10 Super Snacks for Kids

10 Super Snacks for Kids

Moms / Mom Tips

When you’re tight on time and your kids are foaming at the mouth for food, a snack can be just the thing you need to tide them over. Unfortunately, all snacks are not created equal. Although cookies, fruit snacks, juice, brownies and cupcakes may seem like the ultimate mouth-watering in-between…

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How Much Does a New Baby Cost?

How Much Does a New Baby Cost?

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Many potential parents feel they’re ready to take on the responsibility of raising a child, but the majority of new parents vastly underestimate the real costs associated with bringing up baby. A Redbook survey says up to 41 percent of new parents believed that in hindsight, they weren’t as financially…

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Treat Yourself This Mother’s Day

Treat Yourself This Mother’s Day

Moms / Mom Tips

Sure, it’s nice to get all those lovely crayon-scribbled notes that say “I love you,” along with a soggy bowl of fruit loops and vase of dandelions in bed. But it’s OK to want a little more out of Mother’s Day. After all, consider what you do for your family…

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Puberty: A Change Is Gonna Come

Puberty: A Change Is Gonna Come

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Perhaps one of the most confusing and embarrassing times of a person’s life is when they begin undergoing puberty. The best way to handle it with your kids is to be prepared. Don’t expect your kids to feel comfortable asking you any and all questions about the changes their bodies…

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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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Tweens: What to Expect

Tweens: What to Expect

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Bridging the gap from childhood to adolescence can be rough for a lot of kids – and their parents. As a parent, you never know what sort of outburst or frightening revelation is going to erupt from your hormonal, emotional tween. But your tween is still your child – and…

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Discipline: Spanking vs. Time Outs

Discipline: Spanking vs. Time Outs

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Which way do you swing when your child behaves? What’s best – spanking or time outs? Before you even get to the point where discipline is needed, experts say that kids need clear-cut boundaries so that you can head off discipline problems before they even happen. Certainly, those boundaries need…

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Fighting in the Car: The Wheel Deal

Fighting in the Car: The Wheel Deal

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When you’re contending with traffic congestion, nothing adds fuel to the fire like the bickering of your children. Unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot you can do to stop the madness while trying to navigate a two-ton vehicle… or is there? There are actually safe ways to contend with car…

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Fast Fixes for Mom Mistakes

Fast Fixes for Mom Mistakes

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No one is perfect, and that fact becomes even more obvious when you become a parent. It’s tough not to hold yourself up to traditional mom role models, like June Cleaver, but even June Cleaver wasn’t that perfect. She just didn’t have “experts” like Dr. Phil and Oprah telling her…

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