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Use these fun family activities to educate kids about the enviornment and to raise a green family.

  • New book makes a splash with water-wise kids

    Fri, Mar 08, 2013 8:27 AM by Jenn Savedge

    'Make a Splash!' gives young kids bite-sized info about the world's water issues, and what they can do to help.

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  • My life, unplugged

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    When a Facebook vacation merged into a National Day of Unplugging, this family blogger found some long awaited gadget-free bliss.

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  • White House cancels tours due to sequester

    Wed, Mar 06, 2013 11:49 AM by Jenn Savedge

    White House cites staffing reductions due to sequester as reason for canceled tours.

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  • Using cues from software design to run a family

    Mon, Mar 04, 2013 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    TED speaker calls for a new approach to family dynamics inspired by cutting-edge technology design.

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  • Dear Seventeen: Quit teaching girls to hate their bodies

    Wed, Feb 27, 2013 1:22 PM by Jenn Savedge

    Teen magazine's partnership with 'The Biggest Loser' is at odds with its pledge to help young girls love and accept themselves.

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  • Hey parents, don't tell your kids you did drugs

    Fri, Feb 22, 2013 4:00 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Tales of past drug use, even those expressed with regret, may backfire by leading kids to think 'if my parents did it, it's not that bad.'

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  • White House Easter Egg Roll lottery closes Monday

    Fri, Feb 22, 2013 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    The first family will host more than 35,000 people at the 135th annual White House event.

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  • Contest challenges students to redesign their schools

    Thu, Feb 21, 2013 2:22 PM by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily

    An engineering firm has created a contest in which students draw, film or photograph ideas and solutions to fix structural problems at their schools.

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  • 9-year-old runner takes on Antarctica marathon

    Thu, Feb 21, 2013 1:24 PM by Melissa Breyer

    Globetrotting fourth-grader plans to run a marathon on every continent.

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  • Watch: Inside the Teenage Brain

    Wed, Feb 20, 2013 4:21 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New research attempts to explain the tendency of teenagers to make impulsive decisions with little regard for consequences.

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  • Kids who bike, walk to school have better concentration

    Wed, Feb 20, 2013 2:28 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New Danish study confirms that walking and biking to school helps kids perform better throughout the day.

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  • TV shows could improve kids' behavior, study finds

    Tue, Feb 19, 2013 8:36 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds that changing a child's behavior might be as simple as changing the channel.

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  • Why some kids think the bogeyman is real

    Mon, Feb 18, 2013 11:45 AM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    Children were shown images of real or mythical beings and situations and asked to decide whether the subjects were imaginary or could occur in real life.

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  • Mathematical formula predicts if your marriage will last

    Sun, Feb 17, 2013 7:03 PM by Bryan Nelson

    Can math quantify all the complexities of your relationship and predict whether it will last? One researcher thinks he has found the equation.

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  • Celebrate Presidents' Day at a national park

    Sun, Feb 17, 2013 6:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Learn a little history on your day off by taking a trip to your favorite local historic park or monument.

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