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Friday, May 24, 2013
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61. 10 Super Snacks for Kids
[MOMS]
When you're tight on time and your kids are foaming at the mouth for food, a snack can be just the thing you need to tide them over. Unfortunately, all snacks are not created equal. Although cookies, fruit snacks, juice, brownies and cupcakes may seem like the ultimate mouth-watering in-between option, can you think of one good reason why you should ply your children with plenty of sugar? {relatedarticles}Those common snacks may seem... Read More
When you're tight on time and your kids are foaming at the mouth for food, a snack can be just the thing you need to tide them over. Unfortunately, all snacks are not created equal. Although cookies, fruit snacks, juice, brownies and cupcakes may seem like the ultimate mouth-watering in-between option, can you think of one good reason why you should ply your children with plenty of sugar? {relatedarticles}Those common snacks may seem... Read More
62. Imperfect Parenting
[MOMS]
Shortly after having my first baby, I decided I was going to be the perfect parent . I immediately began to keep an intelligent library of child-rearing books on my nightstand and would replenish the stock as each book was absorbed into my sub-consciousness and checked off the "read" list. My fixation on perfection was evident. The... Read More
Shortly after having my first baby, I decided I was going to be the perfect parent . I immediately began to keep an intelligent library of child-rearing books on my nightstand and would replenish the stock as each book was absorbed into my sub-consciousness and checked off the "read" list. My fixation on perfection was evident. The... Read More
63. How Much TV Is Too Much For Kids?
[MOMS]
Remember the days when there was no TV? Well plenty of us don't. Today television is the norm for all families and it's really cut into 'family time' in a big way. Talk is to a minimum as everyone stares at the screen. Set up a few rules and regulations and you can prevent your whole family from becoming strangers in their own home. {relatedarticles} Set specific times for watching television. Many kids turn on the TV as... Read More
Remember the days when there was no TV? Well plenty of us don't. Today television is the norm for all families and it's really cut into 'family time' in a big way. Talk is to a minimum as everyone stares at the screen. Set up a few rules and regulations and you can prevent your whole family from becoming strangers in their own home. {relatedarticles} Set specific times for watching television. Many kids turn on the TV as... Read More
64. How To Reduce Childcare Costs
[MOMS]
Next to rent or mortgage payments, childcare often ranks as the second-highest expenditure in a household budget. Working couples can pay a whopping 10-20% of their incomes on childcare while their children are small. Seeing the high cost needed to be expensed for their children's care, some couples decided to take a better financial sense for one parent to take a few years off to stay home with the baby. {relatedarticles} ... Read More
Next to rent or mortgage payments, childcare often ranks as the second-highest expenditure in a household budget. Working couples can pay a whopping 10-20% of their incomes on childcare while their children are small. Seeing the high cost needed to be expensed for their children's care, some couples decided to take a better financial sense for one parent to take a few years off to stay home with the baby. {relatedarticles} ... Read More
65. Fun Parties for Kids When You're on a Budget
[MOMS]
With kids, anytime is the time for a party. You do not have to rent giant blow-ups for your front yard and feed every kid within a radius of 100 miles either. Letting your kids have a slumber party with a homemade cake, homemade pizza, a couple of bags of chips and cokes will be remembered for a lifetime. ... Read More
With kids, anytime is the time for a party. You do not have to rent giant blow-ups for your front yard and feed every kid within a radius of 100 miles either. Letting your kids have a slumber party with a homemade cake, homemade pizza, a couple of bags of chips and cokes will be remembered for a lifetime. ... Read More
66. How to Discipline When Kids Are Careless
[MOMS]
Child discipline and logical consequences demand you learn to think before you act. You take the time you need. You get your feelings under control. You come up with a simple plan. You execute that plan. When kids are careless, rage can explode and it can feel great. Later shame sets in. Your kids yell back, make excuses, and sometimes blame you for their mistakes. This is not the family life you hoped for. ... Read More
Child discipline and logical consequences demand you learn to think before you act. You take the time you need. You get your feelings under control. You come up with a simple plan. You execute that plan. When kids are careless, rage can explode and it can feel great. Later shame sets in. Your kids yell back, make excuses, and sometimes blame you for their mistakes. This is not the family life you hoped for. ... Read More
67. Making Friends with Other Moms
[MOMS]
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 to the ideal. Making friends in general can be a challenge, and that doesn't always change when a woman has children. Many mothers find it difficult to hook... Read More
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 to the ideal. Making friends in general can be a challenge, and that doesn't always change when a woman has children. Many mothers find it difficult to hook... Read More
68. What Kind of Role Model Are You?
[MOMS]
Are you being the person you want your children to be? Many parents today really try to be better parents than their parents were. They attempt to be there for their children - to listen to them, support them, spend time with them, as well as hold and nurture them. Their children grow up feeling loved and valued by... Read More
Are you being the person you want your children to be? Many parents today really try to be better parents than their parents were. They attempt to be there for their children - to listen to them, support them, spend time with them, as well as hold and nurture them. Their children grow up feeling loved and valued by... Read More
69. Expect and Inspect: How to Protect Your Teen in Three Easy Steps
[MOMS]
Young, wild, and free ... isn't that what it's supposed to feel like to be a teenager? While it's normal for teens to push and discover their limits, it's also dangerous. Due in large part to the fact that parenting decisions are only as sound as the information on which they're based, more parents are choosing to rely on tools and technology than gut instinct. {relatedarticles} Here are three strategies for parents... Read More
Young, wild, and free ... isn't that what it's supposed to feel like to be a teenager? While it's normal for teens to push and discover their limits, it's also dangerous. Due in large part to the fact that parenting decisions are only as sound as the information on which they're based, more parents are choosing to rely on tools and technology than gut instinct. {relatedarticles} Here are three strategies for parents... Read More
70. Teaching Kids About Sharing
[MOMS]
It may be the hardest thing for toddlers and preschoolers to do. No, we're not talking about potty-training. The dreaded s-word - sharing - can incite tantrums like no other. But the earlier you start teaching and modeling sharing, the better your child will become at sharing. Start helping your child understand the concept by buying just one of his favorite treat that's easily shareable - M&Ms, French fries, whatever it might be,... Read More
It may be the hardest thing for toddlers and preschoolers to do. No, we're not talking about potty-training. The dreaded s-word - sharing - can incite tantrums like no other. But the earlier you start teaching and modeling sharing, the better your child will become at sharing. Start helping your child understand the concept by buying just one of his favorite treat that's easily shareable - M&Ms, French fries, whatever it might be,... Read More
