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Parents: How Fathers Can Build Relationships With Their Kids
Fathers play a significant role in the development of their children and nothing is as heart warming than the relationship between a daughter and her father. Even though I may be an adult who no longer...
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Father’s Day: Growing Up Dad
Father’s Day is a day set aside to honor our dads and show them how much we love them or reflect on their memory if they have past on. As children, we probably all had many different views of "our” dad...
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Kids’ Bikes: How to Keep Safe While Riding Bikes
Bike rides are a great activity for the family and a great form of exercise. Be sure to keep your kids safe while riding by taking these necessary precautions. How to Keep Safe While Riding Bikes Wear...
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5 Reasons Why the Nintendo 2DS XL Is Perfect for Summer
School is out for the summer and the excitement level at my house is about to blow off the roof. I love hot summer days as we enjoy hanging by the pool and road tripping with the windows down. With all...
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Inexpensive Summer Time Family Fun Tips
We heard some great tips from Kathy Peel on bringing the family together during Tuesday’s #gno party, but here are so more to consider for family fun this summer! Go on a scavenger hunt at a museum or...
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5 Ideas to Strengthen Father and Toddler Bonding
Father and toddler bonding is a growing area of study, and Fathers Day is a time to celebrate the wonderful fathers in the world. Having a relationship with one's dad can make a huge difference in a...
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Travel: How to Dine Out on Vacation and Stay Sane
I am on the heels of a whirlwind road trip with my two little ones, ages nine and seven. Since school resumes three weeks from today, I’m squeezing in last minute travel to see family we don’t see...
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How to Help Children Identify Emotions With Cupcakes
Learning how to help children identify emotions isn't something most parents research a lot unless their children have a challenge with it. But, the earlier we can help our kids recognize what they're...
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How to Make Summer Chores Fun
I don't know about you but I've redesigned our chore chart more times than I can count. This summer, I've finally found an easy way to mix up our regular chore chart and get the kids motivated to help...
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Stop Sibling Rivalry in its Tracks
We’ve all been there. Your home is peaceful and happy one minute, then the next it’s an all-out war zone. Sibling rivalry is an age-old problem that’s never completely going to go away. If you’ve...
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The Importance of Being Bored
We are winding down the summer weeks and it is easy, as parents, to look at our bag of tricks and realize that we've burned through most of our ideas. We've taken the family trips, we've done the...
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Personal Time: Mom Needs a Summer Break Too
It is summer, and it is a great time to be a mom. I was ready for the school year to end even though I only had one in school, just finishing up kindergarten. We have been looking forward to not having...
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Tips to Help Your Children Maximize Their Summer Camp Experience
Water sports at Summer Camp Do you remember the first time you went to camp? How old were you when your parents left you to fend for yourself, among a group of other kids your size and older? If you...
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Cultivating Happiness in the Midst of Mothering
How do you find happiness? Kids tend to find happiness not through heightened stimulation or vast leisure, but by engaging their energy. My challenge as a mother is to remain neutral through the...
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Parenting: How to Avoid Over-Parenting When Kids Go Back to School
This just in: Parenting is hard. We all just want to be involved in our kids’ lives and make sure our kids are responsible and successful. Is that such a crime? Apparently, intense involvement in our...
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The Debrief – Using The Precious Moments When They’re Home From School
When my kids get home from school, it's as if they haven't eaten in five days. They are starving. I've learned one little secret - if I have a snack ready and waiting, and I just linger around the...
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Food: Healthy Eating Tips to Banish Snack Time Hunger
When my kids were younger, the only meal I really stressed about was a healthy dinner. Now that they are a bit older, dinner isn’t the only thing I’ve got on my mind. I know that when that school bell...
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Literacy: How to Help Your Kids Love Reading and Writing
As parents, most of us have heard how important it is to encourage a love of reading and writing early in our children’s developmental process. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural...
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Three Tips for Teaching Children Study Habits
Back to school is an exciting time of year. Getting started and feeling prepared with a positive attitude promotes good grades and confidence in the classroom. As moms, we are counting down the last...
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Health and Wellness: How to Model a Balanced Life for Your Kids
September is right around the corner, which can mean busier schedules and more stress. But sending the kids back to school doesn’t mean you have to turn your back on the days of family fun and having...
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