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Planning Ahead to Make the Most of Summer Vacation

Planning Ahead to Make the Most of Summer Vacation

Ready or not, here it comes! Summer vacation is very quickly creeping upon parents all over the northern hemisphere.  Being ready makes it easier, cheaper and more enjoyable for parents and children alike. Print out or find your June-July-August calendar pages and let’s get to work! First, take a look at your outside child care […]

Suspecting Special Needs?

Surviving Car Travel with Squabbling Siblings

Under normal circumstances, normal parents might not consider forcing squabble-prone siblings into a confined area together. Still, we (normal parents) do this over and over, every time we have to get somewhere in the car.  Sometimes, that somewhere is an unavoidably very, very long drive away. I’ll first gloss quickly over the options I have […]

Preparing Your Child For Minor Surgery