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What Parents Need to Know About Club Penguin

April 25, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

I remember being kind of freaked out when Big came home from kindergarten last year saying he played games on the computer at school. Sure, they were educational, but did 5- and 6-year olds really need to be exposed to that kind of screen time? After a couple days at Club Penguin headquarters — where […]

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Joining the Club Penguin Family

April 17, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

If you had asked me what Club Penguin was a couple weeks ago, I would have simply said it’s an online computer game for kids. Big enjoyed playing it, and I loved that he had a seemingly safe outlet that was just for him — not his overly touchy, needy little siblings. If you ask […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 100

April 14, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

What a whirlwind of a week it’s been. If you know me and have been waiting for an email, phone call, or smile, my apologies. Now that I’m getting back into the swing of things after a few days out of the country, I’ll get back to you when my iPhone stops erasing all my […]

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5 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 99.5

April 7, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Well, my friends, I was under a pile of kleenex the weather this week, so I’m afraid the icks made me less observant/insightful/inspired. I just couldn’t take on the pressure of my 100th lessons post today, but that didn’t stop me entirely. Here goes… Lesson #1: When a little one is learning to talk, we […]

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