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Growing up fast – gift buying for teens
Where does the time go? From building blocks and cuddly toys that get passed on to cousins or neighbors to outgrowing their first bike and even making the transition from the kids’ clothing section to ‘small’ or even ‘medium’ adult sizes, children grow up fast and without warning. While helping our children to make the journey from one day to the next as a happy and healthy young person is all part of the plan, the added headache of gift buying for teens is something for which we are seldom prepared. But it doesn’t have to be that difficult. Check out these teen gifts for inspiration. You see, even the…
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5 Things Parents Can Do to Keep Their Kids Safe from Sexual Predators
As a parent, you don’t like to think about anything bad ever happening to your child. You want them to be safe from life’s dangers, and to grow up happy and strong. An insidious menace does exist, though, of which you need to be aware. Sexual predators are out there who target children, and you must do everything within your power to keep your young ones out of their clutches. It’s an unpleasant topic, but one that bears mentioning. Let’s go over five ways to prevent your child from running into these depraved individuals. Be Aware of Religious Institution Predators You never want to think that your child is anything but safe…
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How Can I Pull My Child out of School When We’re Going on Vacation?
Are you planning on going on a family vacation in the middle of the school year? Are you asking yourself; how you can pull my child out of school? Here’s how, to pull them out the right way. There is compelling scientific evidence that family vacations help make children happier and smarter. This alone is enough to make someone want to take their kids on multiple vacations every year. However, going on vacation with your kids, especially on a whim, is not always possible. Most of the time they’re in school, which means you have to plan your trips around the school’s calendar. Or is it? Well, if you really…
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Down with the Patriarchy! A look at today’s gender roles in games
While it has been a frustratingly slow process, the world of gaming is shifting away from being a male-dominated hobby. That change is being driven both by developers and players. Some developers have begun to correct their mistakes by giving female characters better representation in their games, while there are several successful female gamers that have rallied against the misguided notion that gaming is a predominantly male pursuit. Let’s look at today’s gender roles in games. The character of Lara Croft demonstrates the battles that females have had to fight in the world of gaming. Early depictions of Croft were geared towards an audience of straight male players, something that…
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Help Your Kids to Be Happy, Healthy and Successful!
Every parent wants their children to grow up happy, healthy and successful. We all do our best to try and make this happen, but it can sometimes be difficult to know what to do for the best. Well, here are a few things that research has suggested could be helpful… Put them in daycare If you have a young child and you’re wondering whether it’s worth putting them into daycare, the answer is yes. There are numerous benefits to children who attend daycare, including an increased likelihood that they will graduate from college, so if you can do it, get them into an education setting early and they will reap…
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Can You Sue Your Child’s Daycare?
There are other situations where you might want to hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit that you think about less commonly, however. One that some parents weigh is can you sue your child’s daycare or childcare provider, and it’s a more common reason for working with a lawyer than you might initially think. Your childcare and the quality of it is probably one of your top priorities, and when things happen with this, you do have legal options available to you. The following are some things to know in general about suing your child’s daycare or childcare provider. What Agreement Did You Sign? If you enroll your child in a…
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What does it mean to be a modern man?
A study conducted in 1939 amongst university men concluded that what men most valued in a future wife was kindness, domestic skills and reliability. Men also valued chastity more highly than intelligence! But seven decades later, men have significantly different ‘requirements’ of a future spouse – now they wish for love, emotional stability, and viable financial prospects. Something has obviously changed – do we now see the emergence of the modern man? And how does he differ, if indeed he does differ, from “traditional” men? By what tenets should we measure a man? Ask what it is that makes a man, and you immediately run into controversy, complexity and diverging opinion!…
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Teenage Kicks In The Kitchen?
Whether you work late, have a challenge maneuvering after-school clubs, or simply fancy one night a week where you don’t have to slave in the kitchen; letting your teen take over the helm can be a fantastic way to make this happen. Not only will this one-night routine teach them the fundamentals of cooking, but it will also instill responsibility and the importance of helping out. The trouble is that, as any teen mamma will already know, getting a teenager into the kitchen can seem about as likely as getting them up before sundown on the weekends. AKA, not likely at all! While it couldn’t be easier to get a…