Have you taken a hair dryer into the shower? Or put a person in a washing machine? Or tried to eat a rocking chair?
Obviously, many products are potentially dangerous and require specific instructions for use. Sometimes tragic accidents occur that could not have been prevented by the consumer or operator, and legal action [...]

Ms. Lewis, I mean that in the nicest, most complimentary way possible. Truly.
For some of our bloggers, Phonics 4 Babies has been a way to encourage their pre-verbal toddlers. For some of our bloggers, it’s been a means of reinforcing what their children are working to master. But even more, Phonics 4 [...]

If you’ve spent two seconds on the blogosphere this past year, then chances are you’ve seen Vincent Shoes, a Swedish shoe company that offers European style shoes at prices cheaper than an actual trip to Europe (what a concept!).
Created by two Swedes who couldn’t find the right pair of shoes for their nephew, Vincent Shoes [...]

No matter how well-behaved a teen may be, nor how understanding his or her parents may be, I don’t think it’s possible to escape the teen years without conflict. By the very nature of that time - specifically, the physical and emotional changes that teens endure - there’s bound to be a struggle as [...]

I remember when I first learned about the Electoral College, soon before the 1980 presidential election. It was nearly as traumatic as learning that Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy didn’t exist.
What do you mean, the people don’t really elect the President? Who are these delegates anyway? How can we trust them [...]

The winning post is Learning to Love Learning from the blog @ Home in the World - congratulations! You’ve got $100 to spend as you please in the Scholastic.com store.
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I once heard my older daughter call my younger daughter a name - a word that we don’t use at home (but that’s not to say that our language is completely clean). And I knew exactly where she’d learned it and from whom.
I also once heard my older daughter refer to the “author” and [...]

The never-ending piles of laundry we face as parents are frustrating enough in themselves. It’s even worse when you have to inspect every item as you pull it out of the washer to determine whether or not the stains are gone, and then set those still-stained items aside for a second (or third) laundering. [...]

As parents, we prepare for all sorts of potential emergencies - from diaper blowouts to bloody noses. We tuck granola bars and mini bubble blowers in our bags. We’ve got pens and paper, juice boxes and animal crackers, and loads of tissues. If our children have needs, we can meet or exceed [...]

While there are certainly days that I wish my older daughter had a mute button, it doesn’t stop me from encouraging my younger one to “use her words”. I’ll gladly take a chatty kid over one who expresses herself solely via tantrums, and it seems I’m not alone. Parents are universally thrilled when [...]