October 2008
TLC Would Like to Make Your Real Life, Real Simple
(via)Think about your day so far - you had to get the kids up and off to school, you’ve got more deadlines than time at work, there are dishes and laundry piling up at home and let’s not even talk about what you are going to fix for dinner tonight. You’re lucky you found a spare moment to read this article.
Get Lost for Some Fall Fun
(via)It seems like just yesterday we were playing around in the pool in the hot sun. But alas, the dog days of summer are behind us, school has started and fall is here.
But just because the days are getting shorter and temperatures are starting to drop doesn’t mean that the outdoor fun has to stop.
One great way to enjoy the autumn weather and expend some energy is to get lost.
Looney Tunes Gets Bloody, Is it Too Much for Kids?
(via)I just read about a new art exhibit called “Splatter” where Looney Tunes characters are taken to the next violent level - complete with blood and guts.
September 2007
Where do your kids go on the web?
(via)My twins are only two, but they are already fascinated with the computer. While I'm extremely proud of their interest in technology, I'm also a little afraid. Besides, some learning games we buy, where else can my toddlers go safely on the computer?
April 2007
National TV Turn-Off Week
(via)Today marks the start of National TV Turn-Off Week. According to the Center for Screen-Time Awareness, turning off the TV allows your family to spend quality time together reading, thinking, creating and doing.
Personally, I think that denying my children television will actually make them want it more. In fact, I actually use television as a development tool for my twin two-year-olds.
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