We’ve heard it before – Christmas is a time for giving. But when I choose a present, I always go for the ones that would make the receiver happy and benefit others – mainly charity organizations – as well. My favorites are those which benefit children.
Here’s some of the must-haves in my Christmas shopping list:
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Tags: Christmas presents, list, social responsibility
Posted in: Current Events, Holidays
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My husband and I had hired a builder several years ago to enlarge our house when he and I got married. Since I had 4 kids from a previous marriage, we needed at least another bathroom and 2 more bedrooms to accommodate everyone.
Sadly, the builder went bankrupt somewhere near the end of the project [...]
Tags: building supplies, construction, dirt, dust, home repair, infant, remodeling, toddler
Posted in: Parenting
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Health conditions can range from the simply annoying to the potentially fatal. But it seems there are upsides to certain conditions that give us some food for thought. As in the case of allergies and gestational hypertension.
Allergies
This study by Cornell University researchers suggests that our annoying allergies, previously thought to be due to a malfunctioning [...]
Tags: Allergies, cancer, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia
Posted in: Health, Pregnancy
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Children’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by R&D International Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Young Colors Children?s Hooded Jackets
Units: [...]
Tags: dangerous clothing, hoody recall, Indonesia, R&D International, recall, strangulation hazard
Posted in: Recalls
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Every year around this time, many people take their infants and young children to visit Santa. Some years, we’ve taken the children to the mall to visit with Santa; some years we’ve had Santa visit our house.
This year, I found that Bass Pro Shop will take your child’s photo with Santa absolutely free! [...]
Tags: Free, free Santa Photo, holiday, photo
Posted in: Freebies
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