Special Delivery: Time for Baby!

Special Delivery: Time for Baby!

Moms / Mom Tips

May is Pregnancy Awareness Month, and if you’re expecting or already have a child, then you’re definitely aware of what it’s like to be pregnant. But do you know what to expect when it’s time for your bundle of joy to arrive? You may think that there’s only one place…

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7 Tips for Better Sleep for Your Child

7 Tips for Better Sleep for Your Child

Moms / Parenting

Everyone benefits from a good night’s sleep. Children also need to learn how to unwind at the end of the day with an uninterrupted period of restorative sleep. For some children, this comes easily. For others, it may mean a night of counting sheep and difficult morning rises. Break the…

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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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7 Tips for a Successful Tree Takedown

7 Tips for a Successful Tree Takedown

Moms / Mom Tips

Face it. Although decorating for Christmas may be one of your favorite pastimes, there’s little enjoyable about undoing the fruits of your labor. And while your kids love to be in on the action when the decorating is being done, don’t expect the same enthusiasm on the flipside. If you…

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Have a Fabulous, Frugal Father’s Day

Have a Fabulous, Frugal Father’s Day

Moms / Mom Tips

With gas and food prices soaring, you’ve got to save a buck wherever you can. And Father’s Day is no exception. While you may be inclined to go out and blow a bunch of money on the special day, it’s the affordable gifts from the heart that will likely mean…

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Give Your Child the Salon Treatment

Give Your Child the Salon Treatment

Moms / Mom Tips

Does the thought of shampooing and conditioning your child’s lovely locks make you want to pull your own hair out? The number of children who actually enjoy having their hair washed is few and far between. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make the normally painstaking process more fun. The…

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Discipline: Spanking vs. Time Outs

Discipline: Spanking vs. Time Outs

Moms / Mom Tips

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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Have a Blast with Fireworks

Have a Blast with Fireworks

Moms / Mom Tips

Much of the excitement of Independence Day is the rockets’ red glare, especially for kids. But those bombs bursting in air can and do injure people, especially kids. In 2008 alone, there were 7,000 fireworks injuries reported. Nearly half of those casualties were children. No wonder they’re illegal in a…

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