Lend a Helping Hand

Lend a Helping Hand

Moms / Mom Tips

We want to raise our children to be sympathetic, empathetic and energetic when it comes to helping others. So what better way to help cultivate caring kids than by teaching them to volunteer? These days, there is a huge emphasis on giving back to those are in need. Thanks to…

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Great Ways to Keep Your Kids Quiet

Great Ways to Keep Your Kids Quiet

Moms / Mom Tips

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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Teaching Your Child Healthy Hygiene Habits

Teaching Your Child Healthy Hygiene Habits

Moms / Parenting

Once your child begins walking, he will become more and more independent. Toddlers and preschoolers want to try to do a number of things on their own and parents have a tremendous opportunity to instill good, healthy habits as they teach self-care skills during this stage of development. Your child…

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What a Headache! Helping Your Kids Cope with the Pain

What a Headache! Helping Your Kids Cope with the Pain

Moms / Mom Tips

It’s hard enough coping with headaches as an adult. Imagine how difficult it can be for young children. What’s even worse is that if you or your partner suffers from headaches, there’s a good chance that your child will be cursed with the same issues because they’re hereditary. There are…

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How to Advise Your Tween About Gossip

How to Advise Your Tween About Gossip

Moms / Mom Tips

If you have kids who are about to hit their teenage years, then you may have noticed an uptick in the chitchat, whether on the phone, online or when they have friends over. Girls in particular are eager to compare thoughts and experiences with their peers, while boys aren’t usually…

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Car Seat Guidelines

Car Seat Guidelines

Moms / Mom Tips

You may have heard that the American Academy of Pediatrics revamped its recommendations of when children should begin facing forward in their seats and when they can lose the booster as they get older. Parents have thought for years that their babies could be turned to face forward in their…

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Mistakes Giving Children Medications Are Avoidable

Mistakes Giving Children Medications Are Avoidable

Moms / Parenting

Parents, family, and child care professionals devote themselves to the welfare of children. Yet, even with love and devotion, 80 percent of deaths of children under five-years of age are avoidable. More then half of those deaths are caused by mistakes in the administration of medications given to benefit the…

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How to Start Scrapbooking

How to Start Scrapbooking

Moms / Mom Tips

You may have seen scrapbooks created by grandparents, other parents or simply crafty types that are works of art, or you may have heard of scrapbooking “parties,” where moms learn how to create these works of art for themselves and their families. If the idea of this kind of memory…

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Handling Competitive Moms

Handling Competitive Moms

Moms / Mom Time

It’s that time of year where parents gather to watch their children play a friendly sport. At least, that’s what we hope to see out on the playing field; friendliness. However, sometimes it’s not the children playing we have to be concerned about; it’s the parents on the sidelines. The…

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