Family Fun

Mosquitoes and the Threat to Your Family’s Health

July 21, 2011

Nothing can put the dampers on outdoors family fun faster than a cloud of hungry mosquitoes. Whether on a camping trip, a picnic in the park, or a backyard cookout, when the uninvited needle-nosed guests arrive, the fun goes awry. After all, it’s pretty difficult to enjoy yourself when you’re busy slapping away the little [...]

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Are You Struggling To Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike?

May 15, 2011

For years parents have been teaching their children to ride a bike using training wheels. It’s a time-honored tradition and for most parents, it’s simply the way it’s done. Unfortunately, training wheels don’t train a child to do much beyond pedaling. What’s missing from the equation is the development of required motor skills, particularly balance. [...]

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Thirteen Water Safety Rules To Live By

May 1, 2011

Practicing water safety can prevent serious injury or even death. Spring and Summer can be fun. From jet skiing to boating, the rivers and oceans leave us with wide open spaces. With crystal blue waters and the blazing sun, it becomes the perfect day and atmosphere to relax and allow nature to take you on [...]

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Drowning Dangers to Be Aware Of

May 1, 2011

While parents would like to believe that their child drowning could never happen to them, it is a far more frequent occurrence then most would think. In fact, nationwide, there are typically more than 240 children under 5 who drown in swimming pools each year. And more than 110 children under five drown around the [...]

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Drowning Dangers

March 15, 2011

Drowning is a real threat to small children. In the United States, close to 250 children under the age of five years, will down in a swimming pool each year, and an additional 100 in the home, due to other safety hazards. It is important to understand the drowning dangers in your home so that [...]

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Need to Know: All About Squinkies

March 11, 2011

What are squinkies? Squinkies are a collectible toy for kids. They are these tiny little squishy toys that come in a plastic egg type container. They are smaller than an inch in diameter, and are made of a latex free plastic. Here are a few of the things that are fun to know about Squinkies: [...]

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