Family Life
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Master Your Kids’ Bedtime with the Perfect Bedtime Routine
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Is getting your kids to bed an endless challenge? It takes commitment, but you can make it work, once and for all! Do you ever feel like getting your kids down to bed is like pulling teeth? Right when you think they’re out for the count, you hear the little pitter-patter of feet tiptoeing down the hallway.…
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How to Teach a Child to Ride a Bike
Maybe this post will give away some trade secrets of my bike coaching business, but if it can encourage happy and confident riders, I am ready to share! There are no don’ts when it comes to riding a bike, just do’s: Know that the child wants it. I always try to start my coaching sessions with…
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Which Are The Best Baby Monitors?
This popular question finally has an answer – based on our readers’ input! One of the most frequent questions in our inbox is which baby monitor we recommend. So we decided to crowd-source and ask all of you – what do you use and do you love it? The top four recommended monitors are listed…
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Help! Why is My Newborn so Fussy?
Here are some lessons learned, which I am hopeful can help other struggling mamas and babies. After much trial and error, and many visits to the pediatrician, GI doctor, lactation consultant, and an OT evaluation, I learned that my baby was sensitive or allergic to both milk and corn (and possibly other foods as well),…
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Tie Dye Some Shoes or Shoelaces Using Household Supplies
Choose a big project or a small one, but all you need are some basic supplies for big tie dyeing fun! We like to have lots of fun with tie dye in this household, and we recently came across a new way to tie dye without buying any new dye kits. All you need is…
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Yes, You Are a Good Mom
Lots of moms are hard on themselves and it isn’t productive. You can change your thought process and turn the narrative around. “Maybe I’m Just A Bad Mommy…” This statement makes my heart hurt. Sometimes, I receive emails from mothers: “What if my kid isn’t complex. What if I’m just a bad mom…” If this is a…
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Everything You Need to Know About Car Seat Safety
What car seat should your child be sitting in? How do you know when is the right time to switch seats? Here’s a complete guide. Hi! I’m Lani Harrison. I live in Scottsdale Arizona and I’m a mom of 3. I’ve been a CPST (Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician) since 2015. I get questions almost…
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How to Teach Your Kids About Personal Privacy
One BCP Reader stepped up to encourage more parents to have the tools they need. Use code BCPTALK for 25% off AND free shipping. She’s not the author, she’s not the publisher, she was just a reader who saw how important a book could be and tried to find a way to spread the word.…
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Looking For Great Books To Read At Bedtime?
We know how it is. Some books are more fun to read than others. Here are the ones I personally pick from our bookshelf, at bedtime. This is a list of over 30 books even you will enjoy reading – we have recommendations for younger children (2-6) and older ones (4-8) too. Bedtime is a…
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FYI: Your Husband Wants a Happy Wife
Even if you think otherwise some of the time. Once in a while, you experience a paradigm shift. You know, when a new piece of information is introduced and suddenly, you’re seeing a situation, or a person, or life… through an entirely new pair of glasses. Like the time when you were 6 and you…
Filed under: Marriage
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