Kids Off The Couch: Get Ready For The Oscars!

Films that are Family FriendlyPlan a Party, Get Ready to Vote!The Oscar nominations were announced this morning! It’s time to do your homework to get ready for the 83rd Academy Awards, which will air live at 5:00 PM February 27 on ABC from the Kodak Th… [...]

Kids Off The Couch: The January Radar Screen

New Year’s ResolutionsThe Latest Mommy Wars played out in the Wall Street JournalIt’s been hard not to get caught up in the latest parenting debate, sparked by a Wall Street Journal article “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior,” author Amy Chau’s provocat… [...]

Kids Off The Couch: Female Role Models for 2011

True Grit & Newbery Award Winner “Moon Over Manifest”We’re full of New Year’s Resolutions about leading a more intentional life in 2011, and have already been inspired by two new fictional heroines. Mattie Ross is the fourteen year-old heroine of Joel … [...]

Kids Off The Couch: Circus INcognitus at the Kirk Douglas Theatre – Ticket Giveaway!

Ticket Giveaway for January 15, 2010 Now that the holidays are winding down, it’s time … [...]

Kids Off The Couch: Snow Days, Teacher Gifts and a Date Night Idea

Ticket Giveaway for Holiday Sing-Along at Disney Hall and Great Expectationsat A Noise WithinIt wasn’t so easy to deck the halls while the temperature was in the 80s last week, but with our sweaters and boots back in rotation, we’re feeling merry as we… [...]