Weighty Matters: Should Your Child Strength Train?

Weighty Matters: Should Your Child Strength Train?

Moms / Mom Tips

With such scrutiny on childhood obesity, you may be wondering if your child should be lifting weights in order to stay fit. Some kids who are involved in athletics and team sports might feel pressured to start lifting weights in order to improve performance. But it’s important to make the…

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Educational Video Games

Educational Video Games

Moms / Activities

Video games get a lot of negative press for the violent content and addictive nature of many titles. However, for every newsworthy violent game out there, there are quite a few healthy, educational titles available as family-friendly alternatives. When choosing video games for your family you need to consider the…

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Puberty: A Change Is Gonna Come

Puberty: A Change Is Gonna Come

Moms / Mom Tips

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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How Children Express Sadness

How Children Express Sadness

Moms / Mom Tips

Children express emotions in a range of ways, and they may not always seem like appropriate reactions. Being scolded might turn a child into a wailing, hysterical mess, but the death of a close family member might be met with stoicism. This is because children model their behavior after what…

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Making Friends with Other Moms

Making Friends with Other Moms

Moms / Mom Time

Some of us imagined that when we had children, we would become a member of a special tribe, a global community of mothers where we’d always be able to find common ground and form strong bonds. Ideally, that is the way it should be, but reality doesn’t always live up…

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Stranger Danger: Keep Your Kids Safe

Stranger Danger: Keep Your Kids Safe

Moms / Mom Tips

As summer approaches, it’s time to think about how you’ll teach your kids to stay safe when they’re out and about playing in the neighborhood, at parks or even away at camp. But there’s a fine line between teaching your kids smart tactics for dealing with strangers and scaring them…

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Eggcellent Tips to Dye For

Eggcellent Tips to Dye For

Moms / Mom Tips

Dyeing Easter eggs isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially if you aren’t seasoned to the tricks of the trade. If your expertise doesn’t go beyond purchasing a pack of PAAS, then it’s time to add a bit of color to the process. Even the most novice egg dyer…

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Groom Your Children to be Good Pet Owners

Groom Your Children to be Good Pet Owners

Moms / Mom Tips

February is Responsible Pet Owners’ Month, and what better way to train your kids than to put them in charge of man’s best friend? While one of the main goals of this month is to encourage pet owners to spay or neuter their pets, the general theme is to encourage…

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