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Cultural Awareness: Taking Your Child to the Theater

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A few weeks ago I took my six year old to her first theater performance at the South Coast Repertory to see The Night Fairy based on the children’s book by Laura Amy Schlitz. We went with my daughter's Daisy Troop and the girls made a flower tiara at one…

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Loving Hugs – Providing Stuffed Animals to Children Around the World

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One of the reasons I tend not to watch much of the news these days is that newscasts all seem to focus on negative or horrible stories. They rarely talk about the many good deeds that people are doing to make the world a better place. I love that Mom…

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Educational Programs that Support Literacy

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As a work-at-home mom sometimes I need time to get my work finished while my daughter is home. My goal each day is to try to finish my work while she is in school, but sometimes this doesn’t happen. Thankfully, there are many educational programs on TV that teach

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Culture: How to Raise Globally Aware Children

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After college, I did quite a bit of traveling and treasure those life experiences that exposed me to different cultures, foods, and even different views on life.  My travels took me to remote villages in Vietnam, to the beach culture on the shores of Phuket, Thailand,  and I even…

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Reading: Best Books for the Holiday Season

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The holidays are here and with it comes many books to enjoy with your children. As a children’s picture book author, I am a sucker for great illustrations and, of course, a fun story. The following is a list of holiday books that include classic and new tales I think…

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