Lunch Box News
School Lunch Makes Teacher Lose Her Appetite
When we went to school, the cafeteria featured such things as food cooked by human beings, served with big metal spoons from giant trays. But according to Chow.com article, as the blog Fed Up: School Lunch Project demonstrates, times have changed. Each day, an anonymous...
Writing a Will: Yes, Parents, You Need One!
The idea of writing a will gives some of us the creeps. After all, what you're preparing for is your demise -- hardly a rosy thought. But, if you're a parent, it's essential to start planning for that fateful...
Connect With Your Child Through Play
When you think about your own childhood, do you recall times when you and your parents played together? Maybe it was hide-and-seek, or Monopoly or rock-paper-scissors. I remember pretending to be circus performers with my mom and dad, and playing gin rummy with my...
Paging Dr. Buzzkill: Playing Video Games Can Mess Up Your Wrists
This looks fun, but your wrists may suffer.
What? You think you can save the world from alien mutant freaks without a little bit of personal discomfort?
If you're not prepared to take the risk, put down the video game...
4 Reasons Why Packing Your Lunch Will Change Your Life For The Better
We are surrounded by soda, candy, snacks and all-around unhealthy foods, which commonly lead to poor diets. Some of us are fighting weight gain because of unhealthy snacks and a lack of exercise...
Passing on Perfection: Why Being a ‘Good Enough’ Parent Is Great
Why Summer Break Scares Me
Some moms are thrilled about this. They can't wait to go on adventures and hang out all day long for weeks at a time with their kids. Their calendars are already filled with plans for family field trips and crafts and such. They are giddy just...
How to Play: Kings in the Corner
Each player is dealt seven cards from the top of the deck. A game play "board" is then set up on the playing surface. Four cards are laid down, face up, in a plus pattern, with the remainder of the deck face down in the...
Study Debunks Idea That Celebrities Serve as Role Models for Young Kids
"I am not a role model," basketball player Charles Barkley declared in a Nike commercial in 1993. "I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I dunk a basketball, doesn't mean...