Here is why you should do a family tree with your kids. Family is important, and military families understand the value of keeping those connections strong, even when they aren’t close together. Have your kids ever asked how you’re related to someone? Or have they shown an interest in learning about family history? Working on […]
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What My 10-Year-Old Son Thinks About Breastfeeding
This content is sponsored by The Breastfeeding Shop As parents, we set an example for our children: Sometimes good, sometimes bad, and sometimes, we don’t even realize we’re doing it. My oldest child, a son, has picked up on all kinds of things throughout his 10 years of life. He likes football like […]
Yes, Real People Take CLEP Tests
This content is sponsored by The College Board Nontraditional students – you know, the category that parents, veterans, anyone over the age of 25 fall into – are on the rise in colleges across the country. They bring with them some unique challenges, including childcare issues, geographic limitations, and work-school-life balance. Enter, CLEP […]
Healthy And Easy Snacks All Kids Will Love
Sponsored by The Breastfeeding Shop | Summer is here, and with it came those haunting words: “Mom, can we have a snack?”
4 Ways to Juggle Bottles and Breastfeeding Seamlessly
This is a sponsored post by The Breastfeeding Shop. My first child was breastfed for about three weeks before switching to formula and bottle feeding. My second child was breastfed for 15 months, using bottles when at hourly care or when with a sitter, and every night about 5 pm for the six months my […]
6 things breastfeeding moms can do (that most people say they can’t!)
This post is sponsored by The Breastfeeding Shop. Every new mother spends hours agonizing over whether she is making the right decisions. Each day, she receives advice–both solicited and unsolicited–that adds to that agony. While intended to be helpful, advice from passersby and sometimes even our own moms are contradictory to what the experts say. […]