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Cyber bullying & Facebook: How To Protect Your Child

If the internet is good at one thing, it’s allowing people to fake their identities. After all, with just a few clicks of the button, bullies can create an entire fake profile and completely hide who they are while attacking a victim…

…or can they?

In the last few years, Facebook has introduced a number of new features, and it’s easier than ever before to shut down anonymous bullies and force them to come into the open.

Taking Control of the Privacy Settings

Like many social networks, Facebook prefers to have users spread their content as widely and publicly as possible – but while things often start public, they don’t have to remain that way.

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Here is the scoop on Halloween Comicfest, free comic books and the costume contest

Halloween Comicfest is Saturday, October 31, 2105 and it’s a chance to get oodles of free comics and enter a costume contest where you (or your child…) can win a $100 or $500 shopping spree to your local comic book store. There are over $10,000 in prizes in five different categories so there’s certain to be something that you (or your child….) can have fun with. First off, find the closest participating comic book store and then let’s dig into what comics you’ll find on Halloween Comicfest.

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Calls for the National Geographic Bee are open to schools

When I was in 7^th grade one of the smartest people in our class was Doug. One of his party tricks, for lack of a better term was his in-depth knowledge of world countries and their capitals. During one slow class I remember him talking about Togo and its capital, Lome. Everyone in the class had never even heard of Togo and here he was schooling us on things about this relatively small African country. The questions that I’ve seen in the National Geographic Bee aren’t all that difficult; but it’s something that Doug would’ve certainly been our school champion at.

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Holding onto 5 years old

One of the fabulous things about being a parent you don’t realize until you’re a parent. Sure you can talk about love, responsibility, someone to mow the yard in 10 years, future generations and such. But for us, it’s akin to describing why you like chocolate to someone without any taste buds. As our oldest turned 6 years old we noticed the way that he was dealing with getting older, even at his tender age.

Children have toys. Sometimes they have too many toys. The toys that are no longer challenging or simply meant for a younger age are toys that get under our feet, jam up bedrooms and the like that children never, ever want to part with.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Season 2 more card, monster anime kids love

If you have a kid that watches television they’ve probably seen a glimpse of Yu-Gi-Oh! OK, that last exclamation point was part of the show’s title. Yu-Gi-Oh! the card game has been flipping around for more than 25 billion sets sold and the television show has been on the air somewhere on the planet since 2001. It’s Yu-Gi-Oh!’s world and we’re just living in it. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Season 2 brings the second season to DVD and digital platforms.

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My Little Pony Musical Celebration Castle, fab-just a bit loud

The My Little Pony Musical Celebration Castle from Playskool is for children 18 months and older. It comes with two ponies to play with and your toddler probably already screams with delight when they see the distinctive pink pony with magically coiffed hair.

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What’s Your Favorite Animal? is charming-not mandatory Eric Carle

Any parent knows the work of Eric Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has sold 30 million copies since its release in 1969 and his other books attract young readers like a moth to a flame. His distinctive artwork with its multi-layered appearance, simple lessons and vivid colors make things easy for parents. He is one of the 500 pound gorillas in children’s book publishing. In that respect it makes sense that What’s Your Favorite Animal, by Eric Carle and Friends exists. What’s Your Favorite Animal showcases many of the other giants in children’s publishing giving them two pages each to showcase their distinctive artwork, style of humor and writing.

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Super Genius First Words is sight word reading fun

We have a sight reader in the house now. We know that he can read certain words, but he needs to gain the confidence to say the sight words that he knows aloud. He has had some sight word cards in the house for years and is just starting to see why they’re important. Blue Orange provided us with a set of Super Genius First Words so that we could let our young reader at them.

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