New baby

June 12, 2011  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

I will not be making any new posts for the next couple of weeks due to a new baby. I will be back after Wednesday, June 22nd.

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Prom

June 07, 2011  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

An article for parents regarding prom, with some helpful tips on keeping your new grads safe: http://eastmeadow.patch.com/articles/prom-and-graduation-season-safety-2

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Keeping your kids safe in the summer

June 07, 2011  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

A link with some helpful tips: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ten-ways-parents-can-help-keep-children-safe-this-summer-123223688.html

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On young adult fiction

June 07, 2011  |   For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

this article discusses the debate over the darkness of some YA book themes: http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/06/06/137005354/seeing-teenagers-as-we-wish-they-were-the-debate-over-ya-fiction

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The anti-prom

June 07, 2011  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

The New york Public library anti-prom, an alternative prom hosted by the library for teenagers who do not fit into the conventional prom routine, with its expenses and conventions of tuxedos and corsages and limousines and catering halls, and golden boy-and-girl couples: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/a-prom-for-students-who-dont-want-one/

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