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What it is: Leapfrog was right on the money when they created these customizable talking pups My Pal Scout and My Pal Violet. These superdogs have single-handedly expanded my 2yo Jack’s vocabulary to include things like edamame, alpaca and Bibimbap … which incidentally, I didn’t even ...
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It’s been awhile since I’ve written, but this story is too big to keep from my fellow parents. It’s good to be back!
Notice anything missing from your local grocer’s freezer lately? I have. They live to the left of the toaster streudel and to the right of the Cool ...
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Nutrition
Staring at the computer screen, I could barely make out the letters. But I will never forget what I heard. “These are likely the slave owners of your second great grandfather.”
The very nice researcher from Ancestry.com had warned me when we sat down that she may have found some slave ...
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My oldest, the 4-year-old teen, is getting more and more sure of herself every day.
I find watching this budding confidence to be one of the great joys of parenting, although this pleasure doesn’t come without some risks. As in threats to my psyche.
Take for example the other ...
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Stella McCartney
Renowned parenting pro Ann Pleshette Murphy has volunteered to field your childrearing questions.
This week, Annie helps a mom through one of the more painful and confusing experiences for a parent: A friendless child.
Kari Says:
My 7 year old has trouble making friends. He ...
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Development
Ever heard of a nurse-in? I hadn’t either until I read about one that happened in a nearby area.
According to Yahoo’s! Shine, a bunch of mothers gathered in an outside plaza area of Lincoln Square in Chicago to support the Right to Breastfeed Act, which states that “a mother ...
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Breastfeeding
One of our neighbors, we’ll call her Mrs. Grump, knocked on our door just as I was going out to pick up Esther and Isla from school.
I came out on the front step and was peltered with ice-cold French. After she spoke for one minute without stopping I had gathered three things:
1. It had ...
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Here’s another tip for not losing your mind during the holidays: Buy batteries before opening presents.
If your kids are getting a lot of toys and gadgets this year, take the time scan the boxes and figure out what batteries you’ll need on hand. This will ward off potential ...
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There’s no way to sugar-coat this: My son is wild. He’s adventurous and curious. While these characteristics can be hard to contain at times, I like them and think that they will serve him well in life. However, the one place his wild ways scare me is in a parking lot, which is what lead [...]
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Today marks one week before Thanksgiving, which means one week before the “official” holiday season begins.
Maybe you or your kids–husbands included –have already thrown up. Or had a high fever. Or suffered through possible swine flu misery. Perhaps you’ve already ...
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Most people opposed to the Pledge of Allegiance have a problem with the “one nation under God” part. A boy in Arkansas, however, is bothered by another line.
According to the Arkansas Times, a 5th grader has chosen to sit out the daily patriotic ritual because he ...
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education
Next week is Thanksgiving, and, after that, it’s the holidays in full swing. For most of us, this means that our grocery bills will skyrocket during the next six or so weeks.
For today’s giveaway, Safeway, North America’s third-largest supermarket chain, is giving one ...
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Share a moisturizing moment with your baby with the same classic formula trusted for generations. Save $1 on softness she’ll remember.
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Here’s an interesting Mom Confidential poll.
It asks moms to rate the type of mom they are, compare that to the type of mom they thought they would be, and compare themselves with their own mothers.
The first question,”Are you the type of mother you thought you’d be?” really stumped me. I could ...
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Motherhood
When it comes to breast cancer prevention, most of us grew up hearing two things: Do monthly self exams and get a mammogram each year after you turn 40. I could have wallpapered my dorm with the number of those shower self-exam cards I got during college, and I still try my hardest to check [...]
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Linguists have discovered they can detect differences between
the cries of French newborn babies from the cries
of German newborns. Which is to say, babies imitate their parents’ accents. Which is to say babies start learning these speech ...
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Originally, I promised a week of giveaways, which would mean today’s post would be the last one. But the week of giveaways has gained momentum, and I now have at least another week, maybe more, of free goodies to give to MOMformation’s loyal readers.
Yay! Why not bookmark ...
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I’m over four months along now but I still haven’t told my daughter that she’s going to be a big sister. I keep finding new excuses: I want to wait until the first trimester is over, until my first doctor’s appointment, until my second doctor’s appointment, until I ...
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We’ve all heard the recommendations regarding kids and beverages: only buy 100% juice (and still watch consumption), serve plenty of water and low-fat milk, and try to avoid soda and other sugary drinks at all costs. But where does chocolate milk fit in?
The milk industry just began an ...
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Nutrition
A recent piece in the Styles section of the New York Times brings up the long-standing argument that breastfeeding leads to “effortless” post -partum weight loss.
Or does it cause your body to hang on to extra fat? By the end of the article, I still wasn’t sure.
Which is probably the point. As ...
