Parenting
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What Are the Best Bassinets and Baby Seats
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Your new baby needs that cozy compact space. These are the best options, for day and night. While you can put baby directly in his crib when he’s born, it’s convenient to start with a bassinet. The bassinet stage is a short stage in your baby’s life, so you don’t want to spend a lot,…
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Our Favorite Diaper Bags
From the most practical, well-priced dupes to the super stylish and uber-functional, these diaper bags get the carrying done! Whether you need something you can grab for every day, or something to tote all of baby’s stuff when you’re away for the whole day or the weekend, our favorite diaper bag solutions at every price…
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Manage Your Midterms in 1-2-3
For some, midterms might be over, while for others, they’re starting. Whichever way, these strategies support test-takers throughout the school year. I recall my 11-year-old coming home looking defeated, then blurting out, “I didn’t know my farher. I couldn’t answer most of the questions.” I knew he had studied and is a bright, somewhat disorganized…
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The Tips & Tricks You Need To Start Your Nursing Journey
All the things you wish your big sister told you to get you started on your nursing journey, below. Isn’t nursing supposed to be that all-natural, instinctive, and super-easy way to feed your baby? Ha! Although it eventually becomes second-nature, having the proper support to get your started is really important. We’ve gathered some hard-accumulated…
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Five Tips for Handling a Moody Teenager
Don’t be frustrated – these five clear, practical tips will help you feel both empowered and empathetic when dealing with your moody teen. Anybody who’s ever been a teenager and anyone who’s ever raised a teenager (all of us, that is) knows that teenagers can get moody. One minute, they’re cheerful and prattling on about…
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A Guide to Plan Your Pidyon Haben
A first baby boy is born – what do you do next? Thanks to Devorah Weisz who spearheaded this topic when she wrote to us, “I am B”H making a Pidyon Haben for my first grandchild. I checked your website to see if you had any guidance, but this page is missing from your website.…
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How to Store Your Mommy Memories
You think you’ll remember those cute things they said, but you know that you will one day forget. Here are some ideas and ways to save your “Mommy Memories” so you and your children can look back and enjoy! As I was reading this post on Winter Wins for Your Marriage recently on Between Carpools,…
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Three Tips to Tame Your Toddler’s Tantrums
In the moment, you’re not quite sure what to do when deal with a child’s tantrum. Remember these three steps. You’ve spent the last three hours wrangling your kids into bed, and just as you’re nearing the finish line, your toddler throws himself onto the floor, wailing because he wanted to take his socks off.…
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3 Ways to Connect to Your Teen
There’s so much potential in developing the relationship between you and your almost-adults. These are three easy ways that work wonders. Teens and preteens have always gotten a bad rap. Everybody knows that teenagers are their own separate creation. These days, however, many parents are finding it harder to relate to their teenagers than ever…
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Did Your Child Misbehave at School?
Do you side with the child or the school? What is the appropriate way to respond? And how do you prevent these occurrences (that form a pit in your stomach) in the future? This is a guide for handling typical school misbehavior situations when they arise. It happens to the best of us. A child…
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