Origin of the Tooth Fairy

Most kidlets know what happens when they lose a tooth – they place it under their pillow and the tooth fairy will come in the night and replace it with some money. Like many childhood “visitors,” the tooth fairy seems to have evolved from different folklores and cultural rituals. A quick browse of the topic online sheds some interesting light on where the Tooth Fairy came from.

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The main attraction at The Great Wolf Lodge is the enormous, gigantic water park, which is pretty amazing and unlike anything I’ve ever seen. There’s something for everyone here: The gigantic water slides / roller coasters provide thrills for the adults and larger children; the small tots wading area entertains with spraying features, tiny slides, and big things that dump water; the medium-sized slide / dumping area lets preschoolers and early elementary-age kiddos go down big slides; and the wave pool, an “ocean” with real waves, is just plain fun for everyone. » Read more

By Janet Allison

You could say that Hippocrates was the first parent educator. He was the first to attempt to solve the complex riddle of who we are and yes, perhaps even why our children do what they do! He described the basic personalities of all humans as the “Four Temperaments”—Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic and Phlegmatic. Since then, scientists have created endless variations on the theme (the Enneagram and Myers-Briggs Personality Test, for example), all rooted in the original four personality types. » Read more

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a young lad with an imagination often seeks superpowers. It’s also a truth that when great superheroes are depicted in the media – namely comic books and movies – the subject matter is PG to say the least. How can a younger fan get his superhero fix? We asked out friends at Powell’s for some suggestions.

The Adventures of Max and Pinky: Superheroes

By Maxwell Eaton III
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