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The Take Time to be a Dad campaign from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse has brought back some wonderful memories of when my kids were small. The ad calls attention to the importance of family togetherness. Like most families, we took our kids to amusement parks, the zoo, museums and county fairs, but the best times seemed to be when […]
» Read moreYour toddler wants to help with the household chores. More often than not, you can count on two things: 1) The chores will take twice as long, and 2) you’ll have to clean up once the chores are done. But kids love to help, and the sooner they learn basic skills, the sooner they’ll become your partners at cleanup time. […]
» Read moreOne of my fondest memories as a child is going to my mother’s beauty salon and having my hair washed by one of the hairstylists in the big grown-up sinks. I realized many years later that washing my hair was just one way to buy time until my mother could finish her paperwork. But as a child it was special, […]
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