Posted by Unknown | 3:20 PM

Gigi is one lucky girl. She's the winner of the Blogging 'Bout Boys LeapFrog Tag Reading System giveaway -- AND the winner of the...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:48 AM

Talk about a popular product! I received over 200 entries for the LeapFrog Tag Reading System giveaway . So with no further ado, the winner ...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:56 PM

I woke up to popcorn all over the living room floor. Boy #4, apparently, had saved his popcorn from last night for an early morning snack --...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:33 PM

On the positive side, there are some girls who emerge out of the divorced, mother-headed households as exceptionally resilient young women. ...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:42 AM

Boxers or briefs? My boys always wore briefs -- maybe because my brothers always did or because their dad did. Somehow, briefs just seemed ...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:36 AM

A long, long time ago, before Boy #2 became a nine-year-old boy obsessed with video games and destruction , he was a boy who loved dinosaurs...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:40 AM

I'm not going to turn this into a giveaway blog, I promise. But this one was just too good not to share. @mommyPR is giving away a Ro...

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Posted by Unknown | 3:37 PM

School is not usually a boy-friendly place. But what if your son was in an all-male classroom? Would make a difference? A just-released re...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:58 PM

What's more important: getting our kids to do as we say, or helping them grow into fulfilled adults? You might argue that it's not...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:05 AM

I love educational toys. So I'm very pleased to announce a new contest (drum roll, please!), the LeapFrog Tag Reading System Giveway. T...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:20 AM

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Posted by Unknown | 10:00 AM

Please join me in welcoming guest blogger Nancy Mann Jackson ! Nancy is a freelance writer who gardens with her husband and two young sons i...

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Posted by Unknown | 5:06 PM

You've heard it before: Kids today are too busy. Between school and sports, church and community, there's simply no time to just b...

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Posted by Unknown | 2:06 PM

Remember the book by Dr. John Gray, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus ? The idea was that men and women have different emotional need...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:16 AM

A plastic slide, a kayak paddle and a lake. What more do you need?

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Posted by Unknown | 10:43 AM

After my First Day of School post the other day, Christine at Origami Mommy asked if I had any tips for teaching boys how to use hacksaws s...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:30 PM

The Boston Globe ran a great article the other day, detailing the ways earlier formal academic instruction is hurting our children. From ...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:10 PM

Courage is a big theme in a boy's life. So is purpose . In that spirit, I offer you this video. Watch it alone, then watch it with yo...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:37 PM

Today, kids all around town woke to alarm clocks and backpacks. Mine awoke to a pile of cardboard tubes and hacksaws. While other kids cram...

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