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July 2008
- Free Movie Tickets From Discover/Fandango
- Books for Teaching Kids About Puberty, Sex, and Growing Up
- Summer Movie Ratings (So Far…)
June 2008
May 2008
- Free Summer Movies for Kids – 2008 Edition
- Carnivals – Week of 05/19/08
- Things You Could Never Imagine Saying…
- Teaching Kids About Money: Lead by Example
- Mycoplasma, Strep, and Antibiotics, Oh My!
- Blockbuster Total Access Gift Card Promotion
- Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy: It Worked!
- School Pictures are a Scam
- Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy: No More Ear Infections?
April 2008
- Nervous Tics in a Ten Year Old – They’re Back
- Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy: One Week Later
- Upromise $10 Signup Bonus
- Tonsilectomy and Adenoidectomy for Our Six Year Old
March 2008
- Three Year Old Birthday Party: Go, Diego, Go!
- The Buzz Cuts are Back
- Disney Magic Caribbean Cruise Review
- The Challenges of Having (More) Kids
February 2008
January 2008
- How to Dry Gloves or Mittens in the Winter
- Ammonia, Sexism, and Three Year Olds
- The Best of December 2007
- Parenting Quote – Henny Youngman
- Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Birthdays, Oh My!
- The Class of 2020
- Happy New Year, and a Holiday Recap
December 2007
- Peanut Butter Rudolph Christmas Cookies
- I Miss Snow
- Kid Hack: How to Get a Kid to Swallow a Large Pill
- From the Archives (November 25th – December 1st)
November 2007
- Our Favorite Christmas DVDs
- Carnivals – Week of 11/26/07
- Shopping Tip: Amazon Price Drop Guarantee
- From the Archives (November 18th – November 24th)
- Making Chili With Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey
- The Best of October 2007
- Carnivals – Week of 11/19/07
- More Illness (and Injuries!)
- Helicobacter pylori Rears its Ugly Head
- From the Archives (November 4th – November 17th)
- What’s the Right Age to Start an Allowance?
- Lingering Illness in Our Ten Year Old
- From the Archives (October 28th – November 3rd)
October 2007
- On Kids, Butts, and Google Image Search
- Keeping Track of Toy Recalls via RSS and E-Mail
- From the Archives (October 21st – October 27th)
- The Five Year Old Vandal
- Parenting Quote – Monta Henrichs Crane
- From the Archives (October 14th – October 20th)
- MRSA Outbreak in Schools
- Creative Kids: The Solution to the World’s Problems?
- From the Archives (October 7th – October 13th)
- Carnivals – Week of 10/08/07
- Attempted Break-In Next Door
- Favorite Sitcoms
- The Preschool Transition
- From the Archives (September 30th – October 6th)
- Mission: Accomplished… Ten Year Old Spy Birthday Party
- Instilling Values in Your Child: Teach by Doing
- Subscribe to Raising4Boys via RSS or E-mail (It’s Free!)
- Parenting Quote – Chinese Proverb
- The Best of September 2007
- Hot Holiday Toys: “TMX Friends” Ernie and Cookie Monster Top the List
September 2007
- From the Archives (September 23rd – September 30th)
- How to Praise Children
- Carnivals – Week of 09/23/07
- Lost Retainer Resurfaces (Just in the Nick of Time)
- Planning a Ten Year Old Birthday Party
- From the Archives (September 16th – September 22nd)
- Kids and Braces: Losing a Retainer
- Carnivals – Week of 09/17/07
- Building a Double Desk: Installing the Finished Product
- Dealing With Preschool Separation Anxiety
- From the Archives (September 9th – September 15th)
- Building a Double Desk, Part 2: Finishing the Desktop
- Kindergarten Stress Revisited
- The Stress of Kindergarten
- How to Build a Double (or Single) Desk on the Cheap
- The Best of August 2007
- From the Archives (September 2nd – September 8th)
- Carnivals – Week of 09/03/07
- Peace and Quiet – At Long Last!
