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It's a fact: kids these days love exploring, typing, clicking and interacting online. Of course, as parents, we like to monitor our kids' online activities to ensure they're safe in cyberspace -- and we found a site that not only allows you to do that, but also gets the whole family involved!

Glubble.com is a free, online activity center for families with children 12 and under, transforming Web surfing from an individualized, lone activity into a fun, family network. Features include:

Personalized family page: Add pre-approved links, games and activities for your children, see which sites they visit and which they mark as favorites, and what they search for on the Web.

Family message wall: Post messages to anyone in the family, even Dad while he's at the office or Aunt Sally who lives in Hawaii.

Family events tool: Add birthdays or family trips to this calendar-esque feature to keep everyone in the loop.

Family album: Upload and share your favorite photos with the whole gang, especially out-of-state grandparents and relatives.

Click here to visit Glubble where your entire family can play, discover and learn together.

If you're like us, the thought of throwing a themed children's party might make you panic. And with the holidays approaching, who has time to plan the decor, matching invitations, activity ideas, cutesy menu and perfectly tied-in goodie bags?

Peppers and Pollywogs, that's who. This is your (free) one-stop site for learning how to make throwing a themed kids' party easy and fun, whether it's for the classroom, a birthday, a holiday party or anything else you can think of. Browse through hundreds of detailed party ideas, print out corresponding invitations, view a list of local entertainers and venues, and chat with other party-planning moms, all on one site.

Click here to visit Peppers and Pollywogs, and let them do all the planning for you.

Many new moms don't know where to start looking for child care let alone how they can find quality caregivers. Where can they turn? To you, of course! The parent who's been there, done that.

We'd love for you to share your child care stories with new moms. Tell us all about your experience with Sittercity as a new parent, how you came to feel good about using our service for your new baby and what about our service won you over during those early months. Whether you're still a new mom or your child's been out of diapers for years now, your experience can help other parents out there get the guidance they need.

Click here to email suzanne@sittercity.com and share your experiences.