When Can You Find the Best Bargains?

When Can You Find the Best Bargains?

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If you’re thinking about doing all your holiday shopping on Black Friday, Cyber Monday or any other time this weekend, then you may be wondering if you’re getting the absolute best deal on the things you need or the things you’d like to give for the upcoming holidays. If you’re…

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Fall Fun: Be a Weekend Warrior

Fall Fun: Be a Weekend Warrior

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After a long, hot summer, autumn is a breath of fresh air… literally. The temperatures are dropping, the leaves are changing and there’s a world of possibilities when it comes to fun fall family activities everybody is sure to enjoy. Team sports are always a good option. Between football, cheerleading,…

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Raise Confident, Body-Positive Girls

Raise Confident, Body-Positive Girls

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Sugar and spice may be nice, but these days, girls need to be made of hardier stuff to get through tween-hood and adolescence. But building a girl’s self-esteem into that of a confident young woman begins in the nursery. Congratulate your little girl on the things she does, not how…

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Pregnant and Sick? You Can Take It

Pregnant and Sick? You Can Take It

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There may be nothing worse than being pregnant and feeling terrible. Being sick with a cold, the flu or some other malady may be even worse for pregnant women, whose medication options are limited. If you have a cold while pregnant, then the symptoms can seem worse than if you…

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Great Ways to Keep Your Kids Quiet

Great Ways to Keep Your Kids Quiet

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Do you enjoy the silence? Well, if you’re a parent, especially of a young child, you likely don’t get much quiet until it’s lights out. However, there’s a lot to be said for teaching your kids to hush. Certain situations call for quiet time whether it’s in a library, in…

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Plant the Seeds for Fun and Food

Plant the Seeds for Fun and Food

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What better way to get your child to eat her vegetables than have her grow them herself? When kids take an interest in gardening, they’re looped into the process it takes to get produce to grow from seeds and ultimately end up on their plates. For toddlers and preschoolers, it’s…

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The Church Challenge: Keeping Kids Quiet

The Church Challenge: Keeping Kids Quiet

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Going to church, temple or any other service with children can be a real religious experience, especially if your little one has a hard time staying in the spirit of things. No matter how much faith you have in your child, chances are he is going to get bored early…

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The 5-Second Rule: Is it Safe to Eat?

The 5-Second Rule: Is it Safe to Eat?

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We’ve all heard the old wives’ tale that if food dropped on the ground or other surface is picked up within five seconds that it’s safe to eat. If you have small kids who drop food on a regular basis and stuff it right into their little mouths, then a…

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8 Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues

8 Ways to Beat the Holiday Blues

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, yet some people can’t help but get down in the dumps around the holidays. It’s ironic that although the season is supposed to be chock-full of cheer, it’s often just the opposite. According to the National Mental Health Association, there are many…

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Telling it Like it Is About Tattling

Telling it Like it Is About Tattling

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“I’m telling!” may be the most annoying phrase that your child emits, particularly around the preschool age. But tattling usually boils down to one motivation: getting attention. Excessive tattling usually happens when kids aren’t mature enough to settle conflicts among themselves, and that’s normal for younger children. They look to…

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