- Parenting Quote – Joseph Joubert
- Tricks to Ensure Good Behavior in Kindergarten
- From the Archives (August 26th – September 1st)
August 2007
- Shower Timer: Speed up Showering
- Carnivals – Week of 08/27/07
- Glasses for a Five Year Old – The Resolution
- Glasses For a Five Year Old – Bad Doctors, Worse Prescriptions
- 11th Wedding Anniversary, Family Style
- From the Archives (August 19th – August 25th)
- Don’t Break Your Budget Buying Baby Stuff
- Carnivals – Week of 08/20/07
- More Kindergarten Misbehavior
- Kindergarten Meltdown
- Dude, Where’s Our Bread? Recalled!
- From the Archives (August 12th – August 18th)
- Thinking About Going to the Fair? Check This Out
- Carnivals – Week of 08/13/07
- Recalls, Recalls Everywhere – Toys and Bibs
- Kindergarten Kid
- From the Archives (August 5th – August 11th)
- Barfing Our Way Back to School
- Carnivals – Week of 08/06/07
- Kid Joke: Knock-Knock (The Tub)
- Publix to Offer Antibiotics for Free
- Skateboarding? No Thanks
- From the Archives (July 29th – August 4th)
- Carnivals – Week of 07/30/07
- Soccer Gameday Tips for Parents
- Tax Holiday Reminder
July 2007
- Free K’NEX Bricks
- The Best of June 2007
- From the Archives (July 22nd – July 28th)
- Kids and Braces: The World’s Luckiest Retainer
- Amazon Harry Potter Promo Code Arrived
- 101 Child Safety Tips
- Parenting Quote – Sam Levenson
- From the Archives (July 15th – July 21st)
- Harry Potter: The Wait is Over
- Stranger Danger Meets the Amish
- Easy Bake Recall
- Harry Potter Shipping Soon
- Nine Year Olds and the Tooth Fairy
- Free Money from Credit Card Signup Bonuses
- From the Archives (July 8th – July 14th)
- Planning on Building a Tree House
- 2007 State Sales Tax Holidays for Back-to-School Shopping
- Check Out “Man vs. Wild”
- Amazon Deal on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- From the Archives (July 1st – July 7th)
- We Ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Older Siblings More Intelligent?
- Back in Town (and Happy 4th of July)
- From the Archives (June 24th – June 30th)
June 2007
- Raising Boys vs. Girls? A Systematic Approach to Deciding the Easiest
- Parenting Quote – Walt Disney
- The Mothers-of-Boys Manifesto
- Is Adoption for You? Costs, Choices and Decisions
- From the Archives (June 17th – June 23rd)
- How to Stop (or Soothe) Sibling Rivalry Before You Go Insane
- Babysitting, Car Seats, and Capable Kids
- Are School Events Scheduled for Non-Working Parents?
- On the Road
- Circumcision Becoming Less Common in the United States
- From the Archives (June 10th – June 16th)
- Happy Father’s Day
- Nervous Tics in a Nine Year Old Boy
- Parenting Quote – Oliver Wendell Holmes
- A Private Matter (Beware: Bathroom Humor Ahead)
- Guest Bloggers Needed at FiveCentNickel, Too
- Guest Bloggers Needed
- From the Archives (June 3rd – June 9th)
- Birthday Celebration for a Grownup
- Carnivals – Week of 06/04/07
- Gameboy Games and Washing Machines
- The Best of May 2007
- A Single Letter Can Mean So Much…
- From the Archives (May 27th – June 2nd)
- Carnivals – Week of 05/28/07
- Migration Complete, We Have Lift Off
- Migration in Progress
- Update: An Insolent Child
May 2007
- The Number One Reason Boys are Better Than Girls
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wit’s End
- From the Archives (May 20th – May 26th)
- Free Summer Movies for Kids
- School’s Out!
- Carnivals – Week of 05/21/07
- Kid Joke: Scary Numbers
- Brain Development in Kids
- From the Archives (May 13th – May 19th)
- How Not to Coach a Kids’ Soccer Team
- Fire Ants and Kids Don’t Mix (Plus, How to Treat Stings)
- From the Archives (May 6th – May 12th)
- Potty Training and Public Displays of Urination
- From the Archives (April 29th – May 5th)
- Carnivals – Week of 05/07/07
- An Insolent Child, Part III: Are Insolent Kids Just a Sign of the Times?
