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January 21, 2005Database of Baby Names
Don't know what to name your kid? Are you all at sea since Gwyneth Paltrow named her child Apple? Visit Think Baby Names ( http://www.thinkbabynames.com ) for a dose of inspiration. You can browse the names alphabetically, and you can...
June 30, 2004My Summer Camps
It's just about July, and you might still be thinking about summer camps. If you are, head over to My Summer Camps ( http://www.mysummercamps.com/ ), a searchable subject index of camps for kids and teens. Subjects include Day Camps, Traditional...
March 02, 2004AARP Offers Internet Resources On Aging
The AARP ( formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons ) offers an index of Internet resources related to aging at http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/ . From the front page there's a main topics list, or you can browse all resources...
Continue reading "AARP Offers Internet Resources On Aging" » November 18, 2003Search for Play Groups around the US
If you've got a kidlet and you're looking for a playgroup, check out The Playgroup Finder, recently announced and located at http://www.mommyandme.com . Before you can search you'll have to register. The registration looks intimidating but most of the information...
November 13, 2003Database of Academic Research on Child Care on the Way
The University of Michigan and Columbia University are teaming up to create a database. The database will be an online archive containing the latest academic research on child care. The Web site is expected to be available by early 2004....
Continue reading "Database of Academic Research on Child Care on the Way" » October 31, 2003Historic Gravestone Collection Now Available Online
It's a little bit after Halloween, but it's still close enough for me to mention the Farber Gravestone Collection, over 13,500 images showing the sculpture of over 9,000 gravestones. Most of the gravestones were made before 1800. The collection is...
Continue reading "Historic Gravestone Collection Now Available Online" » July 29, 2002Games Kids Play
No, it's not an Alan Parsons Project song. It's a Web site about traditional kid's games, like Red Rover, Ghost in the Graveyard, and Freeze Tag, and it's at http://www.gameskidsplay.net/ . You can view the games in several ways. There...
July 08, 2002Get Your Child Seats Checked
Got a kidlet? Got a safety seat for them? Want to make sure your safety seat is properly installed? Go to http://www.seatcheck.org/ . This site will give you a list of places, searchable by state or zip code, where you...
August 10, 2000KinderStart Search Engine Covers Many Bases
KinderStart ( http://www.kinderstart.com/ ) is a new directory designed "for information about pregnancy, birth and the wide range of issues related to children six years and under." The top level of the site contains 16 categories, which divide into several...
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