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The Dreaded Lice and What to Do About It

The following is in partnership with Bayer HealthCare, the makers of RID. We received compensation from Bayer HealthCare to write this post but the views expressed are our own. My kids are in 5th and 3rd grade and somehow we had dodged the lice bullet up until a month ago when I took my son…

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Mom’s Guide to Online Espionage

The Wall Street Journal (which, refreshingly for a biz publication, frequently captures the wacky dynamics of modern motherhood) ran a piece last Wednesday chronicling all the ways kids try to outsmart their moms and get onto Facebook and other social media sites that parents have forbidden. I read the article in our kitchen via old-school newsprint while my three kids hovered around me immersed in our familys iPhones, iPads, and Macbooks.

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Back to School Spending Survival Guide

Its only a matter of time before we need to put away the sunscreen begin thinking about the dreaded back-to-school shopping. That means looking forward to a major outlay of money for school supplies, new clothes, activity fees, and other school-related expenses. On top of the notebooks, shoes, jeans, and backpacks, more and more parents are being asked to support schools by helping stock classrooms with art materials and cleaning supplies. And those folders, pencils and paper towels can add up to real budget-breakers.