kids
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How to Fill Up Those Lunch Boxes
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If you are bored of preparing lunch, chances are that your child is bored too. Interesting lunches don’t have to be more work. Here are some ideas! I still remember having a conversation with Esti Waldman about our toddlers’ lunch, years ago. Those toddlers are turning 10 this winter. Those lunch boxes we used back
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Does Your Daughter Complain That It Hurts When You Brush Her Hair?
Some of you know this for years, but if your daughter is still complaining then here’s the solution: get a Wet Brush! I know that many of you have been relying on it for years and years. It’s “the” brush. But there are lots of people out there that haven’t yet caught on! A few
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The Real Secret for Getting Those Hair Accessories Organized
No matter how organized they got, the bows and headbands would always get messy again. Until I discovered this one super simple tip. It’s so simple, it may seem completely obvious, although it wasn’t to me until recently. And it changed everything. In past years on BCP, I had written a couple of hair organizing
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The Problem with Melatonin (And How to Fix It Without Melatonin!)
If a mom can’t get her kids to fall asleep, what else is she supposed to do? If we were sitting in a physical room right now, and I’d asked you how many of you have heard of melatonin, I’m guessing all hands would go up. And if I’d asked how many of you have
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You Can Make Your Favorite Bakery-Style Crumb Muffins At Home
It’s an exciting morning when these crumb muffins are coming out of the oven. There’s one grocery store in Lakewood that sells the best muffins in their bakery department (and no, not all muffins are created equal). My kids always ask me to bring some home when I’m in that area. The older boys who
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Bath Time Activity! Show Your Young Children How to Blow Bubbles in the Bath
What do you do when you are a mom of just little ones and it seems at 3 pm that night will take forever to come? Get them into the bath and let them have some fun with bubbles! When you have older kids, they walk in between 4 – 6p.m. and break up the
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House Full of Picky Eaters? How to Get Kids to Try New Foods
I know, I’m in the same boat as you, with a houseful of picky eaters just the like. But we can get our kids to expand their palate–even if just a bit–and this is how. My resolve was tested that night. “I don’t want schnitzel,” my 3-year-old screamed as she flung a piece of chicken
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Would You Love Just One Fresh, Hot, Soft Cookie?
Did you know that you can make a chocolate chip cookie in the microwave? My children are the ones who taught me this cookie hack. My freezer is usually stocked with chocolate chip cookie dough. I buy the Nana Rachel’s box, although some of you might keep your own dough in the freezer like Renee
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How to Be Firm with a Child without Overpowering Them
You don’t need to fight or overpower a child when they’re not listening. This is what to do instead. In our last discussion in this post we wrote that being firm can be good for a child. We also wrote that fighting with a child is not chinuch. We explained the difference. Fighting means when
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5 Ways to Raise Organized Children
Even if your kids aren’t organized now, it’s not too late to teach them these important skills. Raising kids who respect organization and time management will not only benefit your own home but will give them lessons that they can apply to every aspect of their life. I realize, though, it’s hard to implement organization
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