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Color De-Stressing

Coloring is an activity that most of us associate with being something that children do. As we grow older, we tend to put aside coloring along with our crayons and colored pencils and trade in work papers and writing utensils with pens and highlighters. However, coloring is known to be beneficial for adults, mostly because […]

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Babies and Mirrors

From the moment they emerge from the womb there is one thing that babies just seem to be fascinated by and that pretty much never changes. It isn’t a toy or even a color or shape. The one thing all babies gravitate towards as their eyes begin to focus is the human face. We are […]

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Holding Your Child Back

If you’re wondering whether or not your child is mentally and physically ready for school, you may be amongst the many parents that feel this same way. A new study was published in the journal of National Bureau of Economic Research that believe it may be best to hold kids back. The study concluded with […]

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Newborn Sleep Deprivation

Remember what eight hours of sleep feels like? If you are the parent of a newborn suffering from newborn sleep deprivation, you probably don’t. But just because the wee one seems to thrive on keeping you awake, don’t despair. While the National Sleep Foundation shows that almost 70% of all children under 10 years have […]

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Great Organizational Tools for Families

The other day I was wandering through a local game shop, looking for a fun boardgame for our family to enjoy in the coming winter months. It was one of those rare stores that carries a wide variety of great card and board games for every age group, as well as educational toys for kids. […]

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Reading to Your Child

Many parents may not realize that even before their child can understand words, babies need to be read to. If you get on a good regimen of reading to your child every day before nap time and even at night before bed, this will quickly become their favorite time of the day. When your baby […]

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Eating Healthy & Staying Healthy

We all want to teach our kids about eating healthy. However, when we don’t practice good eating habits at home it can be hard to show our kids how to continue with healthy eating habits after they leave home. Kids, particularly teens, can eat on the run and often include junk food that doesn’t really […]

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The Food That Pregnant Women Want To Eat

Not eating the recommended fruits and vegetables. When a woman finds out their pregnant, eating the right foods can make a big difference in how they feel, but many don’t follow the rules. In fact, 70 percent of women have admitted they started eating healthier when they found out they were pregnant, but only 37 […]

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4 Tips To Develop Your Child’s Listening Skills

Many parents believe that listening is a skill that requires little to no effort. Parents often overlook the skill and never take the time to teach it to their own children. Here are the four problems children face in learning comprehension skills, and how you can help your child overcome them. The Repeating of words […]

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Creative Healthy Burger Recipes

When it comes to making a delicious burger for the whole family, it comes down to making something that appeals to everyone in the family. Mixing up your next family barbeque with healthier options other than plain standard beef patties, may be just what you need. Here are some healthy burger recipes for your next […]

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Managing Those Pesky Back To School Lists

It may be hard to believe but we are only a little over a month away from the start of the school season. One of the ways we know that school isn’t far off is when we start putting together those back to school lists. You probably already have begun one yourself: clothes for the […]

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Tech Moving Solutions

Do you have a move in your near future? Nobody looks forward to moving. Even the smallest move across town is disruptive and seldom goes as smoothly as we would like. But there are some excellent tech moving solutions out there that can take some of the pain out of moving. Having just gone through […]

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