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Begin Smart Offers Many Options For Early Language When I think of the Begin Smart line of books, I think of books your baby can literally sink his teeth into. Known to be quite durable with top-notch construction, the Begin Smart line is always filled with colorful illustrations, interesting... ( added 17 days 6 hours ago.)

Chatty Son is Music To My Ears Sometimes when a mom chooses to stay at home, she worries that her education will go to waste. Little by little caring for little ones kills off brains cells. We cut everything at the dinner table into tiny pieces. Were doomed to forever speak in... ( added 2 years 28 days ago.)

Help, We Are All Being Held Hostage Youve got to be really, really ill to want to stay home in our family. My eldest daughter had a fever one night. Her head felt like it had swelled five times its size and her throat and ears ached. Still, she dragged herself by her teeth down the... ( added 2 years 28 days ago.)

Top Signs of Volunteer Burn-out One of the best things parents can do for their children is to volunteer in the classroom or for an after school sport or club. But sometimes parents, especially moms, can over-commit and that can quickly lead to burn-out and resentment. Post the... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

I'm A Soul Woman I tried one of those self-tanning gimmicks. It took me almost an hour to choose from all the products and if I had just spent that amount of time in the sun, I wouldnt have had to spend twenty dollars on an experiment. Everybodys going to know... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

Things That Make Children Deaf Any parent knows that the moment a child sees water there will be instantaneous deafness. It doesnt matter whether its an ocean, lake, river, stream or mud puddle. Even a Dixie cup full of water is a child magnet...because children cannot hear... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

Of Pirates, Plunder and Great Accessories He had on his pirate cape, his pirate hat...and a pink purse slung over his right shoulder. He was ready for action. Until the ants attacked. Little girls keep tissue, lip gloss and hair barrettes in their purses. Little pirates keep... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

To Love, Honor and Suffer Being accused of snoring is one thing. Being accused of honking is completely ridiculous. I dont honk in my sleep, I told my husband. Yes, you do. He told me to get some of those strips that you put across your nose to help reduce... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

Fat No, Chocolate Yes I decided to eat healthy. Two hours later I got the results back from a blood test declaring that I am a prime candidate for a heart attack. Is there a better sign that eating healthy is the right direction to go in? So I cut the fat and... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

Teens Train Mom, Leave Legacy For Younger Sibs My thirteen-year old daughters are leaving a legacy for the other kids. There are some unspoken rules that Ive come to respect. 1. When the door is closed to our room and you hear music, please knock. 2. When the door to our room is closed... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

How To Determine The Future Vocation of Your Children Have you ever wondered what your children will grow up to be? Following is a list of possible vocations based on the behavior of children. Child screams at top of lungs to get other children to play his way. Occupational aptitude: Drill... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

Another Day, Another Migraine I know its time to get up in the morning when I hear Miss I-havent-pooped-in-three-days-and-need-to-poop-right-now is hollering and Mr. Im-so-quiet-you-just-know-Im-into-something isnt making a peep. As soon as I open my bedroom door, Mr.... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)

High School Reunion Finale I did a bit of sleuthing (some call it stalking) the night before the reunion and looked up as many photos of old classmates as I could find online. And I learned that twenty years REALLY ages people. Not that anyone looked very old but I would... ( added 2 years 135 days ago.)

High School Reunion Countdown By the time this column is printed I will have already gone to my twentieth reunion, I will have survived the paralysis that will set in mere moments before we pull up to the old high school. For the umpteenth time I will discreetly hitch up my... ( added 2 years 135 days ago.)

High School Reunion Blues, Part 2 Preparing to go to your high school reunion is like finding out you’re going to die and suddenly you realize you haven't done everything you SHOULD HAVE done. In this case, how many of us are thinking - I should have gone to the gym more! My... ( added 2 years 135 days ago.)

High School Reunion Blues Recently I went shopping for some special occasion outfits. I dressed up because I thought it might help salvage my dignity in case I didn’t find anything flattering to buy. I’ve come to the conclusion that a tunic dress is not the style for... ( added 2 years 135 days ago.)

Toughing Out Toddler Torture Living with a toddler that talks non-stop is fun. No, seriously. Mine sounds like an auctioneer. “Momma, can I have candy, candy, candy? Do I hear ice cream, ice cream, ice cream? TOYS! Do I hear toys, toys, toys? GUM! No, make that crayons, no... ( added 2 years 168 days ago.)

The Circles of Hell Dante had it all wrong. The circles of hell do not correspond with sin. They correspond with the stages of children and I know what the first three levels are like from experience. Level One – Your task is to dress and feed a child. This is... ( added 2 years 246 days ago.)

Where Cheeseburgers Come From Recently, while on vacation, the kids and I spied a little shop called Sin Sations. Fresh baked donuts immediately sprang to mind and I drove over, but for the life of me I could not reconcile what I saw with the vision of glazed goodies... ( added 2 years 267 days ago.)

Parental Superpowers Revealed ... The horror of horrors for all parents is when their children act like twerps in public. Kids rely on parents to be embarrassed. They hope we let them get away with stuff in public because we’re too embarrassed to raise our voices and keep... ( added 2 years 274 days ago.)

Funny Things Toddlers Say It's fun when your kiddos are small. They have their own vocabulary. The other day my son asked for some shmushmellows. Of course, he meant marshmallows, but I think his name is more appropriate, don't you think? It reminds me of when my older... ( added 2 years 281 days ago.)

The Magic Red Rock The boys were getting on my nerves the other day with their bickering. If the nine-year old wasn’t teasing, then the three-year old was giving it back as good as he got. Suddenly, I blurted out something that my grandmother would have said. “I... ( added 2 years 309 days ago.)

Battle of The Generations Why do kids push buttons and then have the nerve to look surprised when you ground them? It’s Monday and already I can tell that the rest of the week is going to be trying. Thanks to my nine-year old son, Mr. Attitude, most of the fun things I... ( added 2 years 323 days ago.)

It Depends on What You Mean By 'Clean' My husband came home from work the other night and the very first thing he said when he walked in the door was, "What's that smell?" "Clean," I told him. I'd just wrestled with the sofas for five hours, vacuuming and foo-fooing them. The floors... ( added 2 years 364 days ago.)

The Hurrier I Go, The Behinder I Get I am now convinced that time works against me whenever I have anything pressing that needs to be done. If the laundry needs to be done, I can be sure to find five more loads on top of the six I had already planned on doing. If I vacuum, I... ( added 3 years 7 days ago.)