Recent Blogs

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   La Toya Speaks About Michael Jackson’s Death, and his Kids

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   With the second anniversary of Michael Jackson's death looming this weekend, his sister La Toya has released a new book, Starting Over, and she's been making the rounds to promote it.
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   Drowning Hazards of Portable Pools

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   A recent study has found that during the summer months in the United States, one child dies every 5 days from drowning in a portable pool.
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   Kids’ Lemonade Stand Gets Squeezed Out of US Open

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   While their Bethesda, Maryland neighbors are making a killing selling parking spots on their front lawns, a group of kids selling lemonade for charity have been shut down and fined $500.
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   Toddlers & Tiaras Season 5 Premiere Sparks Controversy!

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   Season 5 of Toddlers & Tiaras debuted on TCL last night, and while all the comments on all the blogs seem to be ranting about how wrong and distasteful baby beauty pageants are, five seasons of this show can only mean that a lot of people are still [...]
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   Flag Day 2011 – teaching kids about Old Glory

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   Pop quiz: what holiday falls on June 14th? All right, we kind of gave that away in the title, but what is Flag Day about, anyway?
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   Preschool Playlist: Six CDs To Delight Kids and Possibly Parents

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   Kids’ music, depending on your mood and the artist, can be truly delightful or extremely aggravating. Here are the highs and lows of 6 albums currently in my kids' playlist.
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   Top 5 Bedtime Tips For Parents

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   Every parent has had to wage more than a few bedtime battles. Here are five bedtime strategies that have been successful.
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   Innocence vs. Paranoia – a Parenting Dilemma

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   I live on a corner lot, which means that my “backyard” is exposed to the street on two sides. Due to an unfortunate combination of lot layout and local by-laws, [...]
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   Sibling Spacing

   Posted by Catherine Kent –

   When my husband and I decided to start a family, we agreed right off the bat to space our children close together. It was mainly a matter of age: we [...]