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Building a Better Student: The Beautiful Deadline

Want to get more kids into reading? Turn them on to writing. Writers are readers. And one of the best tools used to shape a person into a writer is the deadline. It’s why I’m a fan of National Novel Writing Month, known affectionately by its abbreviation: NaNoWriMo....

Don’t Expect All Nannies to be Like Nanny 911

Surely, every parent has seen at least one episode of Supernanny or Nanny 911? It’s difficult to avoid television programmes like these ones, especially if you have children if your own. Other parents tend to discuss them in hushed tones and admiring voices....

Five Things You Should Always Tell the Babysitter

Many parents rely on the help of local babysitters to care for their children when spending an evening out with their spouse or tending to work commitments. If you plan on hiring a babysitter in the near future, make sure that you share these five important things...

It’s Snowing! Monday Give Away Linky

Well brrrrrrrr, Heroes. The snow has begun here in Michigan and I’m a little bummed because I’m not ready! But that’s okay. The yardwork will just have to wait until spring I guess. We usually get a bit of a warm week in the late fall, but I guess...