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Help for Anissa
The entire mom blogging (and blogging) community is saddened by the news that Anissa Mayhew has suffered a stroke. While we all feel so helpless about the situation, but there are things you can do to help and support.
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130,000 Kids Need Type A Moms to Unite
November is National Adoption Month. YAY!! (If you could see me and if I was coordinated, you'd see me clicking my heels and dancing a jig right now.) We are trying to raise awareness of all forms of adoption, but especially the 130,000 kids that are currently waiting in US Foster Care for a ...
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Adoption Ethics and Our Kid's First Parents
Some articles write themselves. Words and thoughts flow in perfect harmony. Writing other articles is like walking uphill in ill fitting boots. I have found that the uphill articles are usually when I lack clarity or am struggling with what to think. This is one of those articles.
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Making New Friends
When I first became pregnant at 20, life suddenly changed for me. I wasn't just a college sophomore, I was a pregnant college sophomore. Along with the big belly came other big changes in my personal life as well. Many of the friends I spent out late night partying with, forgot about me.
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SanDisk MicroSD Card Review
Under $10, it’s the perfect gift for anyone who has a mobile phone. It slips into your phone and lets you capture, store and carry hundreds of media items.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences with Twins
This is our second year of parent-teacher conference and already we are learning that comparisons are something that we will just have to live with. Comparisons happen with regular siblings but having 2 or more kids in the same grade at the same time makes it difficult to appreciate that each ...
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10 Free or Budget Activities to do with your Preschooler
You want your kids to experience and be exposed to as much as possible. After all, exposure is good. Children who are exposed are knowledgeable, curious and well-rounded; but, the more activities you register them for, the less you see in your bank account. How can you take care of your ...
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Homemade Christmas Presents - Make a Felt Coaster Set
Felt is a very child friendly, versatile material and is the perfect choice for making a cute little felt coaster set. The finished set makes a nice homemade Christmas present for grandparents or aunts who like to serve hot chocolate to their guests on cold winter days. This Christmas craft ...
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How Our Family Bonds at Christmas With The Polar Express DVD
We took our son to see The Polar Express a good few years ago when it was first released. Our first viewing of the movie was at a 3D IMAX screening, but, since then, we've watched the version we bought on general release every single Christmas Eve as a family. The voice of Tom Hanks and the ...
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4 Ways to Use Halloween Costumes After Halloween
Halloween is over and another holiday is upon us. The kids have eaten all of the treats they are allowed to eat. They have attended all of the parties. The decorations have come down. You have taken a ton of pictures to post facebook, photobucket, ofoto, etc. There is only one more thing to ...
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Help Children Deal with Death
Grandmother, who always read you those wonderful fairy stories went to sleep one night as usual and never woke up. A beloved dog goes into fits and then closes his eyes never to open them again. How do you explain death to children without misinforming them? How do you help them get on with ...
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Do You Need Parental Control Software to Teach Your Kids Safe Surfing?
I had one of those 'Mom moments' when my son was around 7. He was messing around on the family PC, and I suddenly noticed he was Googling. Turns out that his teacher had been teaching the class about surfing and how to find out stuff on the Internet.
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Motherhood Maps
Motherhood is the best thing that has ever happened to me. That being said, it is also the most challenging and difficult job to do ( most times on NO sleep). I am a Mom of two children (a 9 year old and 3 year old) and it definitely is not always easy, but there are the moments that make it so ...
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Pray for Families at Fort Hood
November is National Military Appreciation month. Nobody works harder at protecting American freedom than our brave men and women who deploy to combat zones, those who stay behind to guard the fort, and the brave spouses that stay behind guarding the the home. Families are supported by ...
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Vote for Your NICU in the Virtual Human Milk Collection Campaign
The Virtual Human Milk Collection Campaign is being sponsored by the Medela company to honor the March of Dimes' National Prematurity Awareness Month and the thousands of dedicated Neonatal healthcare professionals nationwide. The Medela company focuses on helping mothers, including NICU ...
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Mom of Teens Hangs Out with Twitter
Kids gone. It's Home Alone for Mom. Maybe time to RECONNECT with the world. SOCIAL NETWORKING. Yup, that's what I need. A little interaction with who's who and what's what, to kind of help me figure out my next career move.
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Action Preschooler Songs - Music that Gets Pre-K Kids Moving
Preschoolers love music activities and what better way to incorporate music than with songs that get these young children moving with action steps or activities. Here are some favorite action preschooler songs for you to teach your pre-k kids. London Bridge is Falling Down Song Lyrics and ...
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Mom's Choice Hot Toys and Gifts 2009
Forget the so-called experts in what's hot in toys and gifts this holiday season. Who really knows what kids want! The moms who hear their kids yell out, "I want that" to commercials and store displays, the moms who help kids write letters to Santa. Type-A Mom is compiling the real list of hot ...
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A Blogger's Worth
Since attending the Type-A Mom Conference , I've been thinking quite a bit about where I'd like to take my blogging. When I started blogging a year and a half ago, I intended to use my blog as a platform to practice regular writing and to have my writing be seen. Since then, I see blogging as ...
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Grey's Anatomy Features Using Kangaroo Care in the NICU
More NICU Parents (who are also Grey's Anatomy fans) may want to use Kangaroo Care as a treatment for their NICU Baby after watching a recent episode of Grey's Anatomy. This week the top rated Abc.com show featured a story line about Kangaroo Care in the November 5, 2009 episode "Invest in ...
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