Have a child? 3-Must-Do’s for Your Tax Return

by Harold Jean-Louis Did you have a baby in 2014? This is a very exciting time for you and your family, albeit expensive. But did you know that there are several tax credits for which you may qualify? Think of this as a toolkit of nifty terms that you can…

Mom, Dad, Donor – two or three parents?

by Stephanie Cook On February 3rd, the House of Commons in the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the use of   Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy (MRT). And once the law is signed off by the House of Lords later this month (considered a mere formality), the UK will become the…

Official Photo Shoot Contest Rules

Smart Coos Presents the Photo Shoot with Joel Contests 2015 Official Rules THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. DO NOT ENTER UNLESS YOU MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT…

Let Your Child’s Smarts Pay for School

[caption id="attachment_448" align="alignleft" width="99"] Photo by David Castillo Dominici[/caption] We've all wondered how we're going to pay for our kids college education. If you have a child that is going into 8th grade in the Fall of 2015 than there is an organization out there that will literally pay your…

4 Things to Avoid When Raising a Multilingual Child

by Smart Coos Editorial Staff Raising a bilingual or multilingual child is an incredibly rewarding experience. You get to see your child flit between different languages, different cultures, and different worlds. The benefits of knowing more than one language are innumerable. However, helping your child learn multiple languages isn’t an…

Sign, Baby, Sign!

by Smart Coos Editorial Staff Babies have important things to say. The tricky part is that they just don’t have the words yet. That leads to frustration and a lot of tears. But don’t worry! There is an easy solution for this – Baby Sign Language! This sign language isn’t as complex as…

Baby Language Milestone- Before My Child is Born

by Smart Coos Editorial Staff It’s a common image in television and film – a pregnant woman rubbing her belly and speaking to her unborn child. Usually intended to get laughs from the audience, the act of communicating to your child before he or she is born is actually pretty…