• Electronics Have Replaced Mom and Dad at the Dinner Table

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            I’m a “no cell phone at the table” advocate, so this guest post really caught my eye.  As a parent, you know when your kid is looking down with his hands in his lap, that he’s
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  • Top 12 Things a Kid Should Know Before Flying the Coop

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                                      I love, love, love this book’s premise, and adore how Author Kay Wills Wyma, a former White House employee, cleaned her OWN house
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  • Every 15 Minutes…

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                    Every 15 minutes, someone in the U.S. is severely injured or killed in an alcohol-related or distracted driving accident.  And, traffic collisions are the leading cause of death among teens.  We just
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  • When Mom Travels for Work

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    Amy Kossoff Smith, the founder of a parenting Web site, has a ritual when she travels. She leaves a printed itinerary of all the carpools, sports practices and games, baby-sitter hours and anything else her husband might need. Read more
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Teach Kids Financial Literacy

    How financially literate is your child?  Thanks to Patrick Bet-David, an entrepreneur and author who says, today’s distractions are taking too much time from more important things like learning about money. Bet-David says whether kids are going to
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Happy Mother’s Day – Easy DIY gift ideas and more

          Amy & her mom…a few years ago Happy Mother’s Day!  You know I get pumped up about this holiday, because I love the idea of celebrating MOMS!  One day guaranteed out of 365 is not
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Sticks and Stones Author Provides Parenting Tips for Bullying

                  Bullying comes in all kinds of words and actions.  It’s not just the playground “mean kid” with fists raised; it can often be more subtle, with words, emotional manipulation, and so
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Review: Fast Action Fold Jogger Click Connect Stroller

                  Amy and nephew test driving Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Graco.  All thoughts and opinions are my own. I recently had the fun of
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