Making child car seat safety a priority is a must. It is important to the welfare of your family. However, despite many parents best intentions, the wrong car seat is often used. Here are some parenting tips for choosing the best fitting car seat for your child. But having the best car seat may not be enough. The car seat must

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The most important parenting tip for toddler - especially an active one is good supervision. Keeping a child busy day in and day out is exhaustive work for even the most patient parents. But all of that effort does pay off in the end.
Preschoolers possess a natural curiosity that is important to their growth. But this exact a

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For this holiday season Hasbro has introduced the Littlest Pet Shop Digital Planner. The Littlest Pet Shop line of toys is wildly popular among elementary schoolers and this new scaled down LPS PDA is perfect for their age group. The most attractive part about this toy that can be found at Littlestpetshop.com are the games that

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It is never too early to get the kids involved in the voting process. Here are ten parenting tips to help the kids understand the democratic process. The first piece of parenting advice is to take the kids to the polls - let them see democracy in action. Voting in our home was a family affair. Discuss the candidates and the par

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Summer is here. What are your kids doing for summer vacation? Sports camps are a popular choice and parents are looking for ways that their kids can enjoy the nice weather and burn off a little energy. But summer also presents a great opportunity for kids to catch up on academics. That's right - summer school. I know that it h

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Got a picky eater? What parent doesn't? Here are some ideas for parenting toddler when it comes to mealtime. It may be difficult to get your child to try new foods but patience and persistence on your part will pay off. Just be consistent and present your toddler with the new food on a regular basis. Enlist the help of the res

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With so many resources available to parents, I was wondering where most people turn for parenting help - especially when it comes to babies. I know what worked for me - there are several dog eared copies of parenting books on my shelf. But weeding out good parenting advice from all the rest is hard for new moms. So here is my s

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Apple is offering their Camp Apple once again this year. You know I love all things Apple and these free workshops are an excellent opportunity for my kids to learn the ropes. Also, it's a good way to spend a hot summer afternoon. Of all the parenting tips I offer, the best ones are free. And this is one of them. To find out m

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Many people equate blogging success with making money. Yet there are a variety of reasons to start a blog. Making money is one of them. But blogs are created every day to complement an already existing business, to journal family life, to share knowledge with others - the reasons to start a blog are many.

It is important to

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Once a toddler is toilet trained, a whole new set of issues erupts. Let's face it, diapers are convenient - finding a clean bathroom on the fly, isn't. But kids don't get this and are not always cooperative when they are told to "go". Would you be? Luckily for moms and parents, there are ways to deal with this issue and ga

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Usually the parenting tips that I post are not quite as funny as this one. But it works. We all know how irritating hiccups can be - and they always seem to hit at the wrong time (is there ever a right time?). Anyhow, I don't know how I came up with this remedy but it stops them every time - at least for my family. Find out ho

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Are you vexed when it comes to finding healthy snacks for kids? My kids seem to be hungry all of the time. And it is pretty hard to come up with healthy snacks on the spur of the moment. It is far easier to grab a bag of chips or a few cookies than to prepare a snack with some nutritional value. Here are some parenting tips to

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Here is a great opportunity to introduce your kids to the world of opera. If you live in the vicinity of Westport Connecticut then you are close enough to the Norwalk Branch Library where the Connecticut Opera will be performing the opera called The Music Shop. The performance is free and is well suited to children in grades th

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Memorial Day fun for everyone! Come one come all to the Weston Memorial Day Fair in Weston Connecticut. Located just a stone's throw from Westport Connecticut, the Weston Memorial Day Fair will take place at the Hurlbutt Elementary School. Lots of good food, fun rides, and prizes await fair goers of all ages. If you are in Wes

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Have you give up on commenting on other people's blogs? Have you decided that commenting is not worth the time and effort? Here are some blogging tips that may make you change your mind - at least in some instances. No - commenting won't bring you loads of traffic and should certainly not be a main strategy for the use of you

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