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Healthy Snacks

Parenting Tips: Healthy Snacks for Kids My kids love to snack. They are always hungry. And being the good mom that I am I buy lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains – stuff that is good for them. Always with the best intentions. I walk through the grocery store with visions of baking healthy muffins [...]

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Kohl’s Coupon Code

One of the best parenting tips for saving money is “never shop without a coupon”. To that end, I have a little tidbit to pass your way. Parents love to shop at Kohl’s because their sales are awesome. We all know that kids are an expensive proposition because they need a lot of stuff! Here’s [...]

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BPA Free Bottles

Today’s parenting tips are authored by Angie. Angie and her husband, Randy, own and operate DiapersEtc.com, which is an online business committed to bringing high quality diapering products, organic baby toys, skincare and clothing, and non-toxic baby products into environmentally friendly households. Diapers Etc. also carries BPA free bottles and children’s products. Is BPA Safe [...]

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Parenting Tips: Extracurricular Activities

Parenting Tips: Extracurricular Activities – How much is too much? Spring used to mean showers and may flowers – but in our family it signals the beginning of spring sports. If your schedule is anything like mine – the day picks up pace around 3:00 pm. The kids come home and the driving begins. I [...]

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Permanent Markers

I have been posting quite a few parenting tips about permanent markers lately. So, I write this at the risk of becoming known as the permanent marker blog. It seems that my four year old daughter refers to permanent markers as “pregnant” markers. It took us a while to figure out exactly what she meant [...]

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Giveaways Galore!

You know I love giveaways. Hey if you can get something for nothing – well, why not? Especially if the prize is useful to parents and families. Right now, time is running out to enter my U Grl Trading Card Giveaway. If you haven’t entered already be sure and check it out! It also happens [...]

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Building Self Esteem

Building self esteem in our children is part of a parent’s job. If you have a daughter, this job is made even more difficult because of the media. This commercial by Dove may be a bit extreme – but it summarizes all of the body image messages that our daughters are being bombarded with. Messages [...]

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome One Baby at a Time Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a nightmare that all new parents fear. For Kyra Oliver Hitzeman, this nightmare became a reality in 2002 when she lost her infant son, Hayes, to SIDS. Determined to free the world of this curse, Kyra and her husband founded [...]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup

As always here is a list of useful giveaways from around the internet. Take your chances – you may be a winner! Enter to Win an ApplyWise College Admission Coaching program right here at NeenMachine.com Genesis at At Home Mom Blog is giving away FruitfulTime Task Management Software for Windows. You must first use first [...]

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The Stomach Bug That Keeps On Bugging

I was not always germophobic. Once upon a time – when we had only 1 kid, I never took cover at the sound of a sniffle. Exposure builds immunity was my rationale. I put up a tough front. Three kids later (four in total), I have done a complete 180. Why? Because there is no [...]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup

More great parenting giveaways from around the ‘net for you to enter: Karen at Gluten Free Food Reviews is giving away a box of gluten free all purpose flour from the Gluten Free Pantry and a trio of gluten free seasonings. Char at Casual Keystrokes is giving away 2 subscriptions to Hot Wheels magazine and [...]