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Wendy Smolen is a journalist with a long-time, nationally recognized expertise in how children play. [CR-LF][CR-LF]She is the author of the 1995 book ?Playing Together: 101 Terrific Games and Activities That Children Ages Three to Nine Can Do Together? from Simon and Schuster.[CR-LF][CR-LF]At Parents Magazine, during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ms. Smolen wrote about topics such as cooking with kids, games, costumes, and the magazine?s holiday gift guide for families and children.[CR-LF][CR-LF]More recently, she was deputy editor of Nick Jr. Family Magazine that closed in 2007. In addition to helping run the magazine on a day-to-day basis, her assignments included rating the nation?s communities on how playful they are for children.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Ms. Smolen also ran Nick Jr.?s Noodles section, which featured games and other activities for young children. She represented the magazine as a guest expert on kids at play during numerous forums, events and broadcasts.

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