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Totally Legal Parenting Cheats

stacie — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:11:19 +0000

As an adult I had this recurring nightmare. I was back in college. It was finals time, but I had cut class all semester long since my teachers neither noticed or cared. I didn’t study at all for finals and had since I never went to class, I had no clue what any of my [...]

Smarter Shopping with CouponChief.com

Jessie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:22:15 +0000

Mom’s Talk Network received payment to review an give our honest opinion of CouponChief.com. As a busy mom with two kids, I barely have time to make myself a cup of coffee, let alone head to the store to pick out new shoes, clothes or even household items. Because of my hectic life – and [...]

Outdoor Games For Kids

Kelly — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:41:25 +0000

Playing outside for most of the day, even in colder weather used to be the norm when it came to children’s activities in their free time. These days they are often spending up to 6hours on average watching TV and playing video games. We can’t blame this change in behavior entirely on TV, as our [...]

Children and Eye Health

Kelly — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:09:52 +0000

This is a guest post by Maggie Voelker. Thanks for the great useful info Maggie! It’s simple to tell when your child has a cold or a tummy ache—they tell you. Vision problems though, are much more difficult for children to articulate. Many times issues go unnoticed because children have no idea that they can’t [...]

Mom’s Talk About Breastfeeding: Deciding When to Wean

Monica Barnes — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:34:39 +0000

This is the final segment in our series, Mom’s Talk about Breastfeeding. My baby girl just turned a year old! I have started to think about our breastfeeding relationship. I have really enjoyed breastfeeding her this past year. But I have been wondering how will I know that she’s ready and I’m ready to stop. [...]

Breastfeeding Issues: Back at Work

Rebecca Reed — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:32:30 +0000

This is another part in our series, Mom’s Talk about Breastfeeding. Whether as a result of my less-ideal birth experience or because I had a mama-bear passion bubbling within me, I was determined to exclusively breastfeed my son. I decided in the hospital that he would be a breastfed child no matter how hard I [...]

Mom’s Talk about Breastfeeding: Have You Heard Of Breast Milk Banking?

ichacoy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:44:43 +0000

This continues our series, Mom’s Talk about Breastfeeding. If your child were done breast feeding but you are still producing milk, would you contribute to a donor milk bank? Donor Milk Banking is a service in which breast milk is donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the baby. Breast milk is [...]

Mom’s Talk about Breastfeeding: When You Have Trouble Making It Work

Kelly — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:56:50 +0000

This continues our series, Mom’s Talk about Breastfeeding. Many moms struggle with breastfeeding – it isn’t always as easy and natural as you’d hope. We know it helps sometimes to know that you’re not the only one, so hopefully these stories will be an encouragement to you. Kristina’s Story When my twins were born one [...]

Mom’s Talk About Breastfeeding: Public Views – Anti-Breastfeeding and Nursing in Public

Rebecca Reed — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:11:32 +0000

This is part two in our Mom’s Talk About Breastfeeding series. While there are many benefits to breastfeeding your baby, sometimes you may not get support from the people around you. Family members, friends, random strangers and maybe even your husband may criticize your decision to breastfeed. They may be uneducated about the benefits of [...]

A Mom’s Guide to Reducing Sentimental Clutter

Kristina Salin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:43:37 +0000

My babes are only 13 months old and already I am starting to collect things that remind me of the good old days and we’ve barely passed the first year mark! It’s true. I am already having a hard time getting rid of things and with limited storage the challenge is finding a way to [...]