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Planning For Christmas Past
Your child's at the age, now, when she understands that Christmas is coming, and that it's a very special day, so you're going out of your way to make sure you don't disappoint her...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Don't Let The Rain Stop You
Even though it's the weekend, you couldn't wait to get up After all, it's autumn and the weather's been perfect...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Fruitcake Is Edible & Delicious
A look of horror covered the five-year-old's face, as he blared "Eeeewwww", backing away, fearfully...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Food and Drinks
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A Little Bit Of Christmas Trivia
He wants to know everything about everything, this five-year-old genius of yours And he expects you to have the answers, right now...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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The Origins Of Mistletoe
You smile to yourself, as you hang the mistletoe in a prominent doorway or from the bottom of a chandelier, every holiday season...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Culture
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Rudolph & Frosty: The Beginning
You grew up, learning and loving the stories children are told at Christmastime, stories that have become a part of our cultural consciousness...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Culture
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Is Your Young Child Ready For The Computer?
In less than two decades, home computers have become a necessary part of life for most people In the twenty-first century, computer literacy is as important as reading itself...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Sharing The Joy At Christmastime
Terri is one of those women other mothers either envy or resent With two boys, both under six, she's always sunny and upbeat, even as she goes about the many daunting tasks required of a working mother as the holiday season approaches...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Helping Children Cope With The Death Of A Pet
The death of a pet can be a traumatic experience for the whole family For a young child, it can also be confusing-it's often the first time a child must deal with such loss...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Good Deeds & The Santa Factor
Looking back, it may seem a little like cheating, but my friend Annie found a way, several years ago, to instill in her young kids the habit of performing random acts of kindness...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Enjoy The Snow
Remember how your parents always seemed old to you, even before they reached middle age They could never relate to you, they could never remember what it was like to be a kid...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Snow: The Easy Explanation
Your five-year-old's at that stage-you know the stage-where he's discovered his own brain And he realizes that the world around him is full of stuff he doesn't understand...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Caroling At Christmas
You're still young, by any standard, but your little ones can make you feel old, at a moment's notice...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Pumpkin Carving Made Easy
As fall approaches, the leaves begin their annual change, the air grows crisp, and children's thoughts turn to Halloween...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Arts and Crafts
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Parents Can Help Each Other At Christmas
The first few years that they were parents, Gail and Darin dreaded the stress of the Christmas season...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Help Your Child Help Others At Christmas
Whether you celebrate the holidays for their religious significance, or as a time for the fellowhip of friends and family-if you have small children, you know that Santa's visit is definitely the focus of their attention...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Presents Vs. Time
It's hard enough for most parents to arrange good, quality family-time, under normal circumstances But in December, with holiday preparations dominating so much free time, and talk of Santa's arrival dominating so much conversation, parents are lucky to keep up with their children's lives...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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The Dreaded Stage-Mother
"I dread it," Barbara tells me She's the head of the local community theatre, and is preparing to direct the group's big Christmas show-The Sound Of Music...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Fast Food Mom
You got up at 5:30, just so you could have a few quiet minutes to slap yourself together and down a cup of coffee, before waking the kids and waging the morning wars: Getting them dressed, fed, gathered and off to school...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Sideline Dad
You scored great seats for this game-right on the fifty Now, it's nail-biting time...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Gingerbread Men
Quick-picture the last gingerbread house you saw, in your mind Now, without thinking about it, what was the season when you saw it...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Food and Drinks
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Hey, Dad - It's A Girl! Now What?
You knew what was coming and you had time to prepare What more could a guy ask for...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Worried About What To Give? Try A Christmas Story
We all have different traditions, when it comes to celebrating the holidays, but one thing most of us can count on: It's the time of year when friends and families gather for fellowhip, food, and gifts...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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She'll Always Be Daddy's Little Girl
She's your precious angel, a perfect piece of porcelain, crafted from your own miraculous DNA, and you're determined that nary a tiny crack will ever mar this rare treasure...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Mom, He's Just A Boy!
When you were pregnant, everyone asked you, "confidentially", what you really wanted "We don't care", was your standard response, "as long as the baby's healthy...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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What's The Deal With Black Cats?
Halloween is the time of year when your child is inundated with visions of ghosts and goblins, witches and monsters...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Entertainment
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Surviving Thanksgiving Dinner
When you were a child, this was the time of year you couldn't wait for The holiday season, from Halloween all the way through New Year's Day, seemed like one long feast for your eyes and taste-buds...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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The True Meaning Of Giving Thanks
What's not to love about Thanksgiving It's the start of a four-day weekend...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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Enjoy This Perfect Autumn Day!
It happens every October: You step outside on a Autumn Sunday afternoon and you can't believe it Gone are the heat and humidity of summer, replaced by crisp, clear, clean air that fills your lungs in a way you haven't felt in months...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Family Concerns
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Spoiled Rotten Angel
You really lucked out, in the child lottery, didn't you Just look at her, that daughter of yours...
Author: J Gardener - Category: Parenting
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