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A Campaign Promise We As Parents Can All Keep

The post-election news, social media, and our own minds are filled with shock, joy, outrage, anxiety and despair following the November 8th voting tally. Call volume to crisis hotlines Tuesday night was more than twice as high as past elections. But I’ve never known an election that had such a dramatic affect on kids. Everywhere…

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Hooking Kids on Presidential Politics

I live in Washington, DC, where sightings and even conversations with politicians such as Hillary Clinton and President Obama are common. Maybe as a result, my three teenagers keep an eye on presidential campaigning. Even six months before the first caucus. My 16-year-old daughter has been excited, literally for years, that she will turn 18…

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Madam President Does Not Tweet Naked Photos

When I was ten, my best friends mom was the smartest woman I knew. She was a 49 spitfire from New York City who wore a great deal of black along with a sophisticated perfume never before sniffed in my staid DC hometown. As a young woman, shed been one of the early Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, and then written a best-selling memoir about the experience.

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Culinary Camps for Kids

If you have a growing gourmet, a culinary camp may be the ideal summer adventure. Depending upon the camp, kids as young as 7 can learn to cook, while more advanced programs are available for pre-teens and teens. Both day camps and sleep away summer camps provide time in the kitchen, learning to make a variety of dishes.