give Aways

It’s Monday again! Already. Eek. The good news is: we get to celebrate some more giveaways! The laptop giveaway here just ended, but don’t despair! There are some terrific opportunities below, and there just may be another big giveaway here very soon. An...

Keep Kids Safe at Hotels

Parental stress is unavoidable when traveling with children, and you do not have to be overprotective to worry for the safety of your child when you stay in a hotel or motel. Problems and unpredictable situations can arise anywhere, no matter if you choose a motel by...

Building a Better Student: Just One Person

Not long ago I received a letter from a thirteen-year-old girl in Florida named Emma. Not an electronic piece of correspondence (text, tweet, social media message, email), but an old-fashioned sit-down-and-write-by-hand letter. That certainly caught my attention, but...