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Family management
Starting a college savings account....finding (and paying for!) child care...and keeping your home organized...here are some ideas for keeping the train on the rails! |
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An interview with Marty Jacobs, MSW and Family Services Director at Child Care Resources What services does Child Care Resources provide? Child Care Resources is an agency that has been around for about 20 years and our mission is to make sure that all children have a great start in life. Our main
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If Seattle dad Mike Beery knows his way around pixels and PhotoShop, it’s no surprise; he’s a seasoned graphic designer. More surprising is the fact that he manages his business alongside a bustling classroom—granted, the class convenes at his family’s Beacon Hill kitchen table, and the students are
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“You’re not my real parent!” Something that every stepparent dreads hearing. Words are powerful and may even make you question your worth and effectiveness as a parent. Take comfort, you’re not alone in this battle and to a large extent, statements like this are a normal by-product of adolescence.
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Our writers went nuts for this story! Here are hundreds more tips that we couldn't squeeze into print! See the first 101 tips and tricks here! SHOP Shop bots, price alerts, coupon codes and little-known outlets: Here are dozens of our area’s best-kept shopping secrets. 1. Me 'N Moms consignment s
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You always did love a deal, and these days, deals and discounts are everywhere! Heck, you feel like a heel if you pay full price for practically anything. And why should you? Our editors have spent months combing the Internet, savvy mom contacts, blogs, message boards — anything and everything — to
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Jeff* feels like he barely sees his 14-year-old daughter anymore — even when she’s at home. “She’s always on the computer, saying she’s got work to do,” he says, “but I know her school isn’t assigning four to five hours of homework every night.” He suspects Rosie is actually spending a significant a
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Call it “date night” or call it “getting away from the kids for a few hours night” — call it whatever you like, but sometimes you just have to have an evening to yourselves. These days, you have lots of alternatives to hiring a sitter in your home. Take the kids to a parents’ night out (PNO) — where
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Planning for college started early for Tori Purnell and her husband, John. They opened a mutual fund when their daughter, Nicolette, was not yet 2. But you know what they say about “best-laid plans.” “We were anticipating we would have enough when she was old enough for college,” Purnell, who liv
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