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• Oh s—t! AJ learns to swear - 7/12/2008

  It was a typical moment of random chaos in the Leech household. Barb was trying to make dinner, the pot was boiling over, Dylan was screaming, we...

• Much too young for babies - 6/28/2008

  So, when did it become OK for children to have babies? I realize it's become the "in" thing, what with 16-year-old Jamie-Lynn Spears, star of...

  
• Music Together program inspires children, parents - 5/5/2008

  EXETER — It was toddlers gone wild — in a good way. On April 3, all of Terry Taylor’s Music Together tykes, their parents and other people from the...

  
• Teens scale to new heights - 5/5/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — New Heights, located at the Community Campus offers adventures for teens, but also a sense of community, a sense of belonging that kids...

  
• Memory keepers: Get the whole family involved - 5/5/2008

  So you don’t scrapbook. You don’t have to. With just a little effort, you

  
• New summer offerings from UNH 4-H camps - 5/5/2008

  It may feel like winter will never end, but that shouldn’t stop you from thinking about what summer camp your children want to attend.

  
• Top 10 reasons to bring your child to a parent-child play group at Families First - 5/5/2008

  1. Because after talking to no one but your 2-year-old all day, you wonder if you can still put a real sentence together.

  
• Trampoline use puts property insurers on edge - 5/5/2008

  ORLANDO, Fla. — Families may buy a backyard trampoline for exercise and amusement, but it can quickly bring trouble when it comes to property...

  
• Beat the boredom with fun, family activities - 5/5/2008

  As the calendar turns to the beginning of May, the beginning of the end of the school year is here.

  
• Parents delay decisions about summer camp as economy weakens - 4/29/2008

  NEW YORK — As headlines about a struggling economy pour in, parents worried about their wallets are waiting longer to register their children...

• Group of new mothers creates resource guide - 4/15/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — The Seacoast area has many resources for new mothers and a group of new mothers is making sure other moms know about it.

  
• Help your child avoid sensory traffic jam - 4/15/2008

  There are countless sensations that flow into our brains constantly.

• Retro Bill helps kids handle bullies' 'issues' - 4/1/2008

  YORK, Maine — About 400 Coastal Ridge Elementary School students laughed their way through a lesson in respect on Monday.

  
• 'Cars on Mars' For kids on earth - 4/1/2008

  With dramatic and passionate novels like “Longing,” “Lying in Bed,” and “Zero at the Bone,” or thoughtful teen and tween novels like “Looks Aren’t...

  
• Raising a reader II: Good books for kids - 3/18/2008

  Children learn to enjoy reading as a result of many positive experiences with books during their early years. Reading to — and with — children during...

• Reebok paying record $1 million fine for recalled bracelets - 3/18/2008

  WASHINGTON - Athletic shoe and apparel maker Reebok has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for importing and distributing charm bracelets that...

• Bunny appearing at Ben Franklin - 3/14/2008

  RAYMOND — The Easter Bunny is hopping into the Ben Franklin/Ace Hardware Store in Raymond on Saturday, March 15 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.,...

• Classic games get faster, and some get better - 2/22/2008

  I confess: I'm a board game geek.

  
• Open gym over vacation - 2/22/2008

  Exeter Parks and Recreation holds "Open Gym" during winter vacation, Feb. 25-29. It will be held daily from 9 a.m. to noon at Lincoln Street School...

• Father-Daughter Dance in Portsmouth - 2/6/2008

  The 14th annual Father-Daughter Dance sponsored by the Rec Department is Saturday (Feb. 9) from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Connie Bean Center.

• 'Supernanny' TV show casting call in N.H. this Saturday - 1/23/2008

  MANCHESTER — Producers from the hit ABC show "Supernanny" will be in New Hampshire holding an open casting call Saturday, Jan. 26.

• Milk from Mass. dairy blamed in three deaths - 1/9/2008

  BOSTON (AP) — At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their Holstein cows and still deliver milk right to...

• Fun for all ages at First Night - 1/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — It may have been in the low 30s, but Portsmouth was a hot town Monday night when it rang in 2008 with Pro Portsmouth's First Night...

  
• New MOMS Club - 12/18/2007

  The MOMS Club, an international support group for at-home mothers, is starting a new chapter in the Kensington/Exeter area this month. What makes...

• Your child at school: Defining a parent’s role - 12/17/2007

  As parents of young children, we tend to gather our most helpful advice and encouragement from the moms and dads we know, friends, neighbors,...

• An 'American Girl Holiday' - 11/30/2007

  The American Independence Museum's "American Girl Holiday!" is Saturday, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8. The two-hour program features holiday traditions of...

