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When Is It A Cool Costume And When Is It Cultural Appropriation?
Photo Credit: Tudum by Netflix A few years ago, my dragon-obsessed kid wanted to be the one and only Toothless from the How To Train Your Dragon franchise for Halloween. We scoured the internet and...
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Why I Think Allowing Teens To Dress Up For Halloween Is Important And What...
Photo by Elisanth on Deposit Photos As a culture, we tend to think of Halloween as a holiday for younger children, their parents, and the overly enthusiastic. Teens end up being left somewhere in the...
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Why Aren’t Families And Teenagers Going To The Movies?
Photo by monkeybusiness on Deposit Photos 2027 is shaping up to be a big year in movie theatres. Fox has recently announced a second Simpsons movie for July, the second part of the Avengers...
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The Pout-Pout Fish Trailer Brings The Wildly Popular Book Series To Life
Photo Credit: Like A Photon Creative and MIMO Studios Viva Kids has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated animated film, The Pout-Pout Fish. Produced by Australian animation studios...
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More Education Department Layoffs Raise Concerns For Parents Of Kids With...
Photo by Wavebreakmedia on Deposit Photos If you have a child with a disability, or you’ve ever sat in an IEP meeting, or you’ve ever wondered if your child was being treated differently for...
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20 Nick Jr. Cartoons On Paramount+ Your Kids Will Love And What They Teach
Photo Credit: Paramount+ As a kindergartener and in my early elementary years, I loved watching Nick Jr shows. Nickelodeon has most recently kept the magic of these old adventures alive by partnering...
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Your Nostalgia Isn’t Always What Your Kids Are Looking For
Photo by ArturVerkhovetskiy on Deposit Photos We are currently living in a world that is run on two things: High-priced coffee and nostalgia. There isn’t a day that goes by without an announcement...
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The Secrets To Squeezing In Exercise While Parenting
Photo by evgenyataman on Deposit Photos Most days when I start the half-mile-ish trek to pick my son up from elementary school, I take his little sister and her scooter along. She scoots, and I run,...
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Teachers Weigh In On Trauma Of Immigration Crackdown By ICE
Photo by monkeybusiness on Deposit Photos Immigration enforcement is cracking down, and it isn’t just going after individuals who have committed egregious crimes. Videos and reports abound of children...
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15 Nostalgic Cartoons That Kids Love In Fresh Reboot Form
In 2025, reboots, remakes, and re-imaginings of just about everything dominate popular culture and family viewing screens. Reboots can be a good way for franchises to introduce characters and concepts...
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Can Radical Acceptance Get You Through Toddler Tantrums & Other Growing Pains?
Photo by Melpomene on Deposit Photos I’m the mom, and that means I’m in charge. It means that I’m supposed to make the decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes, even when I didn’t actually...
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The “Treat” Part of Trick-or-Treating Is Getting Really Tricky
Photo by vadimphoto1 on Deposit Photos Halloween has often posed difficult decisions for parents. Do we let our kids wear questionable costumes in the name of a “fun time?” How old is too old for...
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Netflix Halloween Episodes And Specials For Kids Of Every Age
Halloween is one of the favorite times of the year in my house. With four kids ages 3, 7, 11, and 13, October turns into a month-long celebration of costumes, pumpkins, and family movie nights that...
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Gabby’s Dollhouse Season 12 Returns To Netflix In November, Here’s What Kids...
Hot off a $60 million movie opening, the Netflix juggernaut Gabby’s Dollhouse is set to return for a 12th cat-tastic season on November 17th, 2025. Along with playing a purr-iffic game show, this...
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Soon — When Should Bedtime Change For Kids?
Photo by evgenyataman on Deposit Photos On Monday, November 2nd, clocks will be set back by one hour to end daylight saving time for the year. It’s a big adjustment for little bodies, and can be...
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Cold Versus Flu: Which One Does Your Kid Likely Have?
Photo by Milkos on Deposit Photos It’s that fun time of year again—the weather is changing, and mornings are cool and crisp. Kids bundle up in jackets to play in the afternoon sunshine, and Halloween...
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8 Nintendo Switch Games My Kids Want Most This Christmas
The holidays are coming, and with them comes the eight Nintendo Switch games my kids want most this Christmas. Like most parents, everything that my kids ask for from the end of September on becomes a...
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I’m Navigating Stranger Danger 2.0 With My Kids And Social Media, It’s Not Easy
Photo by Rawpixel on Deposit Photos As a parent of two kids under ten, I don’t think there’s anything that scares me more than what might happen if I let them loose on social media. Having worked and...
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Christmas Debt Will Affect Almost Half Of Parents This Year, But You Can...
Photo by SergKovbasyuk on Deposit Photos Money is tighter than ever for most Americans, and prices keep rising. Meanwhile, our kids are getting older, and their wants are getting more expensive. In my...
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Is It “Underparenting” Or Just Giving Freedom To Grow?
Photo by anatols on Deposit Photos Over time, as we learn more about child development, parenting styles shift, and yet they still seem to reflect specific cycles. Those of us who grew up in the...
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