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Electrical Safety for Kids

The National Safety Council reports that preventable injuries and deaths are on the increase in homes across America, with potential electrical hazards found in every home. Many electrical hazards, which can cause serious injury or even death, are the cause of childhood accidents. To protect your child’s well-being, it’s important to identify safety hazards in and around your home.

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How to Remove & Check a Color Cartridge

If you are printing pictures for your child’s projects or copying permission slips, especially the day before they are due, you just need the printer to work. You don’t need blinking lights and beeping noises. If your printer starts flashing a “Remove and Check Color Cartridge” message at you, refuse the urge to throw it through the window. The message may simply be a nudge to do a little housekeeping. Do as the message says, and you will be rewarded with more consistently printed pages.

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How to Home School Your Kids

Whether a school is not equipped to deal with the special needs of your child or you just aren’t happy with the school choices in your area, home schooling is an option. It is a challenge and a large time commitment, so you should think seriously about it before making the decision. Laws on homeschooling vary by state, with some states being more “friendly” for home schoolers. This doesn’t mean that you have to move–you just need to make sure that you home school your child in accordance with local laws.

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Places for Moms to Go to Chat & Talk Home School

Home schooling is a personal family choice that can be done for a variety of reasons. Once you have checked the state laws, checked the kids out of school and started your daily lessons, it can also become quite isolating. As of 2010, students who were home-schooled were still in the minority across the U.S. The Internet provides home-schooling parents with a wide array of places they can go, meet other home-schooling parents and experts, and talk about the process.