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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Parents
New Year's resolutions are hard to make and even harder to keep. The thought of working out every day or giving up something you enjoy is daunting and it's easy to get burnt out on...
LEGO Commercial Inspires Girls to #KeepBuilding
In 2014, 7 year old Charlotte wrote a letter to LEGO complaining about how there were no strong female characters in their sets.LEGO has long been a battleground for controversy around gender roles, but...
Come Home Alive Safe Driving Program
Parents and teen drivers are invited to the Come Home Alive safe driving program. With the goal of reducing car crashes and saving lives, the program brings together parents, students, school officials, law enforcement...
Every New Mama Deserves a Postpartum Doula. Who Are They? What Do They Do?
The steps you take in pregnancy are your first steps in mothering, and those nine months are a huge investment of time and energy and emotional growth as you prepare to meet your baby. Many...
Play On! Benefits Of Playgrounds For Young Children
We’ve seen it time and time again. Parents enroll their children in sports at very young ages in hopes that with years of practice, even at 4 and 5-years-old, they will be good enough...
6 Ways I Made Our School Mornings Smoother
Our mornings used to be a complete disaster... Thankfully, we live down the street from our elementary school so I could easily drive them over if my son missed the bus. But last year...
The Online Frontier: What Your Kids Need to Know
Over the past few years, the Internet has become tightly intertwined with our social and professional lives. It is now mandatory for our kids to have Internet access so they may competently complete their...
Nutritionist Approved After School Snacks
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