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Home Alone

Home Alone: Deciding When They’re Old Enough

How can you tell that your kids are ready to stay home alone? We’ve all seen the movie. The kid is accidentally left behind as his family leaves for a Christmas vacation. Craziness and hilarity ensue as one thing after another goes wrong. The boy wasn’t old enough to stay home alone–

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Video Games and the Rules Change

The boys came home from the store with Dad a few days ago, and learned that I decided to make some changes.  What I’ve seen lately is that my kids don’t like to play outside. It’s not that they don’t know how, but sometimes it sure seems that way. Not

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