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Eat This Not That For Kids

Childhood obesity is an epidemic in this country. To try to encourage healthy eating habits, schools are swapping out the cardboard pizza for grilled chicken salads and the chocolate milk for skim milk.

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Ten Ways to Share the Holiday Spirit for $25 or Less

When did festive become so expensive? Just flip through any catalog or walk into any department store and it seems that the holidays have become an over-the-top affair. It comes at a time when were already feeling the pinch with parties and gifts and now the style police seems to be telling us that were just not in the holiday spirit if we dont have light-up Nutcrackers on our front lawns.

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Organize Your Weeknight Meals

What do you find the most difficult to get done in your day? If you asked most people, many would answer: mealtime. From deciding what to cook, shopping for the ingredients, prepping, cooking, and finally, cleaning up, it can all seem so overwhelming. That is one of the reasons why we all have become dependent on take-out and fast food. Dial-up delivery is no longer a treat, but a mainstay in many homes. If youre working full time, its easy to let yourself off the hook, but its not that hard to prepare a simple, healthy, and inexpensive meal for your family.

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3 Life Lessons Your Kid Gets from Picture Books

The world is full of information, of digital chatter swarming and spinning around us. Our children need anchors, ways to navigate through the often confusing terrain of the adult world, moving fast and furious. Picture books are that anchor. In this era, there has never been a better way to teach our children what to hold onto and what to cherish than the beautiful books out there now to guide their way, and ours, as parents. We can raise loving, empathetic, imaginative, curious, community centered children. Let stories be our guide.