Category — Family Fun

Welcome to a typical mom morning. It begins when your toddler dive-bombs into your bed at 5 a.m. You stumble through the dark for an eyes-half-open diaper change. Next comes breakfast. The daily recipe: spilled milk and fistfuls of Cheerios dumped on the floor. Then you do the dishes and get your child dressed, all before you drink your morning coffee. Are we having fun yet? The answer is not so simple.

Being a parent is inspiring and rewarding, but it’s also demanding and thankless. A recent Princeton University survey found that typical child-care tasks are roughly as pleasurable as housework-in other words, not very. But the fact is that our kids are our pride and joy. How can this be, when they’re also a drag on our quality of life?

If your 3-year-old routinely sits through a video at home, he might be ready to go to the theater for a “first run” show. “Just be aware that watching a movie in a darkened theater will be a very different experience for him than watching a video in the familiarity of your family room,” says Victoria J. Youcha, of Zero to Three,a nonprofit organization devoted to the healthy development of infants and toddlers. “Some children as old as 5 or 6 are overwhelmed by the experience.”

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These days, it’s not uncommon for new moms to hire an extra set of hands to help her out with the family’s latest addition.

Whether it’s a baby nurse, night nanny, or a sitter for a few hours during the day, it seems that the latest generation of mothers have figured out a way to lighten their new load.

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Oh boy! My Mom and dad took me to Chuck E Cheese’s today and boy did I have fun.  I’ve never seen so many games and toys and lights in my life! My auntie ordered a large pizza,  drinks and we all shared it. The pizza was so  yummy , then my dad took me on all the rides and we played games until we ran out of all our tokens. It was a really fun day.

Here are some cool photos of my day at Chuck E Cheese’s!! Enjoy!

I won 235 in play tickets so I was able to buy toys and games before we went home. I love getting new toys!