August 2011 - Kiddie Yaps - The Network of Care

The Invasion is Underway! DaGeDar™ Begins Landing in Toy Aisles Across America

body .displaytickersn{ *float:left } ]]> Study says 60 percent of kids prefer games that allow them to make up the rules Download image ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — DaGeDar™ supercharged battle balls are being unleashed starting today...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 7:13 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Parenting, toys, Products, kids, children

26 Year-Old From Hawaii Leads After 20 Rounds at 2011 National SCRABBLE® Championship

body .displaytickersn{ *float:left } ]]> My news for Investors DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Kenji Matsumoto, 26, from Aiea, HI is in the lead after 20 rounds and three days of intense word play at the 2011 National SCRABBLE® Championship...

Published Tue, Aug 09 2011 7:13 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Parenting, toys, Products, kids, children

Celebrity Moms March for Babies

A group of friends, all of whom are also both actors and new moms, have joined together out in LA to raise funds for the March of Dimes. The March of Dimes advocates for all aspects of babyhood, from conception to early infancy, and is perhaps best known...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 9:56 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Babies, Popular Culture, Community Life, Nancy O'Dell, LA, birth defects, March of Dimes, pregnancy

Mystery woman in iconic Elvis photo identified

NEW YORK | Mon Aug 8, 2011 2:01pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – A U.S. magazine has identified the mystery woman seen kissing singer Elvis Presley in a backstage theater stairwell in an iconic 1956 photograph. Barbara Gray, now 75 and living...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:11 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Community Life, lifestyle, living, people

Staying fit when your workout takes a holiday

By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon Aug 8, 2011 5:03am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – There’s nothing like a week in paradise to derail a fitness regimen. Plucked from routine and surrounded by temptation, even the most health-conscious...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:11 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Community Life, lifestyle, living, people

UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces New MBA Curriculum

Market-facing design is aligned with graduates’ career interests LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced a new curriculum design for its full-time MBA academic program, effective September 2011. The revised...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:11 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Parenting, Children's Development, kids, child development, training

Back to School: Timely Tips for Motorists and Families

National Safety Council and First Student Join Together to Protect Students ITASCA, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Safety Council has partnered with First Student, the largest provider of student transportation services in North America...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:11 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Parenting, Children's Development, kids, child development, training

Daycare Blues

Summer is almost over and for families with little children, the hunt for a reliable daycare center is on. Finding a daycare is not as easy as some people think. Parents are especially picky about this because they will be entrusting their children to...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:05 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Children's Health and safety, money, mindset, precious ones, cleanliness and sanitation, daycare centers, regard, neighbor, horror stories, daycare center

LG Mobile ‘Schools’ BlogHer ’11 Attendees About Responsible Mobile Phone Use

body .displaytickersn{ *float:left } ]]> LG Text Ed Advisory Council Members, Jane Lynch and Rosalind Wiseman, Provide a Dose of Texting 101 Download image SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — LG Text Ed was in session this weekend at BlogHer...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:10 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Parenting, Popular Culture, kids, children

Millennium Surgical Provides Services and Support to CURE International’s Zambian Surgical Program

body .displaytickersn{ *float:left } ]]> NARBERTH, Pa., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Surgical Corp has served as a versatile, knowledgeable source of high-quality specialty surgical instruments for more than 23 years. The company leverages...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 7:10 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Parenting, Popular Culture, kids, children

Save a tree or two, use Taiwan erasable paper

TAIPEI | Mon Aug 8, 2011 1:18am EDT TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) – “i2R e-Paper” is paper but not paper as we know it — not yet, anyway, say its Taiwan developers. The product uses a thermal printer, the same kind as that used in...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 1:09 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Community Life, lifestyle, living, people

"The White Mouse," WWII heroine and spy, dies at 98

SYDNEY | Mon Aug 8, 2011 2:14am EDT SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Nancy Wake, a much-decorated World War Two spy and Resistance heroine known as “The White Mouse” for her ability to remain undetected, and who at one point was the Gestapo’s...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2011 1:09 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Community Life, lifestyle, living, people

A Product That Works

It is really nice to come across something that actually works–it seems like it doesn’t happen very often, so I thought I would share it with you when it did. The other day my son was coloring, with markers, on the couch, and we ended up with...

Published Sun, Aug 07 2011 9:56 PM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Family Life, washcloth, hardware store, 30 minutes, clorox, upholstery cleaner, marker, couch cushion

Snow Day

Or ice day, as the case may be. Where I live, we get very little snow, but a ton of ice. The effect is the same, though–5 people stuck in the same house together for 72 hours or more. Usually we consider it a nice, roomy house, but on these days...

Published Sun, Aug 07 2011 9:57 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Family Life, socks, patience, mom, dad, beds, deep breath, chores, dishes, snow days, trilogies, star wars, good time, vacuum, board games, bakes, shrek, indiana jones

FBI launches free Child ID app

NEW YORK | Fri Aug 5, 2011 5:02pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – The FBI has launched a new app, its first mobile application, for parents to store and access pictures and other vital information about their children in case they ever go missing...

Published Sun, Aug 07 2011 7:08 AM by Kiddie Yaps

Filed under: Community Life, lifestyle, living, people

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The Invasion is Underway! DaGeDar™ Begins Landing in Toy Aisles Across America

26 Year-Old From Hawaii Leads After 20 Rounds at 2011 National SCRABBLE® Championship

Celebrity Moms March for Babies

Mystery woman in iconic Elvis photo identified

Staying fit when your workout takes a holiday

UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces New MBA Curriculum

Back to School: Timely Tips for Motorists and Families

Daycare Blues

LG Mobile ‘Schools’ BlogHer ’11 Attendees About Responsible Mobile Phone Use

Millennium Surgical Provides Services and Support to CURE International’s Zambian Surgical Program

Save a tree or two, use Taiwan erasable paper

"The White Mouse," WWII heroine and spy, dies at 98

A Product That Works

Snow Day

FBI launches free Child ID app