Frugal Parents

This is the kick off post for Frugal  Parenting.  Feel free to send me your ideas or links for frugal living and check back often as I will add new parent ideas! Scott submitted the Fix-It Clinic below, and Carrie submitted the links to the Twin Cities Frugal Mom.

Parenting a Strong-Willed Child

By Nealy on April 23, 2014 in Parenting, Twin Cities Moms Blog

Free Museum Days

1.  MIA-Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404 (888) MIA ARTS (642-2787)

Holiday Events

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Favorite Restuarants

Birchwoood (Minneapolis, local, organic)

Black Sea (Middle Eastern, Seafood, Turkish, 737 Snelling Ave, St Paul

Blackbird cafe (S. Mpls, good for family) 

Brassa (NE, good for family) 

Chimborazo (Minneapolis, traditional cuisines of Ecuador and the Andean highlands)

Cresant Moon (Afgan, Minneapolis and NE, Family-Friendly Dining, Local Favorite, Lunch Spot)

Dakota Jazz Club

Eli's (downtown location, the NE location menu is not as good but is convenient and good for family) Faskika

Masu (Minneapolis, Mall of America, Japanese)

Rainbow Chinese (south MPLS, good for family, uses natural ingredients) 

Ras (Ethiopian Restaurant, Bar & Lounge, St Paul)

Red Stag (Cheap Date Night, Tuesdays 5pm-10pm. A bottle of wine, 2 entrees, and dessert for only $32 per couple. Minneapolis)

Saffron (downtown, we have been here on dates and taken Islie, middle eastern) 

The Anchor fish and Chips (NE, good for family) 

The Chatterbox (there are a few locations, great burgers, good for family, good selection of board games)

The Pig Ate My Pizza - Robbinsdale

Travail - Robbinsdale, but totally worth the trip. 

Victors (little Cuban cafe in south MPLS, favorite brunch spot) 

E-books are swiping kids' story time

·         Article by: DOUGLAS QUENQUA , New York Times 

·         Updated: October 11, 2014 - 10:01 PM

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Clifford the Big Red Dog looks fabulous on an iPad. He sounds good, too — tap the screen and hear him pant as a blue truck roars into the frame. “Go, truck, go!” cheers the narrator.

But does this count as story time? Or is it just screen time for babies?

It is a question that parents, pediatricians and researchers are struggling to answer as children’s books migrate to digital media.

For years, child development experts have advised parents to read to their children early and often, citing studies showing its linguistic, verbal and social benefits. In June, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised doctors to remind parents at every visit that they should be reading to their children from birth.

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