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High-Tech Device Aids in Finding the Lost

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November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and April is Autism Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s and autism have some similarities: they are both cognitive disabilities with a tendency to wander and the inability to find their way back home. According to the National Alzheimer’s Association, of the 5.3 million people with dementia 70% will wander throughout the course of their disability.  A  survey by the National [...]

Grandparents Survival Guide

When you’re babysitting the grandkids for an extended period, the Boy Scouts’ motto is probably the best advice to follow: Be Prepared.

By Clarissa Thomasson and Tiffany Sharpe

“JoAnne, what the heck is a ‘Binky’? Suzie’s screaming for it, and I’ve tried everything.”

“Beats me, John. I haven’t a clue.”

“It’s her pacifier, Granddad. She [...]

Think Safety First During ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween Family Festivities

Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in theUnited States. There are fun and frightening activities to partake in this fall season, but keep in mind the following safety tips so festivities remain a treat for all.

Have a Safe Scare at a Haunted House

Haunted houses may be required to abide by fire [...]

Top 5 Halloween Safety Tips

On Halloween night, little goblins, ghouls, pumpkins, and ghosts take to the streets in their adorable costumes, and it’s our job as parents to keep them safe, and help them have a good time!

“Halloween is one the greatest nights of the year for kids–to keep it great, we must keep it safe,” says officer [...]

Don’t Be A Source Of Drugs for Your Grandkids

It’s happening more often in homes throughout America every day. Grandma or Grandpa reaches for their medication and it’s gone – stolen by a family member, a grandchild’s best friend or a thief looking for pain pills in the medicine cabinet to feed a bad habit.

Sadly, no one wants to believe a grandson or [...]

You, Your Grandkids and the New World of STDs

Talking to your grandchildren about safe sex and STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) prevention might not be at the top of your “bonding with my grandkids” list of things to do, but it is necessary and appropriate in 2011. HIV and STDs are more prevalent than ever, and although having “the talk” with your grandchildren might [...]

Fisher-Price Recalls Little People

Fisher Price is voluntarily recalling the Little People® Builders Load ‘n Go Wagon, in cooperation with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada. They are modifying the wagon’s handle because children may be injured if they fall on it.

The affected wagon has a yellow handle and a Little People Builders decal [...]