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• 10 Things Adults Don't Mind (that Kids Try to Avoid)

  Adults aren't just big kids---most of the time anyway.  Kids and adults have different taste in fun, food, and friends.  It's a wonder we get along as well as we do. Here are 10 things adults don't mind that most kids try to avoid (at least until they're teens):   Read More... Posted Aug 15 2008, 12:01 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Babble, strollerderby, living, kids and adults, different planets, having fun

• They Say: In Neighborhoods, Older Kicks Youngers' Behind

  It turns out that the key to health may be just under our feet. No, it's not cat hair or Legos or Polly Pocket's shoes, even though that's what's under my feet right now. It's more straightforward than that. Read More... Posted Aug 06 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: Legos, houses, living, NYT, Tara Parker-Pope, they say, sidewalks, cat hair

• 50 Best U.S. Towns to Raise Your Kids

  Oh man. Not another one of these lists. For one thing, they always leave out some great places to live. Can't help that, I guess. But I'm often confused by the results, which more often than not display some rather odd choices amidst the ones you'd expect. For instance, in this list, compiled and rated by the people at Business Week, a number of things were considered: test scores, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities, number of schools, and risk of crime. Those criteria all make sense. But why do 11 of the 50 have to be in Nebraska??   Read More... Posted Nov 18 2007, 08:47 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: families, home, cities, best places to raise kids, business week, living