• Sleep-away Camp Tips
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    If sleep-away camp is on your radar, here are some great tips for preparing your kids to pack the trunk and hit the road. First, for those in prep mode, here are some ideas from my national wire column: Sleep-away
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  • A Dozen Summer Fun Ideas
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    Thanks to parenting expert Bette Holtzman, vice president of consumer and family advocacy at The Goldberger Company, and Mom Since 1990 (MS’90) for sharing these 12 recession-friendly activity ideas for your kids. She includes lots of links and recipes for
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  • Sexting – Tips to Keep Kids Safe
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    Sexting has become a teen fad that is not only raising eyebrows, but causing concern for many parents. Tech-savvy teens can send text messages at lightning speed, and some are taking it too far by sending nude photos or sexual
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  • The Today Show
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    Photo with The Today Show’s National Correspondent/Anchor Natalie Morales I had a great experience on The Today Show, along with Editor Molly Rosen and fellow Essayist Cari Shane Parven about our contributions to Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and
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New School Year, New Trends

2:05 pm | by Amy Smith | No Comments

The back-to-school date varies by area, but we’re now two days into the new school year, and I’m wondering if anyone has a shovel for me to use to “dig out”? Piles of stuff greet me at every corner –
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Category Organization Tips, School & Homework

Set Goals for the School Year

2:01 pm | by Amy Smith | No Comments

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Ashley Leeds from Thinking Caps Tutoring for this guest post, written exclusively for The MomTini Lounge. I took the liberty of putting some of her key ideas in bold. We love relevant, timely, tips-oriented guest posts!
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Category School & Homework

The Business of School Supplies

6:40 pm | by Amy Smith | 1 Comment

I recently tried to take my own MomTini advice and shop for school supplies. I remembered some tips from my CBS interview – check out the full list of tips – including a treasure hunt (I found half our list
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Category School & Homework

Give Kids a Vacation Budget

6:17 pm | by Amy Smith | No Comments

We’re in the final stretch of summer – here’s a family vacation strategy to consider. Give your kids a budget! When you’re traveling with kids, you’ll undoubtedly get lots of “I want this” and “I want that” at every tourist
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Category Kids & Money, Travel Tips

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