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Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Online TV Land By By Pamela Stock for Real Families, Real Fun Real parents know this: You can limit television all you like, but you can't keep your children from the pull of popular characters. From elementary school-aged Arthur... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Party-Planning 101 By By Elizabeth Hurchalla for Real Families, Real Fun Pulling off a stellar kid's birthday party doesn't have to feel like hosting a celebrity wedding. Just follow these simple stress-busting pointers -- and put the party back in party-planning!... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Mommy's Little Helpers By By Diana McKeon Charkalis for Real Families, Real Fun When it was time to clean the windows, Amy Walker's six-year-old son, Richard, begged to use the spray bottle. At first, the Sanibel Island, Florida-based Walker... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Making Mealtimes Less Stressful By By Elizabeth Hurchalla for Real Families, Real Fun When you arrive home after a long workday, your mind is on your family...and that stack of bills, pile of laundry, and list of phone calls... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Cutting Back on TV Time By By Darcy Lockman for Real Families, Real Fun It's no secret that most kids watch entirely too much television. Developmental psychologists are sounding the alarm, voicing concerns that all this tube... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Make Your Home A Danger-Free Zone By By Lisa Lombardi for Real Families, Real Fun One-year-old Ella Dundas is on the move -- to the delight and dismay of her parents. "My husband and I worry that we haven't... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Have a Campfire at Home By By Beth Stevens for Real Families, Real Fun Who says you have to go camping to enjoy sitting around a campfire? Invite the neighbors over, light up the fire pit, and roast marshmallows... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Homework Helpers, as Close as Your Computer By By Shannon Maughan for Real Families, Real Fun School days, school days. If they're not already here for you, they're just around the corner. In this new millennium, going back to... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Positive Parenting and Discipline Strategies By By Kristin Bailey Murphy for Real Families, Real Fun If you're the parent of a perfect child -- one that never misbehaves (God forbid!), whines, or talks back; never argues with you, fibs... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Happy Home Blending Your Parenting Styles By By Lisa Lombardi for Real Families, Real Fun Is your wife a strict disciplinarian, while you prefer to let things slide? Is your husband a screamer, and you're an "inside voice" kind of mom?... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Making Fantastic Fruit Salad By By Pamela Stock for Real Families, Real Fun The Wiggles, the wacky Australian Kid-friendly band, has won a worldwide following (and a mention in People Magazine's year-end round up of "most intriguing people of... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Munch and Crunch By By Elizabeth Wells for Real Families, Real Fun Nope, that's not the sound of autumn leaves. It's a snacker's delight. Mmmm! - Microwave Caramel Corn and Nutty Bear Crunch snack mix. So simple you will... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Keeping Your Kitchen Safe By By Lisa Lombardi for Real Families, Real Fun "I haven't really safety-proofed the kitchen and it scares me," says Sharlene Breakey, mom of 5-year-old Zeke and 3-year-old Edie in New York City. "But I... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Baking and Making an Edible Teacup By Kathy Ross for Real Families, Real Fun You say "teacup cake," I say "tea cupcake." By either name, it's a creative and charming presentation of that old favorite, the cupcake. Surprise your... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Kids' All-time Favorite Sandwich By By Ansell Hawkins for Real Families, Real Fun The Ice Cream Sandwich, a variation of the Earl of Sandwich's namesake, can be a two-stage affair, either eaten immediately or frozen for snacks later. The... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Banana Bread By By Pamela Stock for Real Families, Real Fun "I love to bake with the kids, even though it means I have to take a deep breath and let everything be very messy without worrying about it,"... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Peachy Keen Crisp By By Ansell Hawkins for Real Families, Real Fun Call it a crisp or call it a crumble, it's one of the best food ideas to ever have come out of merry old England. It is... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Please DO Eat the Daisies! By By Susan Hall for Real Families, Real Fun After falling out of favor for many years, cooking and garnishing with flowers is back in vogue once again. Today, gourmet restaurants from coast to... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Tomato on Sally Lunn Bread--The Messiest Sandwich On Earth By By Ansell Hawkins for Real Families, Real Fun Let's make Sally Lunn bread and then turn it into a memorable sandwich dripping with juice from fresh tomatoes! As the... more »

Real Families, Real FUN: Great Food Harvesting Leftovers By By Susan C. Hall for Real Families, Real Fun There are three necessary P’s for growing kitchen scraps: potting soil, a pot, and patience. The last P is hardly a virtue among the young, and unfortunately,... more »