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When The Going Gets Tough, Giggle
5 hours ago by Summer Minor @ theattachedmother.com
Since I wrote earlier about getting a little more frustrated lately with my kids I wanted to share this list I found online. Positive Parenting: 10 Ways to Relieve the Stress of ChildrearingIt's a great list with ideas like stay rested, admit you...
International Day Of Families
7 hours ago by Jean Lockwood @ parentingandreligion.com
May 15 is the International Day of Families, worldwide.Happy family day, and remember to love and appreciate the ones who you call family. Friends will come and go all through life, but your family is yours forever....
Homemade Baby Wipes
8 hours ago by Erinn @ parentingourchildren.com
Many parents these days are stepping back and taking a closer look at some of the traditional parenting gear we all use in our homes. We are looking to make sure the bottles we buy are BPA free, we are using homemade remedies for bee stings instead...
Day 1
11 hours ago by Jackie @ nursingyourkids.com
After delivery my very messy baby was given to me. His eyes wide open, I held him close against my chest. My instincts were to see if he wanted to nurse, but I didn’t want to stop looking at his face. I also knew that I needed a few stitches and...
Compassionate Parenting
11 hours ago by Summer Minor @ theattachedmother.com
I've noticed some rough spots in my parenting lately, getting frustrated and annoyed far easier than I should. I thought it was the perfect time to pick up a book that I read when my oldest was still a tiny baby, one that definitely helped guide how...
The Stereotypical Homeschooler
13 hours ago by Summer Minor @ momisteaching.com
Homeschooling is one of the most misunderstood institutions in the world as we know it.You can say that twice! Tiffany from Nature Moms, a great blog for the eco-moms, spent some time debunking the most common myths about home education. Sadly,...
Celebrating Your Child's Culture
15 hours ago by Becky Wilson @ parentingtheadopted.com
This weekend my family will celebrate Haiti's Flag Day, which is an important holiday in Haiti. On Friday, I will send all of my children to school with mini Haitian flags and a brief history of Haiti's flag to read to their class. Lucas will wear...
Interviewing Home Educated Students
16 hours ago by Summer Minor @ momisteaching.com
My state's newspaper did an interesting thing recently where they invited a group of teenagers to learn how to create a newspaper. It looks like an amazing experience for these kids to do and learn about. You can read the newspaper they created here...
Gentle Birth, Gentle Parenting
19 hours ago by Summer Minor @ theattachedmother.com
If you have not read it yet there is a great review on the book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Dr. Sarah J. Buckley up over at Tiny Grass. The birth junkies out there will most likely love this one. According to TrishI am not exaggerating when I...
Apologies
19 hours ago by Summer Minor @ momisteaching.com
My email box is in a sad state of affairs. Basically I've been over run by spam to the point that I can't find the real emails anywhere in there. I have not been able to set up filters that work so I'm reduced to taking drastic steps. I'm erasing...
Curious George
21 hours ago by Jennie Nicassio @ momssoapbox.com
The publishing company that owns the children story "Curious George" is thinking about suing Marietta bar owner Mike Norman for selling t-shirts showing a picture of the lovable monkey "Curious George" peeling a banana with the words Obama "08"...
Matt, Liz, and Madeline
21 hours ago by Bryan Comer @ sympathypain.com
My wife forwarded a blog to me today. I have been reading it off and on since then. It breaks my heart…every word. It was one of my biggest fears that something would happen to Sarah during childbirth. I think it's a fear most fathers share but...
Sharing A Flower
Yesterday by Summer Minor @ theattachedmother.com
I had planned to write about this sooner but kept forgetting. So I apologize for being so late.Lis Garret is calling for parents to submit articles by May 15th (I told you I was late) for her new online magazine Root and Sprout. If you haven't...
It's a boy!
Yesterday by Jackie @ nursingyourkids.com
At my 9.45 weekly checkup yesterday my doctor told me that since she was on call I’d better go into labor that night. I said I’d be happy to, if there was anything she could do to move it along. She said she’d have to check out my cervix and...
Organic for Baby
Yesterday by Erinn @ reviewingbabygear.com
With my newest baby I am not looking for quantity of clothing, since we are already busting at the closets with the other two kids, but quality. I want clothing that is soft for my baby and earth friendly. A few choice pieces is great for us, as...
Diet May Influence Baby's Gender
Yesterday by Erinn @ parentingourchildren.com
They say, you are what you eat and that may just be true. What a woman eats before pregnancy may play a role in whether the baby is a boy or a girl, according to surprising new research. Women who have a good appetite, eat a lot of potassium-rich...
Progress
Yesterday by Katie Mientka @ parentingtoddlers.net
I know why some ancient cultures (and still some today) see a baby and say things like "Oh, that's such an ugly baby," to the mother. They do that so the gods won't take notice of the baby and cause something to happen to it. Whenever I brag about...
Feeling Ignored
Yesterday by Kimberly Johnson @ stepfamilytalk.com
State Statuate in my state says that a parent must be given liberal telephonic parenting time, which the state deems is at least two days a week. That is the state written law. However Love's ex just doesn't really seem to care at all about what the...
Step-Site Tuesday
Yesterday by Kimberly Johnson @ stepfamilytalk.com
Tuesday seems like as good a day as any to quit complaining (even if only for just the one day) and start sharing a little information that might be helpful to step parents out there. So I'm going to offer a little review of a step parenting website...
Parenting after Adoption
Yesterday by Becky Wilson @ parentingtheadopted.com
When my husband and I prepared for adding to our family through older child adoption, we did our homework by talking honestly with other families, who had experienced a wide variety of scenarios, as well as reading, reading, and reading. Just as we...
Have You Seen Type-A Mom?
Yesterday by Summer Minor @ momisteaching.com
If you haven't checked it out yet there is a great parenting site called Type-A Mom. It's parenting advice by moms for moms on everything from breastfeeding to raising teenagers. No matter what stage of the parenting game you are in or what kind...
Pointing Out the Obvious
Yesterday by Sandra Williams @ parentingunderthestars.com
Is that not our job as parents? I was informed that’s what I do tonight when I announced it was bedtime. Then the same sweet daughter starts wandering around looking for a paper and pen after bedtime. I swear she just enjoys seeing me snap.If I...
Hands Free Pumping
52 hours ago by Erinn @ reviewingbabygear.com
When I had my lactation consultant come to the house for help, she mentioned Medela had just come out with a hands free pump. I love my Medela swing pump but I would love to have my hands free to do things like check email, make breakfast for my...
Bling for Baby
52 hours ago by Erinn @ reviewingbabygear.com
There are many cute things for girls these days. Of course, everyone knows it is easier to buy clothes for a girl then a boy, it just seems like there is more out there. When you find something cute, you have to stick with it because you don't...
Indoor Fun Ideas
55 hours ago by Erinn @ parentingourchildren.com
Believe me I know how hard it is to be inside with kids all day. New Jersey weather can be terrible sometimes and this winter was no different. It wasn't snowy so we didn't have that outdoor fun, but rainy and dreary. I have had to use my...