• Parent Recharge on Tuesdays - 11/30/2007

  Take a break this holiday season and enjoy the peace provided by free child care at "Parent Recharge," held every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

• Fremont hosts Santa parade - 11/30/2007

  FREMONT — The Fremont Police Department will lead the 6th Annual Fremont Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15. The rain date for the parade...

• Boy, 2, survives after eating a yew berry - 10/30/2007

  PORTSMOUTH — Parents of young children need to be especially vigilant this time of year, a local mother warns after her son ingested the toxic...

  
• ‘Kid-generated’ recycling program - 10/15/2007

  Student-led environmental programs are sprouting up within the Marshwood schools.

  
• Drama Club puts on Jack & the Beanstalk - 10/9/2007

  EXETER — Students in the drama club and stage craft class at Exeter High School are preparing for their production of the classic children's...

  
• Max Sopher wins logo contest - 10/8/2007

  NORTH HAMPTON — Twelve-year-old Max Sopher of North Hampton has been chosen as the winner of seacoastparentsconnect.com's logo contest.

  
• Paying for good grades - 10/6/2007

  What's so bad about parents paying kids for good grades?

  
• Adam and Rich are expecting (separately) - 10/6/2007

  In the last paragraph of the previous Dad to Dad column, I wrote: "Barb and I are constantly waiting for the next big event, challenge or blessing."

  
• Kids to take snapshots of city - 10/2/2007

  PORTSMOUTH — Armed with cameras and community support, city eighth-graders will be out cruising their neighborhoods this month for the perfect...

• Parents learn Internet safety tips - 10/2/2007

  NEWMARKET — Parents and educators received pointers on safe Internet use with a focus on keeping kids away from online predators.

• Scouts get a taste of the open sea - 10/2/2007

  Six Scouts from Troop 162 earned Sea Base patches on an August trip to the Florida Keys with two of their leaders. A 45-foot sailboat became their...

  
• Chemistry show excites kids - 10/2/2007

  KITTERY, Maine — Eighty fourth-graders from Coastal Ridge Elementary School in York filed into the Traip Academy gym in Kittery and quickly...

  
• TEST...Edwards to talk...TEST - 9/26/2007

  PORTSMOUTH — In the third of a series of presidential candidate forums, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards will talk about the war in Iraq next...

  
• TEST... and stuff... and things, too. - 9/26/2007

  YORK — Officers dispatched to a Red Berry Lane residence, for what was believed to be a domestic assault in progress, discovered a couple arguing...

  
• SST hosts technology fun night - 9/26/2007

  EXETER — Seacoast School of Technology hosted a Middle School Technology Fun Night last Friday for students in Grades 6 to 9 throughout the...

• Attack of the walking washer - 9/21/2007

  I am starting to feel like my own little Newfields Road version of a desperate housewife. This really became apparent to me last week when I...

  
• Brentwood 6-year-old raises money for Africa with lemonade stand - 9/21/2007

  BRENTWOOD — Jake Myers, 6, is a man of few words but of great compassion and an even larger heart.

  
• Parenting expert to talk at High School - 9/19/2007

  YORK — Nationally recognized parenting expert Dr. Robert Evans is coming to York to address the challenges that are facing today's families.

• Finding quality child care - 9/18/2007

  More families than ever are using child care programs. According to a 2002 report by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 35 percent of children under age...

• Coalition parenting series returns - 9/18/2007

  RAYMOND — The Raymond Coalition for Youth parenting series returns with a twist.

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• Finding quality child care - 9/11/2007

  More families than ever are using child care programs. According to a 2002 report by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 35 percent of children under age...

• Back to school - 9/9/2007

  As the summer winds down and vacations come to an end, thoughts turn to a different set of routines with the beginning of a new school year. In...

• Parents seek help for autistic child - 9/8/2007

  YORK, Maine — Five-year-old Julia Gay presses a banana-shaped cookie cutter into the clay.

  
• A mother's perspective: 'They grow up so fast' - 9/6/2007

  You hear it from the grandmother at the market. You see it in the knowing smile of the older man walking by at the library as you shhhh for the...

  
• First days bring new worries, joy - 8/30/2007

  I am not ready for this. I knew this day would come and yet now that it's here I'm not sure how I will cope. As a parent I have lived through plenty...

• Teen sleep issues - 8/30/2007

  My 16-year-old son has trouble sleeping.

  
• It's back-to-school time on the Seacoast - 8/29/2007

  PORTSMOUTH — With fresh, clean faces, new clothes and backpacks, local children headed back to school Tuesday.

