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June 2012

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This month’s craft: Tiny trinket keepers

Caitlin Murray Giles -
Candies to rocks and everything in between can be kept in a safe place by your little collectors.
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Olly Olly Play Cafe

Elizabeth Diffin -
Pirate ships, thrones, medieval castles and ultra-slippery slides: all fodders for the imagination at Olly Olly Play Cafe.
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Plugged-in parent: Posting kids’ pictures

Sharon Miller Cindrich -
As yourself some questions before you post pictures of other peoples' kids.
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Plugged-in parent: Summer reading

Sharon Miller Cindrich -
Some great options for summer reading for kids - with high tech readers.
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Parenting isn’t for sissies: Fathers matter

Jennifer DuBose -
Pop culture often portrays fathers as bumbling, or simply not important. Jennifer DuBose says fathers matter - and mothers should let them.
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Giving back: A father’s journey to Cambodia

Melanie Kalmar -
With wife Leny, son Kyle, 9, and daughter Kayla, 7, by his side, Sou recently spearheaded a fundraiser that collected $7,000 for the homeless and victims of natural disaster in Cambodia.
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Probiotics and prebiotics: Do they work?

Dr. Lisa Thornton -
Popular media pushes probiotics and prebiotics. Our health columnist Dr. Lisa Thornton says that scientists are starting to see the claims are largely true.
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Berry breakfast parfaits

Christine Palumbo -
Ingredients 2 cups Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup low-fat granola with no fruit or nuts 2 cups mixed berries such as sliced strawberries, blueberries and raspberries 4...
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Eating right during the summer

Christine Palumbo -
Kids' normal routines are disrupted during the summer. That's no reason to let their eating routines slide.
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Summer Brain Games at MSI Online

Liz DeCarlo -
The Museum of Science and Industry has produced Summer Brain Games—eight weeks of at-home experiments for families done with no-cost or low-cost items. It's free. And It's online.
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