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10/08/2012
Lunch Box Fruits and Veggies It is never too late to encourage your child to make healthy food choices and build a foundation that will last a lifetime. Here are few suggestions for including fruits and vegetable in your child's lunch box... More >>

Tags: Eat Less-Move MoreEating healthyEducationFreshBaby.comHealthKidsParentingSchoolSimple SavingsStay-at-Home Mom
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10/05/2012
Paying for College Doesn't Mean the Government ...I'm not surprised to hear parents tell me that the public school system tells them there's no funding. They can't help it; they are just lemmings repeating what everyone else hears in the public school system. More >>

Tags: CollegeEducationFinancesHigher educationParenting
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10/05/2012
Parenting with Authority I work at a charter school and the biggest problem I see is the parents. Kids are always kids, but parents are spoiled brats compared to kids. More >>

Tags: EducationParenting
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10/04/2012
Hanging Up My Ego The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego. I thought it would be easy to hang it up on the door because it would be replaced by buckets of warm fuzzies and the complete inner satisfaction that I am doing a job that know one can do better than me. More >>

Tags: CareerJobMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingRelativesSAHM stay-at-home momSibling rivalry
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10/04/2012
Ripping Up My Parents' 'Parent Cards' ...I met my husband when I was 17 and married him when I was 22. I did not know it then but I needed to escape my parents and he offered me the chance to pretend to be a grown-up. He, too, was stuck with parents who were not the warmest. More >>

Tags: Adult Child-ParentFamily/Relationships - Adult Child/ParentFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildParentingRegarding Dr. LauraRelationships
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10/03/2012
No More Nagging About Homework My son and I would struggle every evening with homework, because my son could not sit and focus once he got home from school... More >>

Tags: EducationFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildHomeworkParentingRead On-AirSchool
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10/03/2012
Teaching Children About Choosing Friends Every parent frets about their kids having 'weird' friends. At some point, children always seem to gravitate toward some unhealthy, unpleasant, or annoying kid that you don't like. More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceCharacter/Courage/ConscienceFamily/Relationships - ChildrenFearFriendshipsMannersMental HealthMorals/Ethics/ValuesParentingValues
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10/01/2012
Holding my Tiny Baby The first time I held my baby girl, I felt more alive than I had ever felt before in my life. It was almost like life had just begun for both of us. I had no fear, no stress, no hesitation, just pure joy. More >>

Tags: First-time ParentMotherhoodMotherhood-FatherhoodNewbornParentingReligion
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10/01/2012
Mommy Likes Me Best! - 6 Ways to Avoid the Favoritism Trap Which one of your children do you love the most? I know what you're thinking: 'You don't ASK parents that! We're not supposed to have favorites.' But do you really walk the talk?... More >>

Tags: FamilyKidsParentingRaising childrenRelationshipsRelativesSiblingssisters
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10/01/2012
'Hotel Transylvania' and 'Won't Back Down' Make Strong Impacts The movies 'Hotel Transylvania' and 'Won't Back Down' both debuted this past weekend. Kids can take home some lessons and fun from each one... More >>

Tags: EducationFamily/Relationships - Parent/ChildHalloweenHolidaysMovie ReviewParentingTeachers
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