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A Heartfelt Thank You, and Nine Other Great Teacher Gift Ideas

The gifts teachers keep are the thank you notes, but you can't go wrong with a Pi dish. Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2015 5:23 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, Education (K-12), Teachers and School Employees, Highlights, Parent-Teacher Conference

Last-Minute Gifts: Monthly Box Subscriptions for Children and Teenagers

Maybe the perfect gift is one that arrives later, in the form of a monthly delivery of books, geek toys, craft supplies or more. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2014 11:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, Children and Childhood, Highlights

Read This Before You Buy Another Holiday Gift (or Goat)

We cannot use seasonal charitable giving to put a fig leaf over the ways our passion for cheap clothes and toys contributes to the problems we try to help solve with our donations. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2014 6:40 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, Philanthropy, Highlights, Heifer International, Leonard, Annie, Oxfam, GoodGuide, Greenpeace

Quandary: Helping Younger Children Love to Give as Well as Get

Younger children can be more focused on the possibility of having all their Hanukkah or Christmas wishes granted than on choosing or making with others in mind. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2014 10:49 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, advice, Christmas, Hanukkah, gifts, Highlights

EchoAge and Other Better Ways to Do Birthday Presents

EchoAge enables children to get one sizeable cash gift to use for a special birthday present while giving an equivalent amount of money to charity. The catch? You have to let your children ask their friends' parents for money. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2014 8:53 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, birthdays, Parties (Social), Philanthropy, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

No Gifts, Please. Just Praise My Good Intentions

If a child chooses donations for a charity instead of gifts for her birthday, does seeking praise for her generosity negate her good intentions? Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2013 6:06 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, birthdays, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ, Children and Childhood, Philanthropy, Highlights, Women's Philanthropy Institute, Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Facebook Inc

Nine More Tips for Encouraging Children to Give During the Holidays

Readers offer their own tips for helping children make the holiday season a bit more about giving and a bit less about getting. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2013 8:21 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, gifts, Club Penguin, Children and Childhood, Philanthropy, Holidays and Special Occasions, Highlights, The Opposite of Spoiled

7 Reasons Not to Buy Your Child an iPad for Christmas

Santa is 100 percent not licensed to produce iPads or any brand-name electric devices — and with good reason. Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2013 8:41 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, toys, gifts, iPad, Highlights, Tablet Computers

Will There Be ‘Too Much Stuff’ Under Your Tree?

Many families are looking for ways to stretch out the pleasures of Christmas morning without stretching their budget (or their storage space). Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2013 8:10 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, Christmas, toys, gifts, Winerip, Michael, Highlights, New Parent, Old Parent, Orderliness and Clutter

10 Awesome Geek Gifts for Girls

Nothing is more depressing than to be the sister who gets the sparkly sweater while your brother unwraps his remote control building kit. Read More...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2013 12:09 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: parenting, toys, gifts, Women and Girls, Computers and the Internet, Highlights, Robots and Robotics