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• Build on This Week’s Civic Lesson
  published on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:49:52 +0000
  
  Schools around the nation took time during these past few months to talk about the presidency and...
• Enjoying a Long Winter Weekend Indoors
  published on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:00:17 +0000
  
  Long weekends are great. Unless you’re stuck in the house the whole time and everyone is suffering...
• "I just had to get to school."
  published on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:23:28 +0000
  
  Normally, we’d love to hear those words from a first grader. But the 6-year-old in this case was...
• Getting Organized ‘09
  published on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:52:00 +0000
  
  Are you among the millions who resolved to be more organized in 2009? The challenge to starting the...
• Don’t Forget to Say “Thank You”
  published on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:04:22 +0000
  
  In the flurry of wrapping paper, toys and Christmas awe, did your child remember to say “thanks”?...
• Holly Jolly Carols
  published on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:09:06 +0000
  
  Some of the funniest holiday memories come with a soundtrack -- one where the tune is familiar but...
• Gifts "from" the Kids
  published on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:05:10 +0000
  
  A reader asks how to handle gift giving from kids.
  Every year, I struggle to find a good gift to...
• Giving Thanks
  published on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:30:59 +0000
  
  The aroma of roasting turkey and apple pie is in the air. Ahh! Thanksgiving. After stress-filled...
• What's Happening at the Kids' Table?
  published on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:54 +0000
  
  Is the “kids’ table” still a tradition at your holiday gatherings? More and more families seem...
• Parent-Teacher Conference Time
  published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:20:48 +0000
  
  Have you had a fall meeting with your child’s teacher yet? It never seems to go the way we plan,...