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Keep Your Hands Off My Piggy Bank
Say it isn’t so. Are Australian parents that hard up for cash that they sneak around and “borrow” from their kids?
Who’s to say this only happens down under, I wonder what a similar study would show right here in the US? At least they admit to spending it on necessities for the family.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - One in four Australian parents regularly “borrow” money from their children’s piggy banks to pay for anything from bread to luxury holidays, a survey said Wednesday.
ADVERTISEMENTMums are more than twice as likely to raid their children’s savings than dad, with 35 percent of mothers confessing to the crime compared with 16 percent of fathers.
But almost 9 out of 10 still believed they were setting a good example of financial management for their tiny tycoons.
Disco Baby San Francisco
I’m kind of bummed we missed this. I had no idea it was even happening in SF this past weekend. For all of those parents who feel like they now miss out on the life they used to enjoy so much, here is an idea to at least experience one aspect — with your kids in tow! Sounds like moms, dads and kids enjoyed the day and it was a huge hit..
They were fighting in the lobby, peeing in the hallway and nodding off on the dance floor.
It wasn’t the kind of behavior the burly bouncers standing watch over the velvet rope at Ruby Skye, a sleek nightclub in downtown San Francisco, usually tolerate. On Saturday, however, they were simply outnumbered.
Baby Loves Disco, the monthly traveling dance party for swivel-hipped toddlers and their culturally deprived parents, had rolled into town. Shortly after the doors opened at 2 p.m., the place was so packed that Sarah Mallace, who was working the list, had to get tough.
The Joys of 10-12 Months
Since we are just entering this age range, I thought it might be fun to share what the “experts” have to say about babies between 10-12 months. It is a really fun time, although it probably also marks the end of an immobile child.
There are also some good tips on how to help your baby’s development along. Of course, they all do things at different times. Sometimes it’s hard not to compete with the other babies, but I’ve realized, they all get there eventually.
Infant development: What happens from 10 to 12 months?
Provided by: MayoClinic.com
Your baby continually scrambles out of your range of vision. Nothing makes him or her happier than dropping a spoon from the highchair over and over again. As for you — if you aren’t stifling the urge to say “No!” chances are you’ve already said it for the 10th time in the last hour. Welcome to life with a 10- to 12-month-old!
Always One Step Ahead
Hard to really believe, but according to this article. Our kids are finding a new way to facilitate communication with their cell phones. Just when we thought we could prevent them from using their phones in school, some genious figures out how to create a ring tone that the teachers apparently can’t hear. Go figure, will they ever stop outsmarting us? Let’s hope not 
NEW YORK - Students are using a new ring tone to receive messages in class, and many teachers can’t even hear the ring.
Some students are downloading a ring tone off the Internet that is too high-pitched to be heard by most adults. With it, high schoolers can receive text message alerts on their cell phones without the teacher knowing.
A Word of Pride
This is a touching story with a strong message.
It was one of those unexpected moments in parenting when you are able to break through and possibly make a lasting difference in the life of one of your children. It seems moments like these just happen—they are never planned or expected but occur when circumstances suddenly align.
I was installing a motion detector light on the front of our house. My 9-year-old daughter was standing beside the ladder watching. Occasionally, she would hand me a tool or ask a question. No big deal, really. Then I realized I needed to run to the hardware store to buy an electric box. They cost less than a dollar, but I didn’t have one and had no choice but to drive around the loop to get it.
That’s when it happened. Savannah wanted to ride with me. So we hopped into my truck and began our quest. The good thing about a trip like this is there is time for conversation. No one is in a big hurry or fretting about the trip. It’s a great chance to talk and listen, so that’s what we did.
Resource: Dads & Daughters