Redecorate Your Child’s Room on the Cheap

Redecorate Your Child’s Room on the Cheap

Moms / Mom Tips

Whether it’s a nursery that needs updating as your child gets older or your teen needs a grown-up take on his childhood room, an entirely new room can break the bank. But a whole new look can be had on the cheap, and the number-one low-cost item that can transform…

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Discipline Versus Punishment

Discipline Versus Punishment

Moms / Parenting

Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment with their Latin roots? Punishment implies inflicting pain, while discipline means to teach. Parents who use punishment are missing important opportunities to teach their children better behaviors and help them self-discipline. Children can actually be taught responsible behaviors to help them…

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Making Reading to Your Child a Habit

Making Reading to Your Child a Habit

Moms / Parenting

Words can open up a world of knowledge and adventure for your children, and reading to them is so important in their development. Here are 5 ways to make reading to your child a habit. Read your child’s favorite book over and over… and over… (you know the drill). Choose…

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Eating Fast Foods the Healthy Way

Eating Fast Foods the Healthy Way

Moms / Nutrition

As a parent, you have a strong influence over how much fast food your child eats. Find out how to set some guidelines to follow when eating out that will teach them how to make healthy choices as adults. In the ‘olden days’ there were no video games or televisions….

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Teacher Children Well

Teacher Children Well

Moms / Mom Tips

When it comes to their education, you want to know that your children are in good hands. That means having an open line of communication with his or her teacher that goes beyond the annual parent-teacher conference. We’re not saying you should assume the role of a helicopter parent, hovering…

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Prevent Team Sports Injuries

Prevent Team Sports Injuries

Moms / Mom Tips

As kids grow up, it’s healthy and fun for them to compete in sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball, gymnastics, football and even extreme sports, including mountain biking, BMX and skateboarding. But while all that physical activity is beneficial for growing bodies, there is the chance of getting hurt. Consider…

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Handling Infertility: Your Own, Your Friends

Handling Infertility: Your Own, Your Friends

Moms / Mom Tips

The emotional rollercoaster of trying to have a baby can take its toll on the relationship that you share with your girlfriends, whether it’s you or them who’s trying to conceive. If you’re the one trying to get pregnant, then stress, self-esteem issues and hormonal fluctuations have probably made you…

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Dazzling Dinner Dippers Kids Will Love

Dazzling Dinner Dippers Kids Will Love

Moms / Mom Tips

Parents know that kids love to dip, whether it’s chicken nuggets, fries, veggies, chips or pretty much anything else. And if you serve a dip as an appetizer, it might get challenging to get the kids to eat their meals. So why not serve the dips as the main dish?…

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Shell No! When Your Child is Shy

Shell No! When Your Child is Shy

Moms / Mom Tips

All kids get bashful or uncharacteristically quiet in some settings, but what should you do if your child is chronically introverted? Experts say absolutely nothing, if this is the child’s true nature, and the shyness doesn’t exclude your child from opportunities that present themselves, either personally or academically. Never persecute…

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10 Post-Holiday Shopping Dos & Don’ts

10 Post-Holiday Shopping Dos & Don’ts

Moms / Mom Tips

For the bargain shopper, it can feel like Christmas actually falls on December 26. After all, what better way to wrap up the Christmas holiday than putting your new-found gains (i.e. money, gift cards) to good use or taking advantage of clearance sales? It’s almost a guarantee that you’ll find…

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