The inherent risk of excessive volume when using ear bud headphones makes them more hazardous to use than the older and larger muff-type earphones, which used to be the standard with Walkman and portable CD players. The ear buds positioned inside the ears are not as efficient at blocking outside sounds as the cushioned headsets. As a result, the volume
Read moreA new study poses the theory that kids believing in Santa Claus could be damaging in the long run and cause them to distrust parents. CBS News reports that the study by a psychology professor at the University of Exeter in the U.K. hypothesized that the “morality of making children believe in such myths has to be questioned.” Key Takeaways:
Read moreAmazon announced plans Monday to take another bite from traditional food retailers. The e-commerce giant is opening a brick and mortar grocery store free of checkout lines. Amazon Go will open to the public early next year in Seattle. As shoppers enter the store, they scan their phones at the entrance using the Amazon Go mobile app. A parent’s dream?
Read moreFor young toddlers, the most common sleep problem is frequent waking—some naturally wake up as many as six times during a single night. Sleep trouble isn’t just an adult problem; kids have trouble getting to sleep, too. And they usually keep their parents up with them! Bedtime can become a battle when little bodies don’t bide by the clock. Key
Read moreWe’ve got one more good solid week and then a couple extra days to have fun before Christmas is here and if there’s one great way to spend that time it is having fun with the kids! I thought I would pile up some ideas of fun things to with the kids for Christmas! These include treats to make, crafts
Read moreAre you a new parent? If you have a baby, you’ve probably looked up just about everything you possibly can when it comes to kids — and you know just about everything under the sun that you could know. And you also probably know that there’s not enough hours in the day to do what you do, but what about
Read moreThere are many parents out there who are carrying around a lot of guilt and shame in their lives over raising their kids. While this stems out of our own insecurities, it can be fueled by others that like to heap their guilt and shame in our lives for a variety of reasons. When we are able to embrace our
Read moreTraveling during the holiday season is never easy: Think traffic jams, winter weather, delayed flights, and crowded airports. This year, thanks to high fuel costs and cutbacks in airline service, things could be even worse. When you add squirming kids into the equation, you may be tempted to simply hunker down at home. Key Takeaways: Dress your kids in holiday
Read moreTeaching a kid to tell time is a watermark in his or her life. However, using two numbering systems at once (1 through 12 and 1 through 60) can be very difficult to conceptualize at a young age. To teach kids to tell time, try the following methods. Trying to teach the minutes in an hour before the child can
Read moreIf they are capable of lying about something so special and magical, can they be relied upon to continue as the guardians of wisdom and truth? If adults have been lying about Santa, even though it has usually been well intentioned, what else is a lie? If Santa isn’t real, are fairies real? Is magic? Is God? Key Takeaways: I’m
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