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Are We Raising a Generation of “Calculator Kids?”

Forty years ago, an Indiana electronics company brought a product to market that did more to impact the way we educate our kids than almost anything else in the past century. The company, Bowmar Instruments, began selling the first handheld pocket calculator – for a whopping $240!

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My Vegan Journey Revealed

With all the talk about Oprah and her staffs 28-day vegan challenge, I thought it would be good to give some insight into my vegan journey, which began 6 years ago. I am the founder and creator of the raw, vegan, gluten-free snack food brand Hail Merry. I have passed through the worlds of being an omnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, and high raw foodist and now I proudly consider myself a flexitarian”. Where I …

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Cool Math Games for Kids

Math may not be the coolest subject in school. The stereotypes of those who enjoy it are endless–math geeks, math nerds and math dorks. But math is the foundation to success in many future careers and fields. Encourage a love for math among your kids with games that will get their brains working and challenge their math skills.

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Does Your House Look Like A ToysRUs Mosh Pit?

If the title of this article caught your attention, its likely that you have stubbed a toe on a Lego or tripped over a wayward doll one too many times. It is the bane of any parents existence. Once kids enter the equation, white couches, glass coffee tables, and soothing clutter-free rooms get swapped for the loud primary colors of Fisher-Price and the inevitable tsunami of toys. If only the kids would enjoy cleaning the toys up as much as they enjoy dumping out the contents of their toy bins, baskets, and buckets. But dont despair, even if your house looks like a Toys RUs mosh pit, were here with a cheat sheet for getting your kids to meet you halfway.