By Ellen Schrier on July 19, 2010
Who says that fun in the summertime has to be expensive? Not me, that’s for sure, especially when you’re talking about entertaining young children. This summer give your pocketbook a vacation …
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By Ellen Schrier on July 14, 2010
Help! My son never gets asked back again and I’m worried!
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By Ellen Schrier on July 12, 2010
Do you know what kind of parent you are? There are four styles. One holds the key to success.
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By Ellen Schrier on July 5, 2010
One day when my oldest son was a wee little 2 1/2 years old, we were out for a drive. He was securely fastened in his car seat, sucking contentedly on his pacifier and rubbing his “blankie” between his fingers the way he did when he was sleepy, happy and totally relaxed. I was driving [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on June 30, 2010
My son was a good student in elementary school, and a lackluster one in middle school. He finished out this past year with…
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By Ellen Schrier on June 28, 2010
We all count the days ’til we get to have some serious summertime fun. Everything’s going along swimmingly until…
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By Ellen Schrier on June 21, 2010
Just listening to the news these days is sometimes enough to make me want to crawl back to bed and pull the sheets over my head. At the moment there’s the nightmare of the oil spill, the seven-year-old who went missing from the Science Fair at his elementary school, the dozens of people washed away [...]
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By Ellen Schrier on June 19, 2010
… to all the fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, fathers-in-law, surrogate fathers and “just-like-fathers” out there. Thanks for all you do for the kids (and former kids) of the world!
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By Ellen Schrier on June 16, 2010
Help! My in-laws have asked to come and take care of our almost two-year-old for two weeks. They live in Chicago and have only met him a couple of times…
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By Ellen Schrier on June 14, 2010
Heads up! If you don’t want a sloppy, screaming, nose-picking beast you’d best read on…
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