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A vacation FROM the kids
Vacationing with children can be joyous, great for bonding and creating memories, but it's never truly relaxing. It's exhausting. The week preceding an out-of-town trip is torture, trying to cram packing, rescheduling and extra work into your daily routine. The vacation itself centers around kid-friendly activities, some of which inevitably involve long lines and crankiness. You...read more...// //Easter Fun For the Family
Egg-cellent Easter events throughout the county won't have you sacrificing the ham or lamb or whatever your holiday fare is in order to entertain your brood. The following celebrations are free unless otherwise noted. BROWARD Cooper City• Annual Egg Hunt: For kids in fifth grade and under (Cooper City residents only). Toddlers must be able to walk. Bring baskets; 10 a.m. Saturday, Cooper City Sports Complex, 10050...read more...// //Shooting for perfect holiday photo
My husband and I are photographers for The Miami Herald, and have faced some difficult assignments. But by far, the most challenging job we have all year is the annual Christmas card photo. This year, our boys are 7 and 10 years old, and we want to include our chocolate Lab as well. Over the years, we've had the boys run through hot sand and cling to coconut trees. We've tied them up in Christmas...read more...// //5 days of fitness: Include the kids
Every day this week, MomsMiami is offering quick advise for getting into a fitness routine for the new year. Today: How to make fitness a family affair. GET THE FAMILY ACTIVE Carole Wood, group exercise director at Midtown Athletic Club in Weston, dances with her kids. Rebecca Kelly, a trainer at the club, plays MORE ON FRIDAY Check back here Friday for advice on how to motivate yourself to exercise....read more...// //Fight is on for family leave
NEW YORK -- In some ways, conditions couldn't be better for those seeking to make family leave and paid sick days available to more American workers. In some ways, conditions could scarcely be worse. The work/family cause now has ardent champions in President-elect Barack Obama and self-described mom-in-chief Michelle Obama, who says it will be among her top priorities. The strengthened Democratic majority...read more...// //5 family vacation ideas
We all live such hectic, pressured lives in our daily existence that it's vital to enjoy periodic family vacations away from our homes, free of our daily responsibilities. It is tremendously important to enjoy interludes when parents and children can concentrate on each other and jointly experience stimulating, unfamiliar surroundings, sharing each other's reactions and emotions, getting to appreciate one another....read more...// //Local getaways for every budget
BY JODI MAILANDER FARRELL , jmailander@miamiherald.com Familiarity breeds content this summer for cash-strapped families that want a low-mileage change of scenery. Sure, it's hot here this time of year. But if there's a pool or beach nearby, who cares? Thanks to favorable Florida resident rates, you can stay a few nights at that upscale resort. Or consider the camping trip your kids...read more...// //Technology changes family talk
Kevin Skinner, a freelance sports producer, travels 300 days a year. To keep in touch with his parents in Los Angeles, a sister in Cleveland and another in Dublin, he uses his laptop, a camera and Skype software to beam his image and voice into his relatives' homes. Laura Simon, a University of Miami senior, text-messages her mother in Miami "three or four times a day at least." She keeps in touch with...read more...Family getaway: Rafting Snake River
LEWISTON, Idaho -- It looked like Survivor, the family version. But the sunburned stragglers stranded on the beach beside Idaho’s Snake River were only waiting for lunch. "Ooooh, yuck, that’s disgusting!'' said 11-year-old Michelle, peering into a tin of smoked oysters. She wrinkled her nose. "Can’t we have peanut butter and jelly?" To the rest of us, ready to...read more...
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