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Mom Central recently contacted me about an extraordinary website that employs amazing 3-D visuals to explain the principles of infant nutrition. The site is called InfantNutritionCenter.com, and...
Did you know that the amount of time that U.S. children spend outdoors has declined 50% in the past 20 years? This is a shame because studies have shown many physical, psychological and academic...
Gross motor skills involve the use of large muscles in the legs and arms to create an action like jumping, clapping and throwing. Fine motor skills involve using small movements, like fingers...
I read a heartbreaking story in my local newspaper today. A five-year-old boy ran in front of his grandfather’s riding lawn mower and slipped. The mower severed the boy’s foot a few inches...
This is the start of party season! Graduations, Father’s Day, Independence Day, summer barbecues, family reunions and vacations all warrant a fun party. If you’ve got kids at home with summer...
Thank you so much to Rondi at WAHM Resource Site who just presented me with a Superior Scribbler Award! It’s such an honor to be recognized for my “scribbling skills”! My kids are very proud.
The rules are as follows:
• Each Superior...
When I worked outside the home, I always took my lunch with me and heated it up in the microwave. I saved a ton of money doing this rather than going out to eat every day. Marie Callender’s has come out with a new line of Home-Style Creations that I...
This week’s topic on Small Talk Six is “6 things you are most thankful for this year”! (What’s Small Talk Six? Click here to find out.) Following are the things on my gratitude list:
1. Employment. So many people have lost their jobs this...
Thanks to BzzAgent.com, I was given the opportunity to try out the L’Oreal Paris Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle 24HR Eye Repair Duo. I’m in my forties and live in Florida, where we’re always squinting into the sun, so it’s especially important...
Growing Tree Toys recently gave me the opportunity to try out one of their wonderful products. My twin boys received a Blast Pad, which is described as an “advanced missile launch system.” It’s called a Blast Pad because not only do you blast...
