9 Tips for Keeping Kids Rooms Clean
This post on keeping kids rooms clean is sponsored by The Good Stuff and Coupons.com. If you’ve got a whole house to keep clean weekly, you know how just a few good tips can drastically alter your workload. With kids in the house, that cleaning task can sometimes seem insurmountable, but by utilizing these nine […]
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A Pre-Teens Guide to Cell Phone Etiquette
This post on pre-teen cell phone etiquette is sponsored by Coupons.com. So, you’re thinking of getting your pre-teen a cell phone? Read through this cell phone etiquette guide first! Related Content: Educational Apps for Kids We were those parents who said we’d never get our kids a cellphone – at least not until they could […]
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Kind Notes and Candy Canes to Light Your Community
It doesn’t take much to spread a little cheer around your community. This years Light the World campaign gave us a focus to “Light your community.” You may also enjoy: Feed the Hungry this Christmas As You Light the World The idea behind lighting the world is to do things our Savior, Jesus Christ, would […]
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A Summer Routine to tame the Summer Chaos
Ah, Summer! School’s out, the days of staying up late, sleeping in, vegging on TV, and running around without a care in the world are upon us. This summer routine is sponsored by Red Baron but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Or so, that’s how I always thought summer should be. […]
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How to Take Your Pre-Teen on a Lunch Date
It’s inevitable – with 5 kids, at some point they will all feel like we’ve spent more time with the other kids than with them. So it’s important that we make time to spend one on one with each of them. It doesn’t have to be crazy exciting, or cost and arm and a leg, […]
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When Should A Child See A Dentist for the First Time?
When Should A Child See A Dentist For The First Time? Experts say that kids should go to the dentist by their first birthdays. Good dental care starts early. When kids don’t get the dental care that they need, they may suffer serious consequences. A study published in 2011, in The American Journal of Public Health, showed that […]
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4 Fun Ideas to Get Kids Outside
Experts say that children should spend as much as 3 hours a day outside. Meanwhile, most children are actually getting an average of 5-10 minutes a day playing outside. The health benefits of outdoor play are numerous, from better eyesight to decreased stress. Certain studies report that an hour of play outside each day is […]
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New Moms Guide on How to Save Money
New Moms Guide On How To Save Money Related Post: Learning to Live Without to Save Money Maintaining a household budget is difficult enough without throwing a newborn into the mix. New moms looking at the cost of children from their infancy up through adulthood may feel like asking for a refund or trying to […]
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Is It Possible We Say No Too Often
Perhaps we say No too often. As Lincoln walked out of his room trying to belt on his Link The Knight shirt I started to sigh in exasperation. I’d only asked him 5 times in the last hour to please get dressed so we can go to the store. “Why can’t I go in this?” […]
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What Were You Thinking: Inside the Adolescent Brain
As I begin to venture into the preteen and not too distant teenage years, I’m looking for advice and tips just about everywhere. I was given advanced access to What Were You Thinking? Inside the Adolescent Brain. I use to think parenting was going to be a walk in the park. Come on, the kids […]
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