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Kids are our most precious resources but sometimes parenting can be exhausting when they get into trouble. "Stop Painful Parenting...Tales From Our Side of the Mat" author and karate instructor Master Paul Prendergast explains that most effective ways to raise your kids so bad behavior doesn't become a habit.

  Students are best prepared for success in the careers and higher learning opportunities of today and tomorrow when they are afforded experiences that focus on solving real world problems using a variety of skills, mindsets, materials and tools ~ Toms River Schools   Specialized education is a new trend with high school districts across the nation and right here in New Jersey and now Toms River w

It was April 10th 1996 that I set out en route to Community Medical Center in Toms River with my Wife in labor and a snow storm causing for a real slow go! In fact we wondered as we drove through the snow on the Parkway that we might have this baby at the Forked River rest stop! At ...

WEDNESDAY SMILES   We are all thinking about the snow Thursday and what a potential mess it will be, so here's a fun viral "baby" video that hopefully gives you a good laugh today! We all love the humor that kids show us and here's one that made me LOL this morning while having my morning coffee.....PS - ...

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME I saw this story on the National News and decided to share with parents here at the Jersey Shore. It's the latest viral challenge and it could seriously hurt your children. It's called the "ice and salt" challenge and this is an internet challenge your kids do NOT want to do...

The latest school district rankings for New Jersey are out and the number one school district in the State is the Princeton Public Schools. Princeton finished tops in New Jersey and 6th in the Nation overall. The rankings were compiled by Niche.com ...

  The Baby Center has released the top babies names of 2016 list. Many of these names will be used by parents here at the Jersey Shore. If you're expecting and thinking of names maybe this list can help! Top Girls Names: Sophia Emma Olivia Ava Mia Isabella Riley Arya Zoe Charlotte Top Boys Names Jackson Aiden Lucas Liam Noah Ethan Mason Caden Oliver Elijah Congratulations if you're expecting!

Whenever Amy McCready mentions the "entitlement epidemic" to a group of parents, she is inevitably met with eye rolls, nodding heads, and loaded comments about affected children. It seems everywhere one looks, there are preschoolers who only behave in the grocery store for a treat, narcissistic teenagers posting selfies across all forms of social media, and adult children living off thei

A Rutgers University sociology professor cautions parents against conveying too much sadness onto their college student.

First let me say I'm a fan of AMC 's the Walking Dead. I know the characters and their stories and really like the show, I tune in every episode. That being said I have two children who are both in college and young adults ... so I am a former "child" parent. I a...