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November 15th, 2006

Spend time with your kids - Take out the paper and the trash

My daughter volunteered herself for another easy way to spend time with your kids.
Tonight is garbage night. We pulled into the driveway after eating out for dinner. It was already dark and her brother threw up at dinner so we expected to put them straight into bed.
She saw the neighbors’ garbage cans and […]

By mike -- 3 comments

November 15th, 2006

Easy Thanksgiving craft to do with your kids

Our daughter came home from preschool with an amazingly simple Thanksgiving craft all of us busy parents can easily do with our kids.
Here is what you need for this Thanksgiving craft:

1 paper plate per kid. The plate needs to be bigger than one of their hands.
Some glue
Marker, crayon, or pencil
Spices

Here is what you do:

Trace […]

By mike -- 5 comments

November 13th, 2006

Spending An Average Amount Of Time With Your Kids

I decided that I needed to find out how much time working dads are spending with their kids. According to a study, the average dad is spending 4.1 hours per day with his children. This is up from 2.7 hours per day back in the 60s.
I am not really sure what is included in that […]

By mike -- 4 comments

October 10th, 2006

Hurricane Katrina Still Hurting Local Kids

The stress from Hurricane Katrina is causing a spike in the divorce rate in the area which is causing tormoil to the kids involved. In addition to having their house, city, and life turned upside down by the disaster, they now have to deal with what happens if their parents get divorced.
The article brings up […]

By mike -- 0 comments