One hour a week from you could make Rutland County a better place.The Mentor Connector is gearing up its school reading program and is looking for parent and adult volunteers to help local elementary schools.  They train adults who can volunteer 45 minutes of their lunch one day a week to read to and with [...]

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We all know that the economy is struggling.  Simply fill your car up with gas or buy food at the grocery store and the situation is clear. Prices are high while wages remain low. As winter approaches and fuel bills rise, many Vermonters may wonder how they will make it through. Will they be forced [...]

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An American childhood would be less than complete without the entertaining yet highly educational songs created by multiple Grammy-winning songwriter and performer, Tom Chapin,  who’s gifted with a knack for presenting the world around us in a way that kids grasp and parents appreciate. For more than 30 years and 19 compact discs, Tom Chapin [...]

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Are you trying to figure out how to keep your children’s feet from growing just so you can stop buying new ski boots every year? The first-ever children’s adjustable ski boot is being introduced in the United States this ski season. The IDEA 6-in-1 Kids Adjustable Ski Boot, manufactured by Italy-based Roces, is now available [...]

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October 20-24 is National School Bus Safety Week, and Safe Kids Vermont reminds parents and caregivers that school bus transportation is the safest way for school-aged children to ride. School buses are nearly 8 times safer than passenger vehicles. Getting to and from the bus is more dangerous than riding the bus. Last year, 26 [...]

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October is Hike for Hunger Month and many Champlain Valley schools are joining forces with other schools around the state to participate in the Vermont Campaign to end Childhood Hunger’s 12th annual event. Over 30 Vermont schools will be hiking on various days and locations throughout the month to raise money and awareness for hunger [...]

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Planning a long drive? Worried about the kids’ bladders holding out? You might find this new product, called, Pottyflip, useful! It’s the first portable, full size, disposable child potty. It’s sold in packs of 12 ($24), and each one is only the size of a deck of cards. Well, okay… maybe a little bigger. Unfold [...]

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Here’s some advice from Kristen, a PA mom who had such crispy kids in cold weather she invented her own line of children’s skin care products!
1. Minimize the time spent in the bath or shower. Strange as it may seem, being in water actually sucks moisture out of the skin.
2. Also, try to use cooler [...]

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