- Parenting Quote – James Cox
- Top 5 Reasons Boys are Better Than Girls
- An Insolent Child, Part II: Is He Rude or Just Clueless?
- The Best of April 2007
- Carnivals – Week of 04/30/07
- An Insolent Child, Part I: Is There Any Excuse for Disrespect?
- FiveCentNickel Anniversary Giveaway
- Parenting Quote – Nancy Pelosi
April 2007
- Birthday Party Redemption: The Firetruck Finally Came
- One Year Ago This Week (April 22nd – April 28th)
- Little People, Big Lesson
- We Bought a Wii
- One Year Ago This Week (April 15th – April 21st)
- Chex Mix in Bed
- Carnivals – Week of 04/16/07
- Paying People to Have Kids, Part Deux
- Parenting Quote – Leo J. Burke
- Strep Throat – The Battle Rages On
- One Year Ago This Week (April 8th – April 14th)
- Carnivals – Week of 04/09/07
- Buying a Nikon Coolpix L10: That Boy Sure Can Save!
- Smoking Decreases Odds of Having a Boy?
- How to Build a Playhouse
- One Year Ago This Week (April 1st – April 7th)
- Easter Dinner With a Two Year Old
- Ten Simple Chores for Kids
- Carnivals – Week of 04/02/07
- Parenting Quote – Robert Cole
- One Child Left Behind: The Life of a Fourth Child
- Money Madness: The Champion
- The Best of March 2007
- One Year Ago This Week (March 25th – March 31st)
March 2007
- Milk Prices on the Rise
- Carnivals – Week of 03/26/07
- Ten Things That I’ve Learned in Life
- Strep Throat – The Saga Continues
- Money Madness: The Championship Round
- Snake Birthday Party for our Seven Year Old
- One Year Ago This Week (March 18th – March 24th)
- Strep Throat Rears its Ugly Head – Again
- Money Madness: Final Four Time!
- Parenting Quote – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Q&A: Height of a Basketball Hoop
- Money Madness: The Elite Eight
- Allowance Insights
- One Year Ago This Week (March 11th – March 17th)
- Money Madness: Sweet Sixteen
- Happy Birthday to Me!
- Summer Weight Gain in School Kids
- Parenting Quote – Mark Twain
- Mom My Ride
- Who’s Your Daddy?
- One Year Ago This Week (March 3rd – March 10th)
- Carnivals – Week of 03/05/07
- Swimsuit Shopping a Pleasure? You bet!
- Money Madness @ FreeMoneyFinance
- How Safe are Cough and Cold Medicines for Kids?
- One Year Ago This Week (February 25th – March 2nd)
- Pokemon as Addictive as Crack?
- Carnivals – Week of 02/26/07
- The Best of February 2007
February 2007
- Faking Retardation for Fun and Profit
- Q&A: 2006 Child Tax Credit
- One Year Ago This Week (February 18th – February 24th)
- Parenting Q&A Series
- Parenting Quote – Roger Lewin
- Carnivals – Week of 02/19/07
- Passport Restrictions Being Loosened
- Sleep Less, Weigh More?
- Potty Training Success (So Far)
- One Year Ago This Week (February 11th – February 17th)
- Peanut Butter Recalled due to Salmonella
- Carnivals – Week of 02/12/07
- New Comment Spam Blocking Strategy
- Preschool Registration Madness
- Movie Rating Website
- Changes, Improvements, and Fixes (Oh My!)
