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The Invisible Box – Help Your Kids Escape
Parents and teachers, are your kids afraid of taking risks?Are you afraid your kids won't develop their talents? Do they hide inside the Invisible Box? Let's learn a fun way to help your kids risk wisely, develop their talents, and stay out of the Invisible Box. Mike...
5 Sunscreen Tips To Protect Your Kids
Anyone who has ever taken kids to the beach knows that it's fun for the kids but can sometimes be a hassle for whoever is in charge.*This post may contain affiliate links that pay me a commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.For parents, it can...
10 Water Safety Tips for the Best Summer
There may be few better ways to spend a hot summer day than in the water. *This post may contain affiliate links that pay me a commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Whether at the beach, lake, water park, or swimming pool, amid all the fun...
3 Essential Homework Strategies That Work
Parents have asked me why homework takes their child two, three, and even four times longer than other students their age and what they, as parents, can do about it.Here I define the three key issues and what parents can do about them.   Students' fundamental problems...
5 Sunscreen Tips To Protect Your Kids

5 Sunscreen Tips To Protect Your Kids

Anyone who has ever taken kids to the beach knows that it's fun for the kids but can sometimes be a hassle for whoever is in charge.*This post may contain affiliate links that pay me a commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.For parents, it can...

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10 Water Safety Tips for the Best Summer

10 Water Safety Tips for the Best Summer

There may be few better ways to spend a hot summer day than in the water. *This post may contain affiliate links that pay me a commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Whether at the beach, lake, water park, or swimming pool, amid all the fun...

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