Dear Kerry,My 15-year-old daughter told me her friends have been getting together at another kid’s house after school. With no parents home, I’m worried about what they might get into, but I don’t want to be a helicopter parent. How do I find balance on this stuff as my daughter ...
Ann Arbor police said a drunken 20-year-old Ypsilanti man was arrested Sunday morning after he walked into a home in the 1300 block of Pomona Road and fell asleep on the basement floor.
By selling water to fair-goers, John Yocum is just one area teen who is profiting from high temperatures at this year's Ann Arbor Art Fair.
Water, bugs and the sun are a few of the things kids experience more of in the summertime. For parents and others, extra vigilance is required to prevent injury and keep kids safe and healthy. Here are a few tips to help parents practice prevention, for their children's health. Keep ...
A recent article posted by Great Start for child care states that more children can use a smartphone than tie their shoes. Here is the article: http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/434010_kids24.html. As I read it a small part of me was surprised and intrigued, but then, the more I read and thought about it, ...
Here's another fun and quick craft that the kids can help make or you can make for them to get ready for New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve tends to be a holiday that's more adult oriented, but this craft can help them be a litte more involved. As an extra ...
Okay so I’ll admit I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and I still cannot stand freezing cold. Mind you I do get the kids outside for a bit as long as it’s not too bad to play. However if I can avoid being outside for a long period of ...
Kids often get restless — whether it’s in a restaurant waiting on food, traveling, waiting in line, or maybe because they are all done with their food and are bored waiting for everyone else. So here is a fun game to play before you get to the point where you’re ready ...
Let me first preface this by stating that I love our young folks. I also love the parental aspects of life, but I also feel the need to tell it like it is with some people and to some people who are of the mindset that seems to be clueless ...
A recent study by online fashion gamer Roiworld released a study this month showing a decline in Facebook usage by teenagers. Out of 600 teens, ages 13-17, one in five have stopped using the social networking giant. The main reason: boredom. That said, I know in my house I have ...
Raise your hand if you fear that your child's answer to 'What I did on my summer vacation' will be: slept a lot; did most of my socializing on-line; played hundreds of hours of video games; spent countless afternoons fighting with my siblings; lost a huge chunk of the previous ...
Now that school is out, the season of summer camps is officially upon us. In a moment I'm going to tell you about two upcoming summer camps for young writers, which both promise to be outstanding. I know many people who swear by the full-blown summer camp experience, who send ...
The phone rings yet again, "Is your son available to do some more yard work? My neighbor likes how my yard looks and is wondering if he could do hers?" This makes customer number three in a time span of about a week and a half, and he's not even ...
Here's some reassuring news for parents who are concerned about kids oversharing on social networking sites: It seems some kids are wising up and getting smarter about what they share. From the New York Times: Tell-All Generation Learns to Keep Things Offline. While participation in social networks is still strong, ...
Dear Kerry, My 16-year-old is basically a nice and wholesome kid. But at the moment she doesn’t seem motivated to work in school. She is very social and her grades are slipping. She is bright and it would be a shame to waste her future on the immediate gratification of ...
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