- One Year Ago This Week (February 4th – February 10th)
- Carnivals – Week of 02/05/07
- A Father is Born
- Five Year Old Birthday Party Disappointment
- Proof That Everyone Needs a Nintendo Wii
- One Year Ago This Week (January 28th – February 3rd)
- Amazon Taking Pre-Orders for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- The Best of January 2007
- Carnivals – Week of 01/29/07
- Vaginal Births and Brain Hemmorhages
January 2007
- Transitioning from Crib to Bed and Bye, Bye Pacifier
- One Year Ago This Week (January 21st – January 27th)
- Carnivals – Week of 01/22/07
- Sick Kids and Creative Clothes
- Parenting Quote – Margaret Fuller
- Free Autographed Pictures of Disney Characters
- One Year Ago This Week (January 14th – January 20th)
- Consumer Reports Withdraws Infant Safety Seat Report
- Carnivals – Week of 01/15/07
- Tips for Avoiding Obesity in Kids
- Parenting Quote – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
- How to Install a Child Safety Seat That Won’t Budge
- One Year Ago This Week (January 7th – January 13th)
- On Sleeping Bags and Barf Buckets
- Infant Car Seat Safety
- Birthday Party Indecision
- Happy De-Lurking Week!
- Switched to Full-Text RSS Feed
- One Year Ago This Week – In the Beginning
- Florida Travel Recommendations?
- Swallowed a Button Cell Battery? Nope (Thankfully)
- Parenting Injury: I’m Getting Too Old For This
- Happy New Year!
December 2006
- Finished Installing our In-Ground Basketball Hoop
- Parenting Quote – Walt Disney
- Online Christmas Fun
- Kid Jokes: Christmas
- Carnivals – Week of 12/18/06
- Gifts That Teach Kids About Money
- Hemorrhoids More Likely Than a Nintendo Wii?
- Ten Most Dangerous Toys of 2006
- Three Great Gift Ideas for Boys
- Disney World and a Nasty RSV
- Kid Jokes: Disney
- Roll Your Own Discount on Disney Tickets
- Parenting Quote – Walt Disney
- On the Road
- Buying a Bearded Dragon
- Kid Jokes: Mickey Mouse
November 2006
- Carnivals – Week of 11/27/06
- Parenting Quote – Unknown
- The Best of R4B – Selections from 08/06
- Installing a Basketball Hoop
- Kid Jokes: More Thanksgiving Jokes
- Carnivals – Week of 11/20/06
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Parenting Quote – Erma Bombeck
- Dealing With a Finicky Four Year Old Eater
- Dookie, Dookie, Dookie
- Kid Jokes: Thanksgiving
- Carnivals – Week of 11/13/06
- Nintendo Wii Availability at Amazon
- Mazes, Mazes, Mazes (And All for Free)
- Parenting Quote – Ernest Dimnet
- Most Kids Not Getting Second Dose of Flu Vaccine
- Kid Joke: Knotty Rope
- Carnivals – Week of 11/06/06
- Welcome ‘Voice of San Diego’ Readers
- Raw Meat, Cat Poop, and Lots’O'Boys
- Don’t Let Your Kids Get Ahold of Your Checkbook
- Getting Kids Moving With a Pedometer
- Kid Joke: Boo-Hoo
- Just Daddy and (Two of) the Boys
- How to Take Responsibility for When You’re Four
- Parenting Quote – Thomas Bray
October 2006
- Halloween Urban Legends
- Carnivals – Week of 10/23/06
- Playgroup Connections, Part Deux
- Kid Quote: Coke, Caffeine, Fries and Ketchup
- Crazy for Care Bears
- Reclaim Your Weekends
- Kid Joke: Young Bull
- Kid Quote: An Angry Mom
- Teaching Kids the Value of a Dollar
- The Best of R4B – Selections from 07/06
- C-Sections Pose Risk to Babies
- Kid Joke: Elephant on a Fence
- And Now He’s Nine – Zoo/Pirate Birthday Party Revisited
- Parenting Quote – Chinese Proverb
- Drinking Ketchup Through a Straw
- Kid Joke: Cannibal Games
- Carnivals – Week of 10/02/06
- Kid Hack: Birthday Party Cupcakes and Ice Cream
- Parenting Quote – Charles Dickens
- Kid Hack: Diet Sprite – It’s Colorless and Completely Non-Sticky!
