Keep Your Kids Comfortable and Your Car Clean: As any parent knows, car rides with kids can be a mix of fun, chaos, and messes. Between snacks, spills, and the occasional muddy shoes, your car seats take a real beating just in the course of day-to-day travels. Whether schlepping your kiddos to and from school […]
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Raise your hand if day-to-day life often seems overwhelming. Raising kids in the 21st century is not for the faint of heart. Wouldn’t it be great if there were an easy button to make things simpler? If you can relate to this, maybe this summer is the time to try minimalism with a family. A great
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17 Simple Ways to Sort out Your Chaotic Family Home Every busy mama knows how stressful it is to walk into an untidy, disorganized, chaotic household. There’s nothing more unsettling than feeling like your home is falling apart at the seams. Whether you’ve been out at work all day or running errands, staying on top
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Oh, the warm days of summer! When everyone gets lots of fresh air in the out-of-doors, and our family’s three-season porch is our dining room for evening meals most nights. When we get to go on family camping trips, and the kids return to the happy places they’ve found at summer camp over the years.
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Tips on How To Fall Asleep In The Heat: As longtime readers know, I am obsessed with getting a good night’s sleep. As a result, I’ve hunted down every sleep hack I can over the years, both for myself and for my sleep-challenged offspring, all in the quest of a decent night’s sleep. But sometimes
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High School Back to School Made Easy: It’s only July, it seems as if school just let out yesterday, and yet already I’m trying to figure out how and when we’re going to squeeze in back to school shopping. I am NOT a big fan of schlepping from one store to the next, often over
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Kids LOVE to move. From babies who’ve just learned to crawl, to preschoolers and school-age kids enjoying the playground at recess, to older kids playing their favorite sport, children’s bodies thrive on activity. All this movement helps children become stronger and more agile, while also honing their balance; but the ability to control those movements
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How Do I Know If My Child Is Dyslexic? My brother Evan was in the second grade when his teacher, Miss Shaw, changed his life by reaching out to my parents. Miss Shaw was fresh out of college, and noticed signs of a learning difference called dyslexia in my brother’s struggles with basic reading. It
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So much of the world has gone more casual in the past decade – from Michelle Obama’s famous pantyhose avoidance, to the athleisure “workwear” that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and subsequent work-from-home era – that it’s easy to forget how to dress up. (Or, for that matter, that choosing the perfect dress is even
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How to Start Selling at Kids Consignment Sales Are you tired of all the outgrown baby stuff cluttering your attic/your spare room/your basement? Wishing you had a way to get rid of it all at once? Or maybe, in this world of skyrocketing prices for everything under the sun, you’re looking to get a little
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Caring for Quartzite Countertops Made Easy: Whether you’re planning to upgrade your kitchen sometime soon, or you’re in the market for a new home, chances are good – if you’re a busy parent, like I am – that family-friendly features are top on your list of must-haves. You want a home that’s functional and easy
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Leaving the hospital with your newborn feels surreal. I can still remember how strange it felt when we were discharged after Kimmie’s birth. Were they really letting us take home this tiny little infant? Were they really entrusting this little creature to our care? The fact that we’d just moved a month before Kimmie’s birth
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I don’t know about you, but I rarely sleep well the night before I travel. It’s darn-near impossible to get up in the middle of the night and drive to the airport, and many times worse if it’s a regional carrier hub that’s several hours away. The only thing worse than having to do this
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Most of us who are parents now are raising children in an era unlike anything we grew up with. Artificial intelligence was the stuff of science fiction, people didn’t carry computers in their pockets because smartphones didn’t exist, and social media was also nonexistent. Thus it makes sense that figuring out how to protect your
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Newborns are fragile, and they require all the care you can give. As a new parent, it is natural to feel anxious when you bring your little one home for the first time. I remember how strange it was when we left the hospital with Kimmie – Dear Husband and I kept looking at each
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Congratulations – you’re about to become a parent! No doubt, the choice between breastfeeding your baby and relying on baby formula has been weighing heavily on your mind. I know it was when I was pregnant with Kimmie. I thought I had it all figured out; I was going to breastfeed, case closed. Until Kimmie
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Congrats! You’re pregnant! Whether you’re expecting your first baby or you’re a seasoned pro, the first trimester is an exciting and often overwhelming time. Especially if this is your body’s first rodeo with being pregnant, you may have no idea what to expect. But even if you’re already a parent, each pregnancy is unique. By the time
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Don’t you just love the winter holiday season? So much fun family time, so many joyful celebrations, so much cozy togetherness. And with all that quality social time comes a gazillion opportunities to share germs. That’s why all mamas (really, everyone) need some good hacks on how to NOT get sick over the winter, so
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Best Practices for Taking a Hearing Test Online: Have you wondered whether your (or your partner’s) hearing is starting to take a nosedive? Do you have elderly parents whose hearing is compromised, but who have a hard time getting out of the house to medical appointments? Or are you just a parent wondering if your
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Awesome Pool Party Ideas for Kids: Whether you’re a family with your own pool at home, or one with a winter-birthday kiddo and a nearby hotel, there’s nothing more fun for little ones than a birthday party at the pool. Planning the perfect pool party for your little one is, in some ways, just like
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