11/1/2012 12:00 AM
My grandson Ethan and I sat down to watch the Oklahoma-Kansas football game a couple weeks ago, and were shocked to find that my DirectTV satellite setup with a gazillion ...
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10/31/2012 9:17 AM
Before he grew up to be one of the most celebrated scholars of the 20th century, Russell Kirk lagged behind other children in learning to read.
“My mother had read ...
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10/30/2012 7:00 AM
Halloween is a great time to be a kid. I remember looking forward to the candy and costumes every year when I was a child.
As a parent, the night takes on a whole ...
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10/29/2012 7:05 AM
There are certain things that parents must never do or attempt to do.
Why not? Or else pick any of the following: People will cast their judgmental eyes in your ...
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10/25/2012 1:47 PM
Camping may not be the most popular family past-time, but it should be. Some time ago just about every Walton vacation involved a tent, a Coleman stove, swimwear and ...
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10/25/2012 1:30 PM
Halloween costumes can be an adventure as a parent. I like tossing around ideas with my children and watching them get excited during the creative process.
Their ...
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10/25/2012 6:00 AM
Some time between birth and the inevitable cynicism of the school yard years, children pass through an age when reality has not yet been nailed down to a firm scientific ...
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10/24/2012 1:30 PM
Our neighbor warned us: “You’re going to need a lot of candy.”
We nodded politely.
“No, seriously,” he told us. “A lot.”
That first year in the neighborhood, ...
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10/23/2012 1:37 PM
Author Katy Kelly was in town earlier this month, and I took my 8-year-old daughter to hear her speak.
Kelly, who appeared at the Martin Regional Library, is the ...
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10/22/2012 8:00 AM
If I'm lucky, she wakes up at 6 a.m.
I drop off my daughter at daycare by 7:30 a.m. each weekday.
I don't see her again until at least 5:30 p.m. each weeknight.
She's ...
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10/19/2012 11:32 AM
Trying babysitting for a couple of pre-school grandkids for a few hours and you know why people have their kids when they are young. I can’t count the times my wife and ...
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10/18/2012 10:23 AM
Remember in college when they warned you not to let someone else pour your drink?
The same applies to babies, apparently!
France24.com: German doctors warn ...
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