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Not-So-Easy Reader

Not-So-Easy Reader #1

Welcome to a brand new feature here at The Doctor + The Dad: The Not-So-Easy Reader! As parents, we always love to see our kids take an interest in reading and writing – since building those skills now can lead to greater success in school, work and overall happiness throughout their lives. The only problem?

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Kid Joke Korner

Kid Joke Korner: The Perplexed Pigeon

Welcome to another installment of Kid Joke Korner, where the punch lines are plentiful and the spelling is krazy kute! Because joking around with your kids is seriously good for their development, we like to crack wise with our kiddos all the time. Each Kid Joke Korner features a real joke set-up that one of […]

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Product Reviews

Free Bilingual Education Kit Giveaway: Kids’ Candor

How many languages does your child speak? One? Dos? 更多? A constantly growing stack of research shows that kids who can speak multiple languages have a serious advantage over kids who speak only one. Being bilingual can make kids better able to focus attention. It can help them learn additional languages more easily. And it […]

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Playtime!

Why ‘The BFG’ movie should be a BFD for your family – UPDATED!

This article was originally posted more than two years ago, on May 16, 2014 – as our family was just beginning to anticipate Steven Spielberg’s The BFG movie. Now that it’s finally out (and we’ve finally seen it), we’re back to tell you what we thought. Read the whole post below, or skip ahead to […]

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Research For 'Rents

D+D on PBS: Guided Play Maximizes Kids’ Learning AND Fun

School’s out for the summer! But that doesn’t mean your kids have to take a vacation from learning. Our latest article on the PBS Parents website shows parents a really easy way to help their kids keep on learning all summer long – simply by playing!

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Product Reviews

Building the perfect LEGOLAND vacation

Want to take your little ones on a fun theme park vacation this summer? Mickey Mouse isn’t the only game in town! Although we’ve enjoyed our family trips to Disneyland a couple of times in the past, we recently took our three kids to LEGOLAND for the first time – and it definitely won’t be […]

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Research For 'Rents

D+D on PBS: Inspiring Your Child’s Imagination

Has your child ever flown a unicorn right out of the house? Forged a peace treaty with thimble-sized aliens? Or become the first person to open a fast casual fondue restaurant on the moon? It’s all possible…with a little imagination. And helping your kids develop some super-powerful imagination skills is what our newest article on […]