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Five Things Mom and Dad Can Do WITHOUT the Kids

Being a couple is a wonderful experience. You go out, watch television or basically do whatever you want, and it’s usually together. However, once children come into the mix then everything seems to change. Now you may be lucky if you even speak to each other alone before you fall asleep at night.
It [...]

Flip-flops and Escalators: Are Your Kids in Danger?

It’s summer, time for flip-flops and those plastic shoes called Crocs. But here’s a thought. Whether it’s you wearing them or your child, either of you could get caught on an escalator. Loose-fitting shoes made of flexible, spongy material can get caught in the escalator teeth.
A spokesman for the Washington, D.C., subway system, which has [...]

Summer Fun: Join the hide-and-seek treasure hunt with your GPS

You might think of hide and seek as a child’s game but the electronic age has brought a modern-day version using a global positioning satellite receiver (GPS). It’s called geocaching.
There are variations, but usually a container is filled with trinkets and a logbook for finders to sign. The latitude and longitude of the cache are [...]

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