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  • One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish
    June 14, 2006

    One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish

    Meet Splash. He’s a small, red Betta fish that was a gift to my daughter for her fourth birthday in April. Splash quickly became a member of the family, as much as any fish possibly can. But although Betta fish...

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  • June 6, 2006

    Tweak’ms Sunglasses

    Leave it to a mom. When her son’s sunglasses kept breaking, Tracey Rotman got tired of trying to wrangle those teeny tiny screws. She decided there had to be a better, safer way to construct sunglasses for kids. Her solution...

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  • June 6, 2006

    Teaching kids to be compassionate…

    I think of myself as a fairly compassionate person. I have my moments (doesn’t everyone?), but for the most part this is true. I’m not embarking on a defense of my own behavior here. I’m looking through a more insightful...

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  • June 1, 2006

    Rock a Bye, Baby: Bassinets by Cariboo

    Deciding where your newborn will sleep isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Parents plan, but babies don’t always get the memo. My mother bought me a beautiful cradle when I was expecting my first baby. And yet, my newborn,...

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  • June 1, 2006

    Fun Workbooks? Is there any such thing?

    In the brave new world of Baby Einstein, many parents are always on the lookout for ways to make their kids smarter. The Kumon method, founded in Japan 50 years ago, has slowly gained solid footing as the world’s largest...

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  • May 28, 2006

    Diggin’ the new Wobble Deck

    Adding an electronic component to a classic toy can be a gamble. Sometimes it puts the kibosh on the inherent play value of the toy, while sometimes, as in this case, it sends the fun quotient through the roof. This...

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  • May 25, 2006

    Try angles?

    For the legions of fans out there who love Blokus, meet the newest member of the family. Blokus Trigon is a challenging, triangular variation on the original theme. For those who don’t already know Blokus, I’ll give a brief introduction....

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