September 2006
- Birthday Party for a Nine Year Old
- Kid Joke: Cars and Frogs
- Nintendo Wii – Another Hot Christmas Buy
- Parenting Quote – Elbert Hubbard
- Overscheduled Parents
- Listening is Hard When You’re Five Years Old
- Carnivals – Week of 09/18/06
- TMX Elmo Bursts Onto the Scene – Better Buy One Fast!
- Parenting Without a License
- Parenting Quote – C. Everett Koop
- Considering a Bearded Dragon
- Summer Swimming Pool Experiences
- Kid Joke: Inside the Bathroom
- Carnivals – Week of 09/11/06
- Teaching a Six Year Old to Save
- Parenting Quote – Elbert Hubbard
- No More Braces For Our Eight Year Old (For Now)
- Catalog Junky
- Kid Joke: Monkey Noses
- C-Sections Increase Maternal Death Risk
- Parenting Quote – Leonard Roy Frank
- Crikey! We’re Going to Miss Steve Irwin
- Travel Tip: Book a ‘Nap’ Flight
- Kid Joke: Pencils
August 2006
- Carnivals – Week of 08/28/06
- Stem Cell Repair Kits?
- Parenting Quotes – Clarence Budinton Kelland
- Dealing With Six Year Old Procrastination and Dawdling
- The Best of R4B — Selections from 06/06
- First Day of School Jitters? Yeah, Right
- Kid Joke: Elephant in the Fridge
- Carnivals – Week of 08/21/06
- It’s a Wonderful Life…
- Parenting Quotes – Martin Mull
- Selling Babies on eBay
- Kid Joke: Yodeling
- Carnivals – Week of 08/14/06
- Parenting Quote – Don Herold
- Hauling Furniture, Reckless Youth, and the Sunday Paper
- Braces for an Eight Year Old, Update #3
- Kid Joke: The Confused Ant
- Carnivals – Week of 08/07/06
- Catholic Church Urges More Kids in India
- Parenting Quote – Mario Cuomo
- Disney Raises Ticket Prices (Again)
- Our Trip to the Georgia Aquarium
- A Waterskiing Baby?
- Parenting Quote – Jesse Jackson
July 2006
- The Best of R4B — Selections from 05/06
- Dinnertime Conversation
- Carnivals – Week of 07/24/06
- Fun With Dry Ice
- Parenting Quote – Dennis Fakes
- Cool Summer Activities
- Pregnancy, Sex and Labor
- Carnivals – Week of 07/17/06
- Remember the 80s?
- Parenting Quote – Randall Jarrell
- Downtime Explanation
- Monitoring the Sex Offender Registry
- Carnivals – Week of 07/10/06
- We’re a Two Pizza Family
- Parenting Quote – Lin Yu-Tang
- Kid Hack: Popsicles in the Tub
- Birth Order, Brothers, and Homosexuality
- Parenting Quote – Frank A. Clark
- Carnival of Personal Finance
June 2006
- The World’s Most Practical Five Year Old
- The Best Dollar(s) that I’ve Ever Spent
- Parenting Quote – Bill Cosby
- From the Mouths of Babes: Made in China
- The Best of R4B – Selections from 04/06
- Guess What? Smoking is Bad for Your Kids
- Carnivals – Week of 06/19/06
- On the Road
- Babies to Stay in Prison With Mothers?
- Parenting Quote – Roy L. Smith
- Happy Father’s Day!
- Four Year Old (Mis)Behavior, Portrait Studios and Pants-Dropping
- Carnivals – Week of 06/12/06
- Introducing the 401(kid)
- Parenting Quote – Anonymous
- Strict Parenting = Overweight Kids?
- Check Out the Girl Ninja
- Carnivals – Week of 06/05/06
- Parenting Quote – Peter Ustinov
- Braces for an Eight Year Old, Update #2
- C-Sections Unsafe?
- Carnivals – Week of 05/29/06
May 2006
- Parenting Quote – Author Unknown
- Motherly Wisdom
- Move? What Move?
