Our local park service has a nature center and you can arrange a "demonstration" with a high-school-aged volunteer, some of the centers animal residents and a quick guided nature walk, all with a covered park pavillion for less $ than reservations at Chuck E. Cheese.  BTW, even with all that, the kids enjoyed free time...more

What a class act!  I only wish I had known about the concert and been able to go by paying for my ticket.  Great concert for a wonderful cause!

Dora and Diego are faves in our house.  Developmentally, the pauses in the story help little kids find the right words/responses on their own.  It's part of sound teaching to allow "think time" when asking a question.    As for good shows, my 2 year old also loves the new Nick Jr. show, Team Oomi Zoomi.  It helps hi...more

The child care cost estimates are WAY TOO LOW!  In the DC area, quality, licensed center-based child care averages $12,000 or more a year and it costs WAY more for little babies than for pre-schoolers.

John Hughes' films made me realize that I was not alone during those tough teen years.  If there was someone who actually made a movie about how hard growing up in the '80's could get, then I must not be alone in feeling this way.  It gave kids a jumping off point to talk to each other about the tough stuff.  I wonder ...more

I am so glad that someone so famous is willing to take up for the legal rights of her children.  Many other celebrities use their children as photo ops instead of protecting them from the psychos and weirdoes out there.  As many of you have pointed out, her children have not done or said anything worthy of public scrut...more