Toddler
Posted 2 weeks 4 days ago by Carrie Kirby
Entertainment
This toy may keep little hands off your real camera, at least for a few minutes. But of course, at $9.99, it lacks the single most mesmerizing feature of a real camera -- the LCD screen.
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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 5 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl
Discipline, Home Life, Conflict Resolution, Nutrition
My son will be two years old in January, and he is plenty old enough to be broken from his bottle habit. I picked a day (like any other) and just decided to do it. Here's what I learned, and why I'm glad it's over.
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Posted 10 weeks 16 hours ago by Linsey Knerl
Home Life, Education, Entertainment, Learning Tools, Culture, Home School
I have been a Glubble user for some time now. I enjoy letting my kids cruise the internet, but I want to be responsible about how much freedom I gave them. This newest version of the software strikes perfect balance between managing your kids’ screen time and giving them permission to really go places with their online experience!
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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 11 weeks 4 days ago by Fred Lee
Home Life
Besides being loyal and loving companions, our kittens are teaching our kids responsibility plus a whole lot more.
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Posted 12 weeks 17 hours ago by Carrie Kirby
Home Life
I always thought my kids would enjoy an Aquadoodle, and I was right. This latest version isn't exactly a major step forward, but any version of this no-mess toy will likely amuse your kids for good stretches of time.
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Posted 12 weeks 4 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Extra Curricular
Want your kids to do something meaningful this Halloween besides start on a a new cavity? Consider reconnecting with an old American tradition: Trick or Treat for UNICEF.
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Posted 13 weeks 6 days ago by Fred Lee
Safety, Home Life
Sometimes being a good parent means taking a step back and letting kids make mistakes.
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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 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 17 weeks 6 days ago by Lynn Truong
Shopping, Announcements
We have a brand new, limited edition 25th anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid to give away to one lucky reader.
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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 1 day ago by Linsey Knerl
Chores, Discipline, Home Life, Learning Tools
Finding what motivates isn’t always easy. But once you do, great things can be accomplished!
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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 Caitlin Giles
Home Life, Social Skills, Entertainment, Learning Tools, Etiquette, Nutrition, Extra Curricular
August already? With just a few weeks of summer left, I have been reflecting on the season's happiest moments with my two little ones. I'll tell you mine and then you tell me yours.
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Posted 22 weeks 15 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 22 weeks 6 days ago by Fred Marmorstein
Education
Children's ability to read with conviction is still being undermined by our educational institutions.
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