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Spring Break Woes: My Kid is Too Old for Camp

Quia Querisma | Posted 05.12.2013 | Parents
Read More: Tweens, Teenagers, Holidays, SCHOOL BREAK, Spring Break, Vacations, Middle Schoolers, Big Kids, Spring Break Activities, Spring Break With Kids, Spring Break Ideas, Parents News
Quia Querisma

I miss the days when I could send them to camps to occupy their little minds and bodies all day. They've since aged out of camps and now they're home all day, vegging out on school breaks. What exactly does one do with big kids on spring break? Allow me to share my theories:

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Does Your Child Have an Eating Disorder? 8 Warning Signs

GalTime | Posted 04.03.2013 | Parents
Read More: Picky Eaters, Family Health, Anorexia, Tweens Teens and Beyond, Healthy Eating, Big Kids, Eating Disorders, Parenting, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Bulimia, Exercise Compulsion, Eating Disorder Warning Signs, Parents News
GalTime

Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses stemming from a variety of contributing factors; they are not any one person's -- or parent's -- fault.

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Winter in the '70s: Sledding, Sliding and Skeeching

Tom Cramer | Posted 03.30.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Skeeching, Sledding, Sliding, Saucer Sleds, Post Fifty, Snow, Ice Skating, Flexible Flyer, Winter, Snowball Fight, Huffington Post, Big Kids, 1970s, Fifty News, Fifty News
Tom Cramer

I recently remembered how much I liked winter when I was a kid. Although I first recalled the clothes, it wasn't about fashion. Everyone played outside. All you needed was warm, durable clothing that allowed relatively free movement. If you stayed active, you stayed warm.

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To Little Dude, On The Occasion Of Your Fifth Birthday

Devon Corneal | Posted 03.18.2013 | Parents
Read More: Letter to My Child, Kids Birthday, Fifth Birthday, Growing Up, Letter to My Son, Little Kids Birthdays, Big Kids, Parents-Moms, Raising Boys, Parents-Kids, Little Dude, Parents News
Devon Corneal

You're turning 5 this week. You are one-eighth as old as me, yet sometimes you seem worlds wiser.

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