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Keeping Kids Safe
Websites for Students
Quotes about Kids
My childhood should have taught me lessons for my own parenthood, but it didn't because parenting can be learned only by people who have no children.

-Bill Cosby
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Keeping Children Safe on Your Property
 
whateverChildren are playful and curious - traits which are important for learning and exploration, but which can also land them in dangerous situations. Everyday objects on other peoples' property can irresistibly draw children onto the property, but also present them with hidden dangers.
 
If your property contains items that both draw children in and could be potentially dangerous, the law places a special responsibility on you to take steps to protect the children who may come onto your property. Read on to learn more about the "attractive nuisance" doctrine and how it affects you. (Also note, the article does not mention two other examples: tree houses and trampolines).
9 Great Websites for Students
If you want to see a blank look on a student's face, ask him or her about the Dewey Decimal library classification system. For better or for worse, the Internet often becomes an alternative to a library's card catalogs. But how can you trust what you read on the Web? Here are some of the most comprehensive--and reliable--educational Web sites a student can bookmark and use to research school projects and homework assignments.