Newborn
Posted 3 weeks 1 day ago by Sonja Stewart
Home Life, Finances, Entertainment
With a new home and a new baby due any second, this Christmas is tight. Looking around, it's tight for everyone. Here are a bunch of tricks, tips and crafts to make your holiday hold some extra meaning this year without having to spend the extra cash.
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Posted 10 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Health, Vaccines
Hate em’ or love em’ shots are one of the best ways to prevent the flu. If you’re planning for your entire family or just need a place to start, here’s the skinny on the bug and where to find its injectable demise.
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Posted 10 weeks 2 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Planning, Adoption
Adoption Education….more than educational? Here is a review of our adoption education & how it not only educated us, but encouraged us and changed our perspective on many adoption elements. Oh...and don't forget the "must have" resources that were presented to us.
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Posted 14 weeks 6 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Finances, Work Balance
Are you trying to work-from-home? When searching for a work-from-home job one important thing to look out for is scams...if it looks too good to be true, it just might be!
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Posted 16 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Health, Healthcare, Allergies, Diseases & Disorders
It's that time of year. School has started, and even though we home school, we're officially “carriers” for the latest form of kiddie plague. The coughing has come full-force, and I lay awake at night listening to tiny hacks and moans, wondering what more I could do. Here's an official guide to the most common causes, and what you can do to help.
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Posted 17 weeks 2 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Safety, Planning, Pregnancy, Birth, New Parents, Adoption
It's time! A new addition is being added to your family tree, but what about the current baby in your life...the four legged canine kind? To make the transition easier on all members of the family, take a look at this list of getting your "baby" ready for baby!
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Posted 17 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael
Safety, Shopping, Health, Allergies
I was happy when tagless shirts came out, I hated that scratchy feeling. I figured my girls did as well, and resorted to cutting the tags out of clothing until the tagless shirts came along. But it seems some babies and smaller children are having very nasty reactions to the ink used in the tagless clothing.
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Posted 19 weeks 6 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Home Life, Finances, Shopping
I'm all about living frugally. There are many things I buy for less by purchasing the off-brand. But should diapers be one of them?
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Posted 20 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy
Sex & Relationships, No Children Zone, Work Balance
Can't get out for a date? Why not bring Date Night In!
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Posted 21 weeks 6 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Planning, Conceiving, Pregnancy, Birth, New Parents, Adoption
Are you adopting? Have you finally completed the home study approval? Are you unsure of what to do in this time of waiting? It's time to celebrate and prepare!
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Posted 22 weeks 12 hours ago by Corina Fiore
Safety, Home Life, Social Skills, Relocation, Entertainment, Learning Tools, Culture, Relationships
I miss the olden days. You know, the olden days like 20 years ago. Life seemed different then. You belonged to a community, a neighborhood. The people in your neighborhood were part of your extended family. At some point in the last 20 years, the neighborhood has succumbed to death.
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Posted 24 weeks 2 days ago by Fred Lee
Nutrition
The time has come to give more credibility to the notion that we are what we eat.
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Posted 25 weeks 18 hours ago by Lori Kerrigan
Finances, Shopping, Relocation, Entertainment, Time Management
Tired of cooking? Does your budget not stretch enough to cover dining out with the entire family? Check out these restaurants where kids eat free....or really cheap!
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Posted 26 weeks 11 hours ago by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Discipline, New Parents, Culture, Diseases & Disorders
If your baby cries unceasingly, you need help as much as your child does. Though it may take months, your child will eventually stop. You, on the other hand, will carry the scars of the difficult time for years unless you learn ways to move forward. Here are some ideas.
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Posted 26 weeks 4 days ago by Will Chen
Safety, Shopping
Seventh Generation is an award winning manufacturer of non-toxic, environmentally safe products. Our friends at Wise Bread are always raving about this company, so we were pretty excited when they announced their new creation: A stylish Eco-Diaper Bag.
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Posted 27 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy
Chores, Discipline, Home Life, Finances, Shopping, New Parents
According to a recent New York Times article, the fact my husband does the laundry makes us trendy parents. Who knew?
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Posted 28 weeks 5 days ago by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Pregnancy, Birth, Conflict Resolution
Ah, late pregnancy, a time for preparing crib sheets and stocking up on diaper wipes, doing kegels and finalizing names. And for me, also a time to go out and find my child a song. Here are ideas for how to create a personal lyric for your unborn (or already born, for that matter), and some reasons why it might be nice for them. Bonus: It’s nice for you, too.
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Posted 28 weeks 6 days ago by Corina Fiore
Safety, Discipline, Home Life, Education, Pregnancy, Social Skills, Birth, No Children Zone, Etiquette, New Parents, Conflict Resolution, Work Balance, Culture, Relationships
The picture represents how I feel about unsolicited or absolute advice: angry and annoyed. I often ignore advice, shake my head in agreement, and move on my way. I wasn't always that way, and I was reminded of the havoc unsolicited advice can reap on a family when reading a message board this week.
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Posted 29 weeks 5 days ago by Fred Lee
Safety, Home Life
Plastic bottles are on everyone’s mind, but before you buy an expensive “safe” alternative, it’s good to know that not all plastics are that bad.
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Posted 30 weeks 6 days ago by Sherry Pardy
Home Life, Entertainment, New Parents
Looking for some tunes for the smaller set that don't include 5 guys in bright colored shirts singing about an octopus? Luckily, good, fun kids music isn’t so obscure anymore.
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