Summer is almost here and it's time for a little fun in the sun with the kids. Although there are fewer school supplies and clothes to buy, summer activities (amusement parks, vacations) can still make a big dent in your wallet. Here are a few fun options to stave off boredom without breaking your budget: Start a neighborhood newspaper Turn...

With drownings being the fourth leading cause of death of children under five years of age in the US, and the leading cause of death in some states such as California, Florida and Arizona, enough can not be said or read on this subject. Those statistics coming from the US Product Safety Commission leads us to believe that with all we read on swimming...

The painful screams of a child can bring any picnic or barbecue to a screeching halt. More than 11,400 children under the age 14 are injured every year from burns and fires says Ron Bistolfo, Director of Education at the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter in San Francisco, California. Barbecues can be an overlooked burn threat to our children...

If you’re dreading refereeing kids’ squabbles all summer or are already at your wits' end from their tattling and tears, have faith. “Parents need to do two things to make summer fun for the kids and themselves,” says Michele Borba, Ed.D., an educational psychologist and author of Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship...

For most of us it has gone too fast. Summer; long warm days, the beach, the lack of year round routine, has once again come and gone so very quickly. I love looking outside and seeing the sun shine. I love going to the park and just for a moment in time pretending there is no where else in the world than right here with my kids. Summer is indeed...