Planning the Perfect Picnic

Planning the Perfect Picnic

Moms / Mom Tips

Nothing whets you child’s appetite for adventure quite like a picnic. As the temperatures warm up, it’s time to spring into action and plan the outdoor experience for your kids. The best part about picnicking is that you don’t need a reason. While it doesn’t take much to make your…

Read More

Give Kids’ Foods a Healthy Makeover

Give Kids’ Foods a Healthy Makeover

Moms / Mom Tips

Chicken nuggets, pizza, the all-white diet – it’s what kids clamor for every night, while you fight to get something green down their gullets. Whole-grain white breads make it easy to give your kids healthful bread while giving them the idea that they’re still eating that Wonder bread they love….

Read More

Handling Other People’s Sick Kids

Handling Other People’s Sick Kids

Moms / Mom Tips

Sick and tired of having kids who are sick and tired? Face it, all of the hand sanitizer in the world isn’t going to protect your child from the big bad germs out there all the time. There’s nothing more frustrating than sending your child on a playdate only to…

Read More

What to Expect in Elementary School

What to Expect in Elementary School

Moms / Mom Tips

Whether you have a child who’s entering a school environment for the first time or you have a seasoned preschooler or older child, the elementary school experience can be daunting for both child and parents. Here’s a grade-by-grade guide to what elementary school has in store for kids. Before school…

Read More

Be Sun Savvy: Set to Protect

Be Sun Savvy: Set to Protect

Moms / Mom Tips

The heat is on – and it’s only going to get worse. All the SPF in the world often isn’t enough to protect your child from the beating sun in those hotter-than-heck months. But there is a ray of light. You can take other fool-proof measures to cover your kids…

Read More

Teaching Kids About Sharing

Teaching Kids About Sharing

Moms / Mom Tips

It may be the hardest thing for toddlers and preschoolers to do. No, we’re not talking about potty-training. The dreaded s-word – sharing – can incite tantrums like no other. But the earlier you start teaching and modeling sharing, the better your child will become at sharing. Start helping your…

Read More

Squash out Thumbsucking

Squash out Thumbsucking

Moms / Mom Tips

It’s a hard habit to break, but it can be done. We’re talking about the dreaded thumbsucking. Parents – take heart. Eventually, the time is going to come, probably just not soon enough. Research shows that 30 percent of preschool children still suck their thumbs, although most outgrow it by…

Read More

6 Strategies to Make It a Season to Give

6 Strategies to Make It a Season to Give

Moms / Mom Tips

With Christmas just a couple of days away, you’re all set to receive. But have you had the opportunity to give? One of the most rewarding things about the holidays is having the chance to help others. In the current economic climate, there is no shortage of families in need….

Read More