Green Eyes On: 5 Ways to Stay Green With the Kids Back in School

Image via Kate.net.Reading, writing, arithmetic, social studies...oh, that class used to make me sick, too. But, what are you going to do? School is back in session and that means homework, bagged lunches, after-school activities, and plenty of Friday night lights. But it can also mean you running a mean, lean, eco-family machine!Here are five ways to make that a reality: 1. Say no to brown bag lunches! I'm not suggesting that you bag the effort to pack your kids a healthy lunch to nosh on, I'm

What Obama, Stalin, Mao, Hitler, And Freddy Krueger ALL Have In Common: Targeting Children

It’s not like this story is news. But it sure is a punctuation on an old story. Barack Obama and Freddy Krueger really like going after kids. We can call the movie, “ A Nightmare on EVERY Street . ” [Image credit to Resistnet ]. “Don’t forget your homework, children. Write an essay titled, ‘How to help President O bama.’ And as you know, I will severely dock your grade if it isn’t sufficiently worshipful. After you turn in your papers, we’ll have an indoctrination – I, er,

Five Steps To Finding Good Nurseries

We recognise the fact accurate information is key when making you child care provisions, finding the perfect childcare for your children can be a complete maze. So we come you with this step be step guide to choosing childcare. Approach your daycare search as you would a job hunt. Be thorough, do your homework, and start your quest early — six months before you'll need it isn't too soon, especially if you live in a large city where daycare slots fill up faster than subway cars during rush hour

Stop Fighting TV and Use it With Kid-Friendly Programming on Satellite TV by John R. Harrison

The three-way relationship between parents, their children, and television has, for the past few decades, been fraught with strife. The critical view is that this powerful device distracts our children from family and homework, desensitizes them to violence and bad behavior, and discourages them from developing a more active, diverse, and fruitful young lifestyle. Each of these critiques has some basis in reality, but whether we like it or not, television is and will continue to be a part of our

Tips To Make Kids Clean Their Space

by Musteral Rebenii If you always find yourself at the end of your wits telling your kids to clean their room but to no avail, then you are not alone. Many parents are now annoyed to see their kids indulging in time wasting activities such as listening to their ubiquitous music players, using the laptop and surfing the net for hours without spending enough time doing their homework or studying for their examinations. It seems that they cannot be disciplined anymore that many parents fear they

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