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Back To School On A Budget

Back-To-School season is an expensive time for families. As a mom of six kids, I know this too well. It’s Inventory Time! Go Through Those Closets – purge the stuff you no longer need, but keep an eye out for those little gems that are hand-me-down worthy. They are invaluable – we rely on hand-me-downs from older…

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10 Terrible Gifts to Give Other People’s Kids

As the gift giving season approaches, you may find yourself searching for the perfect present for your nieces and nephews, godchildren, friends' kids, and grandchildren. As a victim of terrible children's gift giving and on behalf of parents everywhere, I feel compelled to draw attention to the kinds of gifts we parents absolutely don't want…

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What’s Your Parenting Style?

The way we raise our children is often similar to the way we were raised. For example, I was the child of an “overly worried/overprotective” wonderful mother and I find myself treating my kids exactly the same way!

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My Son Gets Psyched Out By Sports Team Tryouts

Here is the conversation I have with my son three months before a given sport is meant to begin: Me: Do you want to play [soccer, football, basketball, baseball] this year? Because sign-ups are now. Him: Yeah. Here is the conversation I have with my son three minutes before the first day of practice for any given sport: Me: Come on, get your shoes on, weve got to leave for practice!