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Valentine's Day for Wee Ones
Wear your heart on your sleeve! Find creative ways to show your love and help your child celebrate Valentine's Day.
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Doctors Urge More Playtime for Children
Here's some soothing medicine for stressed-out parents and overscheduled kids: The American Academy of Pediatrics says what children really need for healthy development is more good, old-fashioned playtime.
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Purse-onal Greeting
Need a great gift that Mom will love? We've got it in the bag.
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One-Sport Wonders: Should Your Child
Specialize in a Single Sport?
The child should always take the lead in deciding whether or not to specialize in one sport. "If a child is passionate about one sport, that's fine," says Ron Quinn, associate professor of education at Xavier University and director of sports studies. But a child should not be forced to pick a sport.
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Good Sports: Helping Young
Athletes Keep Fun in the Game
According to Joel Fish, Ph.D., author of 101 Ways to Be a Terrific Sports Parent and director of Philadelphia's Center for Sport Psychology, parents are a determining factor in whether kids enjoy team sports. "If children sense that their parents love them and are proud of them whether they hit the ball or not," says Fish, "then they'll be better equipped to handle all the ups and downs that come with competitive sports."
Read MoreFighting Form: The Martial Arts Experience
Although martial arts are hugely popular with kids--some 1.4 million now take lessons--much of what goes on inside those storefront karate academies remains, for many parents, a mystery. Will you have to register your child's hands as deadly weapons? Will he be indoctrinated into some mystical Eastern cult?
Read MoreBird Nesting Bag
Send out a cordial invitation to wildlife, and you won't have to travel far to discover the joys of the natural world. That's what Nicole Blum of North Hadley, Massachusetts, and her 7-year-old daughter did with this hanging gift...
Read MoreTiny Treats - Cupcake
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