- Carnivals – Week of 05/22/06
- Paying People to Have Kids
- Parenting Quote – David Bly
- Free Summer Movies
- Most Popular Baby Names of 2005
- Carnivals – Week of 05/15/06
- Throwing Eggs in the Kitchen
- Parenting Quote – Unknown
- The Big Move Approaches
- FluMist More Effective than Injections in Kids
- Bird Nest Update
- Carnivals – Week of 05/08/06
- Parenting Quote – Theodore Hesburgh
- Best. Job. Ever.
- A New Nest (and Possibly a Nestling)
- FluMist Influenza Vaccine is Effective in Kids
- Carnivals – Week of 05/01/06
- Sedating Your Kids on the Road
- Parenting Quote – Anonymous
- The Best of R4B – Selections from 03/06
- Not-So-Intimidating PowerRanger Names
April 2006
- No Child Left Behind?
- Newborn Vaccine Breakthrough
- Carnivals – Week of 04/24/06
- Parenting Quote – Hodding Carter
- Little Brothers, Tampons, and Lollipops
- We Bought (and Sold) a House
- Parenting Quote – Prochnow
- Magnetix Building Sets Recalled
- Eight Year Olds and Easter Bunnies
- One Lovable Dude
- Carnivals – Week of 04/10/06
- Parenting Quote – John Plomp
- Crossing Things for Good Luck
- Eight Year Olds and Real Estate
- Carnivals – Week of 04/03/06
- Parenting Quote – Anonymous
- Watching Sports, Aging, and Priorities
- The Best of R4B – Selections from 02/06
March 2006
- Orthodontia and Armpit Farts
- Carnivals – Week of 03/27/06
- Kid Hack: Sandwiches by the Loaf
- Parenting Quote – Lane Olinhouse
- New Category: Kid Hacks
- A Six Year Old Banshee
- An Excess of Personality
- Carnivals – Week of 03/20/06
- Braces for an Eight Year Old, Update
- Parenting Quote – Theresa Bloomingdale
- Taking a Header out Back
- Care Bears and Stairs
- Carnivals – Week of 03/13/06
- Antibiotics and Asthma
- Parenting Quote – Harold Hulbert
- Cheap LEGO: Where and How
- Thank God for the Child Tax Credit
- Carnivals – Week of 03/06/06
- On Video Phones and Capturing Priceless Moments
- Parenting Quote – Laurence J. Peter
- And Now He’s Six – Bowling Birthday Revisited
- Free Subscription to Smart Money
- Six Year Old Birthday Party
- The Best of R4B – Selections from 01/06
- Carnivals – Week of 02/27/06
- Playgroup Connections
- Parenting Quote – Frederick Douglas
February 2006
- Teaching Kids About Money
- Diaper Rash Treatments
- Carnivals – Week of 02/20/06
- On Sinus Infections and Asking the Right Questions
- Parenting Quote – Author Unknown
- Otitis Media, Ear Tubes, and a Wet Brain
- Our Allowance System
- Carnivals – Week of 02/13/06
- Parenting Quote – Franklin P. Jones
- Potty Problems
- Rainy Days, TV and GameBoys
- Big Heads, Little Helmets, and Plagiocephaly
- Carnivals – Week of 02/06/06
- Parenting Quote – Phyllis Diller
- Bananas ala Kid
- The Wonderful World of Yahtzee
- The Life of a Third Child
- Super Bowl Chili Recipe
- Parenting Quote – W.A.C. Bennett
January 2006
- Eight Year Old Attitude
- Phone Number for a Five Year Old
- Parenting Quote – Josh Billings
- Through the Eyes of a Child
- Button Cell Batteries
- Weaning and Worrying
- Huh? What’s That? A Pull-Up Rash?
- Parenting Quote – Anonymous
- Braces for an Eight Year Old
- A Lesson in Empathy
- And Now He’s Four – Birthday Party Revisited
- Raising Cain
- Harry Potter Keeps Kids Safe
- Father Rolls Over, Kills Sleeping Baby
- Parenting Quote – Malcolm in the Middle
- Birthday Party Ideas
- Home Alone
- Kids Not Safer in SUVs
- Back to School
- Parenting Quote – Ed Asner
- Rotavirus Vaccine Nears Approval
- Glasses for a Three Year Old
- Welcome
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