  
• Time to immunize kids for school - 8/29/2007

  SOUTH PORTLAND — In recognition of National Immunization Awareness Month, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine is reminding parents to...

• Corn maze provides fun, facts - 8/28/2007

  LEE — It's always good for parents when they find a place where their children learn things while thinking they are just having fun.

  
• Letting go as kids head off to college - 8/25/2007

  "Well, we'll be empty nesters for the first time," said Doug Robertson, of Portsmouth.

  
• Stratham center welcomes first babies - 8/23/2007

  Tim Audet makes no bones about it.

  
• Straw cereal? Not so sweet - 8/23/2007

  It's the thing every 5-year-old's dream is made of: whole grains stripped of all nutritional value, laden with sugar and dye, then laced with a few...

  
• Children's Theatre revival in Maine - 8/22/2007

  PORTLAND, Maine — Ten months ago, the Children's Theatre of Maine staged its final performance at its former home on Marginal Way in Portland.

• Mom's designs turn creatures into words - 8/21/2007

  HAMPTON — An old proverb contends, "It's an ill wind that blows no man good." And while Debbie Yennaco Peretz firmly believed that, as a real...

  
• Student bookstore to open at YMS - 8/21/2007

  The York Middle School Parent Group would like to announce the opening of its new student bookstore at the York Middle School on Aug. 27.

• Last- minute family vacations - 8/18/2007

  If you haven't had time to plan a family trip this summer, don't despair, it's not too late. Far from the beach and a bit off the beaten path, these...

• Prescott Park KIDS Fest planned - 8/15/2007

  PORTSMOUTH — Get ready for another fun filled afternoon for the young and young-at-heart at Prescott Park on Saturday.

  
• Mattel recalls more Chinese-made toys - 8/15/2007

  Mattel’s Polly Pocket play sets and Batman action figures, along with Barbie and Tanner play sets and “Cars” movie items were among more than 9...

• At Your Library: The pleasure of summer reading - 8/15/2007

  For many of us, childhood memories of summer are tied to a sense of freedom, a sense that we had all the time in the world to do whatever we wanted.

• 'Rolling for Autism': Students skate from Florida to Kittery to raise autism awareness - 8/15/2007

  YORK — Six students and recent graduates of Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., and the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt., will be...

  
• Autism speakers reach out to UNH audience - 8/15/2007

  DURHAM — "Language was a lovely vision, but I was trapped in a silent prison," said 19-year-old Jamie Burke, who lives with autism and has...

• Options in birthing - 8/15/2007

  STRATHAM, N.H. — While many women continue to see doctors for their prenatal care, many expectant couples in York and the Seacoast region are...

• Kids create in the kitchen at Valerios - 8/14/2007

  STRATHAM — Forget impressing a room full of seasoned food critics, if you can impress a group of kids with their own invented recipes, you have...

  
• The 'Rules' about autism - 8/14/2007

  Cynthia Lord graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1984. She'd always planned to be a writer. But life got in the way.

  
• Freshmen to be at head of class - 8/14/2007

  HAMPTON — The new Freshman Seminar starts this month, the result of two years of planning.

  
• Baby boy and girl of Seabrook named for 2007 - 8/14/2007

  SEABROOK — From ribbons and bows to sailor suits and bow ties, the judges at the annual Baby Seabrook Pageant certainly had their work cut out...

  
• 'It's all gonna work out' - 8/11/2007

  Having faith is not easy.

• Wildlife Encounters Zoo visits Library - 8/10/2007

  HAMPTON FALLS — It was no ordinary evening at the Hampton Falls Free Library when Derek Small brought his Wildlife Encounters Zoo program to...

  
• Book bares downside for expecting moms (acne and all) - 8/9/2007

  I recently told my husband he's lucky I didn't read Vicki Iovine's "The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You"...

  
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• Kids helping kids - 7/20/2007

  RYE — What if, starting with this generation of children, the notion of "giving back" could begin and then be passed generation to generation,...

  
• Learn how to balance parenting, work - 7/7/2007

  HAMPTON — Stay-at-home moms and those who works may share common feelings of guilt and frustration in the struggle to balance the demands in...

• Parenting: Practice brings mastery - 5/15/2007

  In my first year teaching preschool, I greeted each new day as an opportunity to knock the socks off of my little students.

• Hospital, HUB wrap up parenting series April 17 - 4/6/2007

  The HUB Family Resource Center and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital announce the final workshop for the "Family Journey" series is scheduled for Tuesday,...