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6 Tried & True Fun Ways to Educate and Entertain Your Preschooler |
| 1. New Word of the Day Introduce your preschooler to a new word each morning at breakfast and define it for him. Keep it simple by using synonyms for words he already knows. Example: vehicle can be another word for car, truck, van, etc. Make a game... |
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Family Night on a Budget! |
| When you and your family are on a tight budget, sometimes one of the first things to be cut out is money for entertainment. When our 3 children were small, my husband and I always tried to find fun things to do as a family that didn't make a huge de... |
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Fighting the Pregnancy Blahs |
| Every pregnant woman has experienced the pregnancy blahs. I can remember feeling so big and unattractive throughout my two pregnancies, and secretly wishing for the pregnancy to be over so that I could have my body back and fit into my normal clothe... |
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Surviving a C-Section |
| After 42 weeks of pregnancy, two days of undergoing inducement and physical stress on the baby, my daughter was delivered via an emergency C-section. Oh, it was music to my ears when my gynecologist arrived in my hospital room at 4:30 a.m. and told... |
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The Importance of Mothers |
| Moms, did you ever question your value as a role model, caretaker, administer of hugs and Band-Aids? I think we all have in today's climate of "do more, get more, have more." Many of us work to bring home a paycheck and others work for our sanity. H... |
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Starting Your Baby On Solids What Are The Right Foods |
| If your baby is ready to start on solid foods, you might be a bit confused as to which foods are best. There are a wide variety of foods that can be good starter foods. Here are some ideas to help you get going. Rice, Mixed Grain or Oat Cereal This... |
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Your Childs Road to Reading by Richard Flowers AA,BS,MS,CT |
| "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr. Seuss As a first grade teacher, I am often asked by parents about the best way to teach their child to read. I have been teaching for nea... |
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What Does My New Baby Really Need? A Guide to Shopping For Your New Baby |
| What is it do I really need to buy for my new baby? This is a question a lot of new moms must ask themselves. Having a new baby is a huge expense, and it is hard to stay on budget when you see all of the cute outfits in the stores. While all of the... |
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How Much Do You Really Know About Teaching Your Child Safety? |
| There has been a huge amount of news recently involving child abductions, parental abductions, and child abuse. From Natalie Holloway in Aruba to Jessica Lundsford in Florida, parents have heard about children who have been kidnapped and murdered. T... |
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Parenting Resolutions for Character Builders, The Best Three Ever! |
| Desmond Tutu said, "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as your are to them." Parents, you can help your gift grow into the best family ever by choosing the three resolutions below. Find out what they are and how to keep them.... |
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Breastfeeding - Handling Criticism |
| Feelings about how to parent seem to shift with every generation. A new way of parenting, sometimes called attachment parenting, has emerged and it challenges many of the rigid teachings of our mother's generation. Although breastfeeding is on the r... |
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Rainy Day Fun - Crafts For Kids |
| Rainy days can be so boring for a childand just as hard on moms. So we give some ideas to brighten your day and chase their rainy day blues away! Shadow puppets In a room that is fairly dark set up a flash light so it is facing a wall. Have the chil... |
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Bath Time Fun |
| Bath time can be fun or it can be a real hassle if your child is afraid or dont like it. So we as mothers try to make it a fun time for our little ones! Then the problem will be getting them out! Color It Bubble bath can be irritating to little ones... |
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10 Simple Ways to Say, I Love You |
| Were teaching our kids to be consumers at an early age. Look at the number of superhero and product endorsement Valentines on the store shelves. We, as parents, are sucked in by the media to believe that we need the latest, greatest gadget or fad fo... |
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Keeping Your New Baby Safe |
| After all the baby furniture is purchased, you'll have to start thinking of baby safety supplies. Once your baby becomes mobile (and that's in a few short months), battening down the hatches is extremely important. If you have stairs or open doorway... |
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Labeling is Disabling: Achieving Congruent Communication |
| A small town, somewhere in the world, was managed by a town council of seven or eight members. The council normally met once a week. One member - let's call him Bill - would invariably stroll into the council chamber exactly ten minutes after the ti... |
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No Invitation Needed: Sacred Children Series - 3 of 3 |
| I had my first two children on either side of my twenty-third and twenty-fifth birthdays. I had always assumed that by the time I was forty, I'd have a ton of freedom to finally push forward with my dreams of becoming a motivational writer and speak... |
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Jesus Birthday: Sacred Children Series - 2 of 3 |
| I had visions of my daughter for about five years before she finally showed up. She turned out exactly like the little girl in my dreams who had haunted me all that time. I was so very glad to see that she was alive and real. I always thought she mu... |
