By: Staff Report Play is important for kids. We're talking the jumping, running, tag games and ball-playing type of play. It not only teaches them how to interact with other kids, but also helps tone their problem-solving and motor skills. However, it seems that too much play isn't always good play. Recent studies show that pre-kindergarteners that have the unstructured, free-choice type of play—with little input from teachers and caretakers—made smaller progress in early language and math

By: Carolina Pichardo Now we all know that our kids could come up with some extreme stuff, from flying fairies and dragons to imaginary creatures in the dark. Most do it to get others in trouble, to avoid getting into trouble themselves, or to somehow get a parent's attention. It's just something that they do. When it comes to parents, however, doing the lying to get things done—well—that's another story. According to a recent study by professors from

By: Staff Report [caption id="attachment_1864" align="aligncenter" width="320" caption="Supporter Holds a Picture of Victim, Gladys Ricart"][/caption] Despite the staggering and frightening statistics, silence is still an option among victims of domestic violence. Due to this, it usually becomes another news headline. But it’s not. As of earlier this year, approximately 35 women in New York City have died due to domestic violence. Compare that to the 61 victims from the year before, and the 70 that lost their lives in

By: Carolina Pichardo If it isn't for the occasional high-profile case or a Law & Order episode, it seems that domestic violence would be a forgotten issue. Stats and figures, however, demonstrate a different storyline. According to the National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence, approximately 3 to 4 million women in the U.S. are battered by their husbands or partners. Although this abuse occurs in different forms, whether physical, emotional or sexual, it could happen to

By: Raedawn Johnson (OrGLAMic Beauty Blog) Brows are the FRAME of your face! Your face looks amazing when eyebrows are well groomed. I do not suggest waxing your eyebrows. Waxing diminishes your skin’s elasticity and gets it very irritated, and may cause you to breakout. Also, waxing is imprecise. Please do NOT use a razor! It leaves little hair bumps behind and doesn’t look clean. My personal technique is tweezing and trimming. Some feel that tweezing takes too long,

By: Serena Norr (Seriously Soupy) For the most part, kids are picky eaters. No matter how much you try or how finely you chop those veggies; kids have a way of spotting out the green and pushing it aside in disgust or in the form of a fit. As a mom to a two-and-half year old, I've tried to present veggies as they are, then we that didn't work I tried to sneak them into anything

By: Staff Report [caption id="attachment_1715" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Photograph by Ivy T"][/caption] Besides the television network's new lineup, this new season has many reasons to celebrate. It's just full of tricks and treats, family traditions and the dash of the holiday season that always leaves us on the brink of madness. We were planning on leaving your sanity alone and simply posting the usual hoopla. However, since this is a website dedicated to the most unpredictable of the bunch and

By: Carolina Pichardo Photo © 2005 Anissa Thompson It’s the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder among children. However, it is also the condition with the least straightforward method of evaluation and diagnosis. That means that there are no definite tests or procedures that can identify attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the risks of getting it wrong are usually high. So what's a parent to do? Currently, most families depend on their own experiences, as well as the assessments from teachers

By: May Monten It's been three to four days since you were able to sleep through the night. You're not even sure, because you don't really know what is today's date. What you do know, however, is that this is not what you signed up for! Often, a crying baby is just fuzzy about something simple, whether it's their stomach or typical gassiness. By recreating the atmosphere of the womb, a place where baby was once very

By: Staff Report As of this posting, the widget only had 139,849 minutes pledged. Unfortunately, since the goal is to reach 1-million minutes, they have a couple more pledges to go. That's the mission that the Ronald McDonald's House of Charities (RMHC) is currently trying to complete. As part of the "Family Time. Happy Time" campaign, they're trying to encourage families to plan and pledge doing an activity together. If you would like to cook and enjoy