The following post was contributed by a partner. Is naming your baby more difficult than you imagined? Naming a baby isn’t rocket science, but it is a responsibility that parents…
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10 Tips for Helping Your Child Live a Healthy Life
Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, we had fewer screens and safer environments to play outside. Since then, obesity among U.S. children has tripled. In honor of September being…
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Save Money & Teach Safety: Tween’s First Smartphone
We’ve reached that stage in life where my oldest child is ready for a smartphone. We waited as long as possible, putting it off at the thought of paying more…
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To Ski, Or Not to Ski… That is My Dilemma
I grew up in the relatively flat state of South Dakota. Land of long winters and below-freezing wind chills which whipped across the prairie. My parents were both raised on…
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Teaching Kids Empathy and Love, Not Hate
I want my kids to grow up to be exemplary human beings. People who think of others, not just themselves. People who take a stand for what it right,…
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8 Tips for Getting Your Child On a Back-To-School Sleep Schedule
With a new middle schooler in our household, who will have a tardy bell ringing at 7:20 a.m. …. I have a strong concern in the school year sleep schedule department.…
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My Job Chart ~ Stop Overlooking Your Biggest Investment
We’ve recently started expecting a bit more out of our 8 year old daughter around the house. You know – clearing the dinner table, picking up her room… that sort…
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Exasperating Conversations With My 2nd Grader
So I picked my 2nd grader up from the school the other day, and this is the conversation we had on the way home… *o* *o* *o* Daughter (accusingly): Mom,…
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Mom Needs a Getaway – Or Does She?
My kids are 2 and 7, and although the center of my world, and as delightful as they both are … I get pushed to the point of needing a…
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Back to School Shopping ~ The Peak of Parenting Stress?
Summer went way too fast this year. For the first time, we found ourselves shopping for supplies and some back to school clothes the Saturday before school starts. It felt…