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Don’t Get Lost on Halloween!
I love Halloween. Most of it, anyway. I can live without the super creepy, fake bloody dead people decorations that some people really seem to love, but I love the rest of it. I love the cheery...
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When Your Child Bullies…
Nobody wants to get that phone call… As parents, we talk a lot about bully prevention and helping kids cope with bullying, but we can’t leave out the other part. Every bully has parents, and it’s...
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Common Causes of Childhood Stress and How Parents Can Help
Children experience stress for a variety of reasons, and stress can crop up without warning. While adults tend to know when they are under stress, children often internalize these uncomfortable...
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Tips for Talking to Kids About Predators
There are some parenting topics that are very difficult to address. Melissa is back this week with some startling information and helpful tips about talking to kids about predators. I hope you will...
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Shopping Black Friday with Target…Online!
Target is opening stores at 8pm on Thanksgiving, giving shoppers earlier access to Black Friday doorbuster deals. I know what you’re thinking, that’s so unfair to the people who work for Target....
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Good Karma and a Few Tips on Living the Simple Life
Jenny Feldon believes in karma. Not the oh my gosh this place has bad karma let’s get out of here kind of karma, but the live with intention, make positive choices, and put kindness first kind of...
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Beat Holiday Stress with a Seasonal Toolkit
Tis the season…for holiday stress. Yes, the holidays are full of excitement, bright lights, pretty candles, and gifts of all sizes. And while the actual celebrations tend to be fun in the moment...
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My Kind of Holiday: Baking with Kids!
What’s my kind of holiday? (You know you have those catchy ads stuck in your head, too.) One spent baking with my kids, of course! All of my favorite holiday memories from my childhood involve time...
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My Kind of Holiday: The Kid Detective (Giveaway!)
Many kids write a holiday list sometime around the beginning of December. They tend to have certain “must have” items in mind. But you might find that those must have items change as the holiday...
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TIC Holiday 101: The Babysitter Checklist
Holiday season is officially in full swing (we even have some cooler temperatures out here in SoCal to show for it), and today I have some important tips when it comes to leaving your kids with...
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And then there was a book…
I have wanted to be an author since I was eight years old… I remember sitting in my pink and green room, colors chosen for (not by) me, with a legal pad (borrowed from my dad – not a lawyer) and a...
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Get a HAPPY Start to 2014!
Happy New Year, Practical friends! We hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season are are ready to hit the ground playing in 2014! We are snowed in here in Connecticut and loving every minute of it....
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Distracted No More with Hands Free Mama
I have a love/not-so-love relationship with technology. There are times when I feel like I couldn’t possibly live without my iPhone. When my husband is on the road or in the studio, text messaging...
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Addiction, Mental Health, and Parenting: Why You Need to Connect the Dots
I can’t pretend to know what fighting addiction truly entails. I have friends who fight for their sobriety every day. They never miss a meeting…because to miss a meeting is to risk a relapse. I...
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Parenting articles to check out…
It’s been busy around here lately! Between my work at allParenting and Everyday Family and the book that has a deadline quickly approaching…I’ve been a little quiet. So I thought I would share a few...
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Play More Often for Happy Kids!
I’ve seen some great articles on the importance of play in the past few months. This is a good thing. While people all over the country continue to argue for or against changes in public education,...
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Facebook Free for 40 Days…
This is the sound that feeds my soul… I gave up Facebook for Lent. I know, right? How will I get the most important news stories? Do I really have to scroll through the CNN app on my own each day?...
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Joining Forces with Scary Mommy
It might take a village to raise a child, but it takes a tribe to kickstart a writing career. I’ve been very fortunate along the way. I’ve met some incredible people along this journey, and Jill...
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Common Core Stress? Advocate, don’t argue
I admit it: I was in hysterics when I read the answer that dad provided for the math question on the second grade test. The question was not a good one – I think we can agree on that. The fallout,...
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Parenting Articles Worth Checking Out…
If I haven’t been here much, it’s because I’ve been in other places! Below are a few recent articles that you might want to check out… On Scary Mommy: How Can I Make My Kid Less Stressed? On...
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