Most Vermonters do not know that a 7-year-old riding in a car should be in a booster seat.
That finding was among results revealed in a state survey conducted by Macro International for the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP). The study, conducted in June, polled 400 Vermonters about their awareness and understanding of Vermont’s child passenger [...]

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There’s nothing young children like more than music. Except maybe hearing their own name. Name Your Tune has combined these two favorites in a personalized CD that mentions your child’s name more than 80 times in 14 songs. And it’s digital! You simply order the CD from their website. A CD costs $20 and there’s [...]

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The kids have settled back in at school. But that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! There’s a new handheld electronic game based on the TV Quiz Show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”. Completely portable, the game features 13 subjects with more than 2,500 questions. Kids can brush up on their knowledge [...]

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Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) kicked off its annual observance of September as College Savings Month with a gubernatorial proclamation touting the benefits of Vermont’s 529 plan, the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan (VHEIP). VSAC uses College Savings Month as a springboard for publicizing the benefits of VHEIP, which it administers in partnership with TIAA-CREF, [...]

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