Politikids: Did You Take Them Along For the Historical Ride?


Updated 11/19/08 2:10 PM · Posted by babysugar · 17 comments

Did You Take Your Kid to Vote?

Yesterday marked a historic day in American history. No matter how the election pans out, it will be momentous. This was the first time an African American male was a contender on the Democratic ticket, and the first time a female was part of the Republican ticket. To be a part of history in the making makes me proud and patriotic. I was thrilled to have my daughter along to experience it Read more

Will You Take Your Child to Vote With You?


Updated 10/25/08 11:25 PM · Posted by babysugar · 18 comments

Will You Take Your Child To Vote With You?

The presidential election is less than two weeks away so we are being inundated with commercials, mailers, news articles and conversations about the next commander-in-chief. Yesterday we gave you some ideas for including your lil ones in the electoral process. Today, we want to know if you plan to bring your children to your polling station on November 4th. Source Will You Take Your Read more

Politikids: Why Parents Should Take Their Kids to the Polls


Updated 10/22/08 9:54 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 24 comments

Politikids: Why Parents Should Take Their Kids to the Polls

You may need to be 18 to cast a vote, but you're never too young to have an opinion. This is why I have brought my kids to the voting booths since they were born. I grew up listening to my mother say, "You can't complain if you don't vote" so I registered as soon as I earned the right. Moms and dads worried about the line at their polling place need not. The upcoming election may be the most Read more

Politikids Think This Election Is Important


Updated 10/21/08 8:55 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 3 comments

Politikids Think This Election Is Important

The presidential election has most parents on the edge of their seats — tuning into the debates, making sure their registration is updated, even campaigning for their candidate — but, even preschoolers are going political. Our children hear more than just mom and dad's opinion, they read the billboards and digest the commercials on television and memorize the slogans. In one Iowa home, Read more

Baby Bait For Presidential Candidates


Updated 08/29/08 2:14 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 41 comments

Baby Bait For Presidential Candidates

One of the Presidential candidates will be the future leader of our country, but would you trust them to hold your babe? One dad did. Darren Garnick, father of two, recants his experience hitting the campaign trail for pictures of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Mitt Romney with his 5-month-old daughter, Dahlia in a Read more

How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding


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How to Adjust Your Tax Withholding

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Political theater over whether or not to extend the 2% payroll tax holiday has overshadowed the fact that most workers can do more to reduce the amount of tax withheld from their paychecks than anything cooked up in Washington. The power-to-the-people ploy? Using a W-4 form to put an end to overwithholding from your paychecks. Read more

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week


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Breaking Dawn DVD Release Date and Details

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Twilight's star-crossed lovers Edward and Bella (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart) tie the knot in this installment, but their idyllic honeymoon is interrupted when they discover that vampires can, in fact, impregnate humans. Bella is willing to do anything to protect the life of her baby, Edward will do anything to save Bella, and Jacob tries to keep his wolfpack at Read more

Kiss Rick Perry Goodbye: See Smooches During GOP Presidential Race


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Kisses at Republican Presidential Campaigns

Another one bites the dust. Today Rick Perry announced that he's dropping out of the Republican presidential race, three days after Jon Huntsman withdrew. These latest campaign casualties join colorful candidate Michele Bachmann, who dropped out of the race earlier this month. So the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls include Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich. And Read more

The Biggest Baby Naming Trends of the Year


Updated 12/07/11 8:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Baby Name Trends 2011

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Lindsay Weiss about the most popular baby names of 2011. Drum roll please…Babycenter just released the results of its highly anticipated annual Top 100 Baby Names of 2011. (Note: am I the only one Read more

The Hunger Games Trailer to Be Released Monday!


Updated 11/11/11 6:53 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Celebrity News For November 10, 2011 Early Edition

Hunger Games full trailer to be released Nov. 14 — Hollywood Reporter Piers Morgan is leaving America's Got Talent — Us Weekly Jimmy Kimmel's organizing second annual "National Unfriend Day" — SI Hot Clicks Jessica Simpson is already planning for more kids — People Gwyneth Paltrow loves hanging out at The Arts Club in Mayfair — Lainey Gossip Adam Sandler made a deal with Tom Cruise to Read more