Parenting & Family

• Raleigh mom can’t believe how much her boys ate for breakfast

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  Discovered June 23, 2009 at 2:04 pm

  This is one of those posts where you just have to read it for a smile. Raleigh mom Ilina couldn’t believe how much her boys ate for breakfast. At ages 6 and 4, you might be surprised too:

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• Raleigh company explains how it makes “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ easier to watch

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  Discovered June 17, 2009 at 12:02 pm

  If you’re a “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ you’ve probably heard by now that it’s a Raleigh company that does the postproduction work for the show. The Seattle Times has an interesting feature about the company that explains how they put the show together and try to make it interesting:

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• Clinton surprises high school graduates at downtown Raleigh restaurant

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  Discovered June 11, 2009 at 10:19 am

  Bill Clinton was in the Triangle yesterday to honor John Hope Franklin. Apparently, he went to Sullivan’s to eat dinner and some Leesville Road High School students were there dining with their parents. One thing lead to another and the kids got to take their picture with them, the N&O reports:

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• Parents looking for inexpensive fun can bring the kids to a Durham Bulls game

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  Discovered May 27, 2009 at 10:22 am

  Triangle Mamas reminds us how much fun Durham Bulls games are with her post. She offers good advice for parents wishing to take their children to the game:

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• Mom says she never drove 130 mph with kids in the car

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  Discovered May 8, 2009 at 3:24 pm

  Remember the story we told you about the other day regarding the Holly Springs mom who allegedly drove 130 mph in her car. The bizarre story that was hard to follow has since been updated. Now the mom says she never drove that fast with her children. Here are the details:

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• Police say a Holly Springs mom drove 130 mph with her kids in the car

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  Discovered May 6, 2009 at 5:46 pm

  If you can follow this bizarre story, then you will ultimately learn that a Holly Springs woman is being charged with child abuse after allegedly driving 130 mph in her car with her kids WHILE taking cell phone stories. This article doesn’t fully explain how police know she did this though:

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• Here’s a way to see Clay Aiken’s baby photos

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  Discovered May 5, 2009 at 3:25 pm

  TMZ has a couple of blown up photos of Clay Aiken’s baby. I don’t care, but I figured some of you might since he’s from here and all.

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• The pain and pleasure of a child’s music recital

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  Discovered May 5, 2009 at 2:39 pm

  Triangle blogger Lisa Creech Bledsoe recently went to her first music recital and it was painful. She had to listen to 63 acts of kids learning to play an instrument. Of course, she was thrilled to see her own son perform. She captured his 55 second performance on camera:

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• Being bullied at an early age

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  Discovered March 24, 2009 at 12:12 pm

  It’s not easy being a girl. We can be really mean to each other, especially when we’re just kids. Raleigh mom Bonnie Rochman recently found out just how early the cattiness can start in little girls. Her daughter has already been bullied in preschool.

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• Proof that TV doesn’t make your kids smarter

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  Discovered March 6, 2009 at 9:26 am

  Parents who plop their young ones in front of the TV shouldn’t expect them to be any smarter, but they also shouldn’t worry that its hurting them either, according to a recent study. A Raleigh mom came across the latest study and posted the results on her blog.

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