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Have You Seen The Movie, Bully, Yet?

According to a New York Times movie critic,  Lee Hirsch’s teen-bullying documentary, released in a total of five theaters in Los Angeles and New York this past weekend, grossed $115,000, according to an estimate from distributor the Weinstein Co.

The $23,000 per-screen average is strong given the film’s genre. Two recent, reasonably successful issue-oriented documentaries, [...]

The Hunger Games – Is it right for your grand kids?

Review by Parents Television Council

Child-friendly? This is a young-adult favorite, but beware, as it features gladiator-style battle sequences that small children may find disturbing.

If you’ve never heard of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy, the immense hype around this film likely came as a big surprise. All of a sudden, teenage (and [...]

10 Things You and Your Grandchildren Can Do Together

There’s nothing better than quality time with your grandchildren.  Though they may be too young to understand now, they’ll hold on to those memories well into the future.  With the generation gap, it’s sometimes difficult to find things to do together.  Below you’ll find things that will not only be fun, but will create [...]

Ohanarama – As grandparents let’s hop aboard this “play” train.

Sharon Couto – Grandmother blogger on momgenerations.com

As grandparents, lets’s hop aboard the technology “play” train with OHANARAMA.

When I was a child in the 50′s, I played with pull toys and chime pull toys (very technologically advanced!), toy soldiers and cowboys (I have 2 brothers) and dolls.

When I was 6 or 7, [...]

Prest-O Change-O: The Food Guide Pyramid Becomes a Plate!

So long, MyPyramid. Hello, MyPlate!

Remember that United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) pyramid we’ve seen with colorful vertical bars representing the six major food groups and a person climbing steps on the pyramid demonstrating moderate  physical activity? You would find it on thousands of food packaging materials from cereals to canned vegetables to sports [...]

Early Childhood Education Can’t Be Mere Baby-Sitting

Question: If your teacher tells you that 90 percent of your exam will be on the first five chapters of the textbook, do you spend an equal amount of your time reading chapters six, seven and eight? Or do you focus — invest more of your resources — on learning and understanding those first [...]

Bisphenol A (BPA): A Risk To Your Grandchild?

Have you ever heard of a chemical called BPA? Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA, is an industrial chemical that has been used since the 1960s in the manufacture of many hard plastic bottles such as baby bottles and food containers. It is also used in the lining of metal food and beverage cans, [...]