Ah, piano lessons…the curse of youth. As parents, we read the reports and studies tying music education to success in learning everything from math to science, and dutifully enroll our kids in piano lessons. The first years aren’t bad – the novelty of playing an instrument and the sponge-like minds of children generally make the [...]

We live in a world where security is one of the top priorities for most home owners. The house and the stuff inside it may not be expensive, but it does have a lot of sentimental value to you or your loved ones: a small mirror handed down from three generations before, a toy that [...]

Always kiss your children goodnight–even if they’re already asleep. –H. Jackson Browne, Jr Good News for Parents and Kids:  Family Time is On the Rise The Soothing Beauty of Wind Chimes–Perfect for Fall!

I can still remember those head lice checks that the school nurse performed. Twice a year, during the first week of school and after Spring Break, Ms. Nicholls would make her rounds. Classroom by classroom, student by student, she call us into her office, draw the blind, and peer at our scalps. For most of [...]

In an era of escalating gas prices, exorbitant grocery costs and sky-rocketing health care premiums, there’s one thing we’re pleased to report that is on the rise: family time. Reports for 2009 have shown that sales for classic, family-centric, board games – Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and alike – have risen a dramatic ten-percent since [...]