David Chartier

Family Television 101: Parent minded reviews

I have been compiling what I hoped to be my own litmus test of sites that give fair and even-handed descriptions of movie content for different categories like violence, profanity, crudeness, et al. Even though, I feel that I...

Wild Animal Park - very hot in the summer months

The San Diego Wild Animal Park in Escondido is typically hot in the summer months — very hot. Most of the animals are not active during the day, especially in the hot weather. The wild animals don't seem to...

Play it safe for the 4th of July

The latest report from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicates that there were reports of seven fireworks-related deaths and an estimated 7,000 hospital emergency room treated injuries in 2008. In 2007, CPSC had reports of eleven...

Top Ten Signs of a Good Kindergarten

We moved from New York City a few short years ago because we could not face the price tag associated with raising kids in the city. You can laugh, I am. We have quickly found out that living in West...

Sun exposure and your children

We all know during the hot summer months you need to keep the kids covered and in the shade. It’s not easy to do but the facts show that little kids need some type of safe and effective...

5 fantastic Father's Day gift ideas

We all know how hard it can be finding that perfect gift for your dad, or husband. Here are a few good ideas to help you find something good for your dad or the father figure in your life. ...

Free Father's Day coloring pages

Father’s Day is coming up and here is a list of fresh links for decent free Father’s Day coloring pages. Use the back of some old documents and recycle a bit. This will give them an...

Unique Father's Day gift ideas from a Dad

Strangely, I see Father’s Day as a distinctly ‘grown up’ holiday. Sure, it is a great photo ‘op for the kids to pile on the bed and watch him drink that bad coffee they made...

Video Games Live for the family

Get ready to load up the kids and geek out in grand style humming along to the theme to Halo 3 with Video Games Live (VGL) because they may be coming to the concert hall near you. They are an...

Studies show children reap benefits of active fathering

When talking about parenting I think it is important to point out that the idea of the conventional nuclear family is pretty blurry in this day and age, so for the sake of argument I would like to expand it...

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