Recently, I’ve noticed that people are referencing children in a new way. Rather than simply calling them children or kids, people frequently use the terms littles or kiddos. When did this start? And, more importantly, why? Instead of shortening the word kids, which is already just four letters, we’ve turned a word that is either…
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As the weather turns cooler, the fall foliage becomes a topic of interest for many. Some love to travel to see the tree turning beautiful colors. Others look at everything and simply see piles of leaves. One of the things that kids love to do this time of year is play in those piles. Over…
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Anyone with young kids knows that you have to keep a few essentials in the house at all times. Chicken tenders or macaroni and cheese are obvious choices. But what about mini corn dogs? Over the weekend, I realized just how much children love them. I’ve always loved the full-size version, but…
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I’m sure that I’ve talked about this before, and it’s something I don’t understand. For as long as I can remember, little children have found me amusing. Is it the way I wear my hair, the way that I look, or something else? I can smile, wink, or make a funny face, and they break…
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It’s Valentine’s Day, a day for which I’ve always had mixed feelings. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always found it to be a somewhat cruel holiday for some. Especially for kids…
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When you reach my age it’s not often that you feel giddy about things. Usually, little kids are the only ones who are giddy. But this weekend I got this feeling that can only be described as…
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Summer is in full swing, and for many that means hanging out at the swimming pool. I loved to swim when I was young, but it’s not something I even think about anymore. I wonder why kids love swimming so much but adults don’t…
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I guess you could say that I’m a part of the first generation of video game kids. But I never would have guessed how video games would have changed our world, and our kids…
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Are card games still a thing in our modern world? I used to play card games like solitaire, rummy, and fish all the time when I was young. But now that we video games and smartphones are cards fading away?
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Do you remember all of the silly pranks that we played as kids? I talking about things like the wet willy. Where do we learn them, and how do kids learn them today?
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