Kids on Shine

SEVEN (poem)

nospam@example.com (michaelg) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:43:31 -0800

she drinks a lattee by the fire, and talks of Calvine Kline. clear across town the propanes out, water froze in lines. she left long ago for riches and gold, leaving her daughter to him. now by the oven they both are hovering, layed off once again. she holds a picture close to her, and prays that…

Heart Disease Isn't Just An Adult Problem: 4 Tips To Keep Your KIDS Heart Healthy

nospam@example.com (GALTime.com) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:05 -0800

Heart disease is far from just an adult problem, so we asked GALTime.com resident RN Tamara Walker for her advice on how to keep kids heart healthy:

More kids than…

The Year of the Tiger

nospam@example.com (The Savvy Source) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:29:07 -0800

Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, begins on the first day of the first new moon; and this year -- the Year of the Tiger -- starts on February 14. What might the Year of the Tiger portend? Well, if you have a child this year, then according to the Chinese Zodiac, he will have certain "tiger-like" personality traits; he will be physically powerful, gracious, independent, and brave. Like their animal namesake, people born in the Year of the Tiger can be natural leaders and noble.

Is Celebrity Culture Bad for Kids?

nospam@example.com (Babble.com) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:54 -0800

My ten-year-old son and I were walking past a local movie theater the other day when we saw that they were screening The Miracle Worker, the 1962 film about Helen Keller. I began to tell him how Keller lost her sight and hearing as a toddler and how she was unable to…

'What Do I Get?' Syndrome

nospam@example.com (GALTime.com) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:11:18 -0800

If your kids are constantly asking, "How much do I get if I do it?" or saying, "I'll do it if you pay me!", you're not alone. Leading child and parenting expert Dr. Michele Borba calls it 'What Do I Get?' Syndrome and says that it's part of a…

Married and "Mini" Cheating

nospam@example.com (Lady D) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:04:01 -0800

I am a married mom in my 30s. I read all this stuff about emotional cheating, being friends with exes, secret facebook e-mails, crushes, etc and I could/have committed many without regret. Most people get that the person in their life is not capable of being everything. So, I don't think it is…

How Dolls and Tea Parties Are the Playtime Work of Childhood

nospam@example.com (The Savvy Source) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:45:35 -0800

Babydolls and tea parties. The very definition of preschool girl play, right? Frothy pink and white porcelain (perhaps tin would be wiser), all set out for wide-eyed, long-lashed dollies. It's just what girls do, right? Or perhaps it's your boy toting the doll, whether it's a classic doll to care for in the style of "William's Doll" from Free to Be You and Me or a Little People or Mighty World firefighter (which, trust us, is a doll just the same). Just games, right? Just fun. Well, as with all things early childhood, all play is work (and all work is play, happily). So, what's really going on in those little minds as they play for hour upon hour with their dolls of all stripes? What on earth could be so fun -- much less so developmentally important -- about setting a tea party table again and again?

Can't Stand Your Neighbors??? Me Neither! ! !

nospam@example.com (KharaK) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:47:29 -0800

Hi all, I'm sure everybody can relate to what I'm about to share. My neighbors have been living next to me in our apartment building for about two months now. I can't stand them for the world! All of the apartments are one bedrooms, So there's the…

Bleary Eyed With A Big Smile!

nospam@example.com (Laura) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:17:59 -0800

When I was 36 years old and a mom of four very young children, I lost my husband and best friend to cancer after a three year long, traumatic battle. Struggling to keep it together and find some sort of new life for myself and my kids, I spent each day learning, juggling, and grappling in the…