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- 5 Best Online Communities for Kids
If you don’t have young kids, than you probably have no idea that social networking has really taken off for kids. In fact, I’d call these social play sites. Our kids are completely addicted to them. They are safe, fun, and most of them teach values that any parent would like to encourage. Here are [...]
- Happy Birthday Paul
Despite Paul’s preference to believe that he was never a baby, today is his 5th birthday.
On August 8th, 2003 Kristen and I drove to Mount Clemens General for Paul’s scheduled birth. Since his sister was a big baby our doctor felt no need to make Kristen wait the typical 2 weeks after the due [...]
- Paul and the Internet
I’m a web geek, my wife is a (hot) web geek, and my kids are web geeks. If you don’t have young kids I don’t think you really understand what I mean by “our kids are web geeks.” So here is a visual for you. Paul, who turns 5 next week, navigates the web very [...]
- All Day Kindergarten — Good for kids?
There is some legislation being tossed around in Lansing that would force school districts to offer all-day kindergarten. For those of you without a 4-5 year old in your home let’s think about this.
Paul is a typical 4 year old. He can’t do anything for longer than about 15-20 minutes without it losing his attention. [...]
- Valentines Day
Yep, it’s that day again. You know, the day of the year when men frantically run to Hallmark on their lunch hours to pick up that ultra-special card that expresses deep love in a shallow world.
Here’s a rant I posted 3 years ago today about Valentines Day.
Today is slightly more subdued. The kids are excited [...]
- Money Management Lesson from Paul
Paul, 4 years old, is learning about money management on WebKinz.
Dad: What’s the secret to saving all that money?
Paul: You just have to stop spending money. And then you’ll have a lot.
Pretty good advice. What is your money management lesson?
- Webkinz addicts
Our kids got Webkinz for Christmas. If you don’t have kids you probably have no idea what this is. Let me explain.
You purchase a Webkinz stuffed animal. They are roughly the same size as a beenie baby, maybe a tad bigger. On the tag is a Webkinz registration code. Basically, you register that stuffed [...]
