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My friend gave her son a 49 cc quad motorcycle when he was 18 months. That sucker topped out at 35 miles an hour but she governed it down to about 5 mph. He loved that thing and would always ride it while his dad mowed the lawn. One time dad noticed that DJ would start, then stop. Start, then stop. When the quad would stop, the helmet would bob. Dad ran up and saw he had been riding for hours and was falling asleep in the seat! You can't see it in the video, but when DJ falls he gets a face full of grass!

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Great for families!

A child misbehaves and as punishment, the child is humiliated by having to hold a sign in a public area stating what they had done wrong. This kind of scenario has risen in popularity as numerous forms of social media become more popular

Most people agree spanking your kids is either a no-no or should be a last resort. But sometimes kids are so defiant nothing else is working. What do you do?

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The other night I asked a couple people -- including a stranger -- how much we should pay the babysitter if the kids were asleep the whole time. They all said, "Nothing." WHAT?! I know that's not right, but how much is fair? We usually end up paying between $13-$16 for three kids age 6 and below for between 2-3 hours (they're usually asleep for at least some of it). Is that good? What's fair?

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Talk about your net winnings.

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I've been nostalgic for my childhood lately and was remembering the way youth soccer used to be in Tri-Cities. My kids are too young to play now, so I can't compare and contrast, but here are my favorite things about the way things used to be:

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My son is joining the Air Force in a few weeks. I was surprised when we got a call saying he had been accepted to try out for the Pararescue Jumpers. I didn't know what that was, so I looked it up. Hooooly Cow!

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It must be so tempting if you're a lion. There, mere inches away, in plain sight, is a child—a quick, easy meal just sitting there. But for that darn glass!

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Nobody likes going to the doctor, but this child's natural fear response transforms into gales of laughter when the doctor begins working in a ticklish area.

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Well, this is basically the perfect recipe for tears. A young boy with Asperger's Syndrome who plays with LEGOs to improve his social skills had a dilemma. He saved all of his money for two years to buy a LEGO train set, but by the time he had enough money, it was discontinued

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My wife is about to spend $400 on a pair of sneakers because that's what her son wants for Christmas. It's not unusual for families to drop $1,000 per kid on Christmas. I think that's absurd! We didn't have a lot of money growing up, but we didn't lack either. I think Christmas has become too commercialized. We can only blame ourselves for that if we're spending a huge percentage of our annual salary on stuff our kids will only use or play with for a couple of hours. Sometimes it feels like a dump truck full of money. How much do you think is TOO much to give gives for Christmas?

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