Parenting

Character Ed: Laughter – It REALLY is the Best Medicine, and Then Some

April 2, 2012

TweetThank you to the childcare experts at Kiddie Academy for providing today’s guest post! This is a great reminder for me to smile and laugh more throughout the day and not take everything so seriously! —– Did you know that babies begin to laugh when they’re just 12 weeks old, and that the typical 4 year old [...]

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Huge Booty Buns Cloth Diaper #Giveaway {$546 Value!} #BootyBuns

March 23, 2012

Tweet Welcome to the Go Green ♥ Give Charity Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event sponsored by Booty Buns Cloth Diapers! Over 175 blogs have teamed up to present this amazing cloth diaper giveaway hosted by Daily Mothering. Here’s your chance to win an entire stash of one-size cloth diapers! This amazing cloth diaper prize pack includes: [...]

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Parenting Tips to Discover Quality Hobbies for Children

March 22, 2012

TweetThank you to the childcare experts at Kiddie Academy for providing today’s guest post! Helping kids develop positive hobbies and interests is essential for them to become healthy adults! —– When children find a meaningful hobby that interests them, it can benefit them socially, physically and mentally. Many hobbies involve group activities that help children meet and [...]

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Sneak Peek: $500+ Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event Starts Saturday!

March 18, 2012

Tweet Would you like to win a LIFETIME SUPPLY of cloth diapers?!   The Go Green ♥ Give Charity Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event sponsored by Booty Buns Cloth Diapers starts this Saturday, March 24th! Over 175 blogs are coming together to present this fantastic fluffy giveaway hosted by Daily Mothering. Mark your calendar because you [...]

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Raising Appreciative Children

March 13, 2012

TweetToday’s guest post was provided by the childcare experts at Kiddie Academy – thank you! We have been working very hard to teach our children to be appreciative so this article is a very welcome addition to Happy Mothering. —– The first expression of etiquette that we teach our children is the simple yet oft-forgotten [...]

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Brothers All Natural Fruit Snacks

February 28, 2012

Tweet My girls love fruit, and anything with fruit in it. Unfortunately most dehydrated fruit either has added sugar or sulfur in it, so I avoid buying it even though they both beg for it when they see it at the store. So I was really excited to try out Brothers All Natural Fruit Snacks, [...]

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Potty Training with the Potty Time DVD

February 17, 2012

Tweet Kaylee has shown interest in potty training for quite some time now. Some days she wants to use the potty several times. Other days she wants absolutely nothing to do with it. While she just turned 2 this week, I’d love to get her out of diapers / pull-ups sooner rather than later. The [...]

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Happy Birthday Kaylee!

February 14, 2012

TweetI can’t believe that Kaylee is 2-years old today! She is my perfect little Valentine’s Day gift. It’s hard to believe that 2 years ago, we were in Uruguay, Zoë was just 21-months old and I had just given birth under the care of a doctor who didn’t speak a word of English. Such an [...]

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Breast Augmentation Surgery Hinders Breastfeeding Success

February 6, 2012

TweetEverywhere I go, I see women who’ve chosen to undergo breast augmentation surgery. I guess it’s no surprise since breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure for U.S. women in 2010. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there were nearly 300,000 breast augmentation surgeries in 2010 – a 39% increase over [...]

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Teaching Sustainability to Your Kids

February 3, 2012

Tweet One of the most important things a parent can do is instill in their children a sense of responsibility. A child with a firm grasp of this trait is more likely to grow up with a strong conception of her obligations to others and to herself. As a parent, I strive every day to [...]

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