This time of year some parents face a serious challenge when it comes to Christmas shopping. Not only do they have to figure out what the kids want (and will play with), but they also have to figure out how much to spend. This can be harder to agree on than you may initially think.
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The traditions we hold near and dear to us during the holidays can mean as much to us as the holidays themselves. They provide a sense of comfort, and security, and we know they’ll remain the same regardless of life’s unpredictability. Traditions can create such strong bonds and lasting memories that they’re often intuitively passed
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Christmas is such a magical time of year. It seems that everyone is just in a better mood and there is a feeling of hope and love in the atmosphere. With that said, there can also be a bad case of the “gimmies” going on in your house. What are the “gimmies”? That’s when your child needs
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Happy New Year! Video Games were a big part of my holiday break. Here are just a few of the games me and my family spent some quality time playing.
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Thanksgiving is bearing down on us this week, with all the other holidays hot on its heels, and the drive to create perfection is weighing heavily on many minds. The search for perfection, and even the belief that it is possible is one of the great myths of our time. It was brought home even more fully this week by an article in the New York Times about altering kids’ school pictures so they could appear perfect.
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You’re looking for a Zhu Zhu pet or a Mindflex and you can’t find one anywhere. It’s at the top of your child’s wish list, and you need to come up with this toy (this is where we need to define “need vs. want”. What should you do?
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Let the holiday shopping madness begin. I can’t help but think that the season begins earlier and earlier every year. Maybe I notice it more now that I am a mom, but I swear I heard Christmas music on a commercial at the beginning of last month.
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Millions of people (I just made that figure up) will be traveling today and many of them will be stuck in airports for way too long. If you are one of those people and you’d like something to alleviate the travel tension that doesn’t require a prescription then give games a try. If you are
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the song, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” this week. Partially because, well, it’s the season, but also because I heard Liza sing it in her fantastic show at The Palace last week. But mostly, I’ve been thinking about it as I’ve been talking to people who are in
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