If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Before my son was born, I watched Dr. Harvey Karp’s dvd called The Happiest Baby on the Block. I had read the Happiest Toddler on the Block and I thought that Dr. Karp had a lot of interesting [...]
Tags: Baby, Dr. Harvey Karp, happy baby, infant, newborn, soothing
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Planning meals can be a challenge at the best of times. Add picky eaters to the mix and it can sometimes become even more difficult.
Making a menu plan for the week can really help you become organized in the kitchen. Not only does it take the pressure off each day from deciding what [...]
Tags: Cooking, Food, grocery shopping, healthy eating, meal planning, meals, Nutrition
Posted in: Parenting, Recipes
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Multi-Tasking Mommy is back on the scene!
I’ve been busy this past month making the adjustment of being a Mommy to a 3 1/2 year old girl to including a newborn boy to the mix. My priorities have definitely shifted and I’m having to manage my time even more than I was before.
My son was [...]
Tags: newborn, Parenting, preschooler
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When preparing for a new baby, one of the most important preparations, if applicable, is that of your other children. Life can become very confusing when a new baby is added to the mix. Children can feel out of place, less loved and sometimes even ignored. It is important for parents to [...]
Tags: new baby, preparation, sibling
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There is a lot to be done in preparation for a new baby. This post, followed by one more will discuss the preparations focused around older siblings and how to prepare them as well as their caregivers (for when parents are in the hospital or caring for the new baby) for the arrival of [...]
Tags: caregiver, new baby, preparation
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Where I live, whenever a new store is built and the parking lot is paved, there are always a few parking spots designated for “Expectant Mothers”, “Mothers with Young Children” or “New Moms” beside the traditional “Handicapped/Disabilities” parking spots.
I think that this concept is one of the best inventions ever. It makes complete sense. [...]
Tags: children, expectant moms, mothers to be, new moms, parking
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We took our daughter for her first dental visit when she was just over two years old. We talked to her about the appointment and we took her to a dentist where she knew the dental assistant (one of her friend’s grandmothers) to help her feel comfortable with the situation. She seemed to [...]
Tags: dental visit, dentist, fears
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Now that you have done the great purge (please see Part One), you are ready to move onto the next step: Sorting, Placing and Labeling.
Sorting - When thinking about how to sort your child’s toys, you must try to think about sorting them in a manner that makes sense to your child. You [...]
Tags: organization, play space, toys
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What a better time than right before school starts to reorganize your child’s play space. Whether you are the organized type or if you are slightly challenged when it comes to organization, a play space can always use a good over haul!
First things first:
PURGE!
This is a perfect time to sort through all of your [...]
Tags: organization, play space, toys
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What do you have posted on your fridge? Notes? Lists? Photos? ABC magnets?
We’ve always enjoyed having family photos on our fridge. When my daughter became old enough to stand up at the fridge, this became an issue because she wanted to play with them. I didn’t feel that it [...]
Tags: ABCs, fridge activities, Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set, Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder, Leap Frog, phonics, preschool
Posted in: Education, Fun Stuff, Products
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