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Blueberries for the Family

By Cheryl Tallman and Joan Ahlers
www.FreshBaby.com
Blueberries are available in many forms: fresh, frozen, juice, puree, concentrate and dried. Fresh blueberries should be firm, dry, plump and smooth-skinned. Ripe berries are deep purple blue to blue-black. Stay away from containers of berries with juice stains, or that contain moldy, soft, watery or wrinkled fruit.
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Guess Whose Children Are Deprived

By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
 Robert White and Ernesto Gonzalez live on the same street. They work for competing insurance companies and earn approximately the same salary. Both men are married and have two children in elementary school. Both men attend school conferences and have regular family dinners.
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Dating with Kids: 12 Tips for Single Moms

by Sue Mittenthal and Linda Reing, authors of STILL HOT: The Uncensored Guide to Divorce, Dating, Sex, Spite, and Happily Ever After
 Dating with kids can be challenging – whether you’re recently divorced or you’ve already endured two years’ worth of Starbucks dates — and whether your kids are two or twenty-two. But your children can [...]

Escalate Your Teaching

A class trip to Washington DC produced an interesting teaching opportunity for Mrs. Harper as she accompanied a small group of sixth-graders to the subway station. The station attendant asked them if they were on their way to ride the escalator. “What escalator?” two of the students asked simultaneously. “The second-longest escalator in the world,” [...]

Ten Rules for Talking to Your Children about Grades

Ten Rules for Talking to Your Children about Grades
By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller 

 My teen came home with a poor report cart. How do I talk to her about it? 
·         I want to praise my son for his recent grades but I don’t want to go overboard. How should I handle it? 
·         What do [...]