Aside from playing with their smartphones and tablets, children spend a lot of time watching the television. However, too much television can have negative effects to them. According to studies, kids who watch too much television can become depressed and will likely have low self-esteem. Aside from that, here are the other effects of television…
As vacation season comes to an end and we move back inside for Fall, it’s time to think about home improvement. Home improvement expert and contributor to the Today Show, Lou Manfredini gives some great home improvement tips including: How to add insulation to your attic for better energy efficiency How to add flair to…
The fall is a time of excitement for some when new shows premiere and existing shows start their new seasons, maybe resolving a cliffhanger from the prior season (we’re waiting for The Mentalist to return for that reason). But, not all shows make the cut for the new season – so, has your favorite show…
Where can you find Buzz Lightyear, Sponge Bob, Snoopy, Kermit the Frog and Spiderman all in one place? At the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, of course! For 85 years, the streets of New York have been filled for the annual parade event, sponsored by Macy’s department store. According to the Macy’s parade website, the first…
When you live your life in front of a camera, your family life takes on a whole new meaning, as evidenced recently through the suicide of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” husband Russell Armstrong, a situation some speculate had to do with his financial and marital problems that were going to be played out in…
Do you know who Steven Tyler said the newly- crowned Season 10 American Idol champ Scotty McCreery looked like? (answer at the bottom) Last night’s winner, McCreery, is a 17-year-old singing sensation from Garner, North Carolina. He is the youngest male to win and the second youngest Idol ever, behind Jordin Sparks, who was also…
Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, the “Jennifer” of Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer , a new daily hour-long show on The Hallmark Channel, is a working mom like so many of us. She’s trying to raise two good kids and make her way in the world. Her co-host on both her SIRIUS radio show and this new show…
Thinking it’s time to start a second (or third) language for your baby, toddler or preschooler? Consider using Little Pim: fun with languages, the award-winning immersion-method language introduction video series. I have witnessed myself the effectiveness of this program with my 2-year-old son. The Little Pim program offers Spanish, French, Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, English…
Today, from 4pm to midnight Eastern at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, a host of personalities and celebrities will be raising money to help send care packages to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at the 3rd Annual Troopathon, a free event brought to you by Move America Forward, the nation’s largest pro-troop…
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried who has appeared in everything from Saturday Night Live and The Cosby Show to Aladdin and Hollywood Squares, also voices the animated character “Digit” on Cyberchase, the children’s math cartoon airing on PBS.