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The school season is in full swing, and while technology is no match for a really good teacher, there are plenty of gadgets and apps out there that can keep kids engaged in learning—outside the classroom. Some of these eight ideas—for preschoolers up to college-aged pupils—can even save you money on things like course materials […]

Even if you aren’t experiencing the New York Fashion Week frenzy in person, you can still take beauty inspiration from the runway. And no, it doesn’t have to be outrageously orange lipstick or an impossibly complicated updo. From Derek Lam’s updated cat eye to J. Crew’s perfectly tousled waves, we’ve got real world beauty tips from all the top

As an alumna of the Champions Club of P.S. 122 in Queens, New York, I can fully vouch for the benefits of after school programs. In my informed opinion, the dynamic between kids is just…different in an after-school setting vs. a school setting. Groups are smaller, boys and girls are mixed together without the padding of cliques,

Take it from someone who knows, having a sub-par babysitter can make a serious (and lasting) impression on your kiddo. Unfortunately, short of installing a nanny cam on your child’s forehead, there are few ways of catching a delinquent caregiver red-handed. Your kid may not be old enough (or bold enough, depending on just how grave the

Take it from someone who knows, having a sub-par babysitter can make a serious (and lasting) impression on your kiddo. Unfortunately, short of installing a nanny cam on your child’s forehead, there are few ways of catching a delinquent caregiver red-handed. Your kid may not be old enough (or bold enough, depending on just how grave the

What’s Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O’Dell’s secret for beating the back-to-school blues? Arts and crafts, of course. “Make an album with your child,” says O’Dell, an avid scrapbooker, to the Charlotte Observer. “Over the summer, as it gets close to the time for back to school, sit down with your child and make an album or a scrapbook of the previous

These days, pretty much everyone wants to brighten their smile, but professional whitening treatments and do-it-yourself bleaching kits can be expensive. Americans spend more than $1.4 million annually on over-the-counter treatments alone. Fortunately, there are a few ways to naturally whiten teeth without breaking the bank. In fact, some of nature’s best teeth whitening products are probably

Kate Middleton is reportedly telling friends about her “perfect birth.” A source told Vanity Fair’s royals reporter Katie Nicholl that, “She spoke to some of her best girlfriends after the birth and described the birth as perfect. She said it was straightforward and there were no complications. She wanted a natural birth and she was so happy

We’re very entertained by the fact that one of our favorite sites for mother-daughter shopping sprees is also the focus of one of the greatest (food-related) urban myths of our time. Legend—and spam email circulation—has it that some woman (always a friend of a friend of a friend) was lunching with her daughter at a Neiman Marcus café in [insert the

We’re very entertained by the fact that one of our favorite sites for mother-daughter shopping sprees is also the focus of one of the greatest (food-related) urban myths of our time. Legend—and spam email circulation—has it that some woman (always a friend of a friend of a friend) was lunching with her daughter at a Neiman Marcus café in [insert the