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Fall means school, and school means homework, and homework –- for many a family -– means stress and arguments. But getting homework done doesn’t have to be a daily battle. Here are a few easy ways for parents to make the routine a little easier for kids. ...

We've got party season really kicking in to  high gear now that Fall and cooler weather are at least in the near future. What could you do to make your next tailgate event be the talk of the parking lot? Or maybe you might save this idea for Halloween, regardless it looks pretty neat and there is also a chance for an explosion too! Tha...

One of my favorite comic strips is Calvin and Hobbes, I like the writing and people who know me say I remind them a lot of young Calvin. In one of Calvin and Hobbes more memorable strips, Calvin is selling "kicks in the pants" for just a dollar. He can't understand why he doesn't have a long line of customers because "everybody he knows needs one.' This is one of those kind of video

I think the reason I like babies so much is they don't need words to explain their world to you. They can do it all with the most incredible facial expressions. Moms especially, are quite keen on learning to speak the unspoken language of the little one...

To be honest, there aren't too many reasons anybody would really want to go to Waco, Texas. Especially Waco, Texas in August, but a special group of youngsters from Lafayette have found a really good reason. The Lafayette Little League team is on their way to Waco as Louisiana State Champions. The Lafayette team defeated South Lake Charles Thursday night 6-3 to advance to the regional playoffs and

This might be the best play in baseball this year. It's not a diving catch or a towering homerun. It is a simple act of kindness. It is a lesson that a lot of us could use concerning the value of "things" versus the value of "feelings". We often say here at 97...

I don’t know how many times I have told my wife, “I will NEVER do that again.” I am sure at the time I said it I really meant it. But in this case, I can say with all honesty, these are things that I will NEVER DO AGAIN because they won’t be around for me, or you, to do any way. Here are some of my fo...

I don't care what kind of day you are having, if you watch this video it will become a much better day. Science is amazing! Especially when it gives this sweet baby a gift that we all cherish, the sound of his mother's voice. I must admit I got a little weepy watching this...

Grandparents will completely understand why I GUSH about my grandbaby. I call her my "Gigibaby" because she calls me Gigi. She turned 2 in March and is the apple of my eye, the moon in my sky. When she was born, I swear, my brain just OOZED out of my ears and I went totally stupid. Again, grandparents know! I love my children more than I love oxygen but this little girl... there are no w

"Children should be seen but not heard." There are some businesses now that don't even want to see them. ABC News did a story  about a Pennsylvania restaurant that is banning children under the age of six. This particular establishment is not the first or only place doing it. Even some airlines are banning children from first-class, saying that young children make it impossible for other

I was driving to my daughter's house the other day and three little girls were waving poster boards on the corner in the neighborhood. They were standing in the yard next to a table laden with pitchers and cups and I immediately, even without reading the sign, knew they were selling either Kool-aid or lemonade. It's a degree above ridiculously hot outside and kids, including my own, love to make a

Kids don't always use common sense and just when you think there is no way they can get into trouble, they find a way. Such was the case at this shopping mall. A four year old boy decides to go up the escalator, on the outside. Things are going pretty good until he gets to the top. Thankfully a good samaritan is there to catch him when he falls.

Some of those moments that kids decide to pull, we just have to laugh at.  My favorite stunt was the little kid on the driveway who did a Tumble Roll!  Hey Jackie Chan, take that!

Money, it's transportation, it gets you where you want to go. The more you have the faster you can get there. It doesn't make you smarter but you can sure seem like a dummy if you don't know how to watch your pennies. Your kids need to know about money too. Oddly enough, keeping them without money is not the best way to teach them responsibility. You need to be upfront and truthful with your child

There are a lot of things you can purchase if you are a new parent. A vast majority of those things are basically useless and will take up space in your home until you have that garage sale when your child is older. We have found on Yahoo a great bit of information that every new Mom and Dad need to know, the items and gadgets that are a MUST have and the ones you can live without.

Well, it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure this one out, but a group of nationwide peditricians are now saying NO ENERGY DRINKS for kids. I mean really, did you think this was OK anyway?  If I'm not mistaken, my parents wouldn't even let us drink a soft drink when I was growing up!

Life is full of challenges, some of them greater than others. No matter the difficulty they are met and conquered by one thing, trying. Do you remember what it felt like the first time you rode a bicycle for the first time? Take that feeling and these words and apply them to your day...

Next time you start to say...my kid knows way to much..STOP!  This is incredible!  Dawg gone smart kids these days

You've got little ones, Christmas has come and gone and still you've got your home decorated in early American Lego with a touch of Wii remotes thrown in for good measure right? So how do you keep the house looking presentable for adults to gather while still maintaining a playroom atmosphere for those that have not yet learned how to pick up after themselves, I mean your kids not just your husban

Wow could it be an end of an era? I can't imagine my daughter growing up with out Cinderella, Ariel, Belle and so many other of the Disney Princesses. I  guess times they are a changing, but do you think this is a change for the better?