All Entries Tagged With: "Kids"
Cute Holiday Activities For Kids: Call Santa, Video Santa, NORAD Tracking And More
photo credit: Chris R McFarland It’s that time of year again … Christmas is just days away and we’ve got some excited kids to keep occupied. Here’s a list of some cute online holiday activities to fill the days. – A personalized Santa video directly from the North Pole. A company in Canada has created [...]
No more swearing at bedtime (or the benefits of sport for young boys)
Last night, I read to my kids, kissed them goodnight, turned off the light, and guess what? Miracle of miracles, they went to sleep. For the nine years of our twins’ lives, bedtime has been something that we’ve often dreaded and delayed just to put off the kids’ delaying tactics (how pathetic is that?). The [...]
Harvard Healthy Eating Plate
Earlier this year the USDA released new dietary guidelines for Americans, under an initiative called ChooseMyPlate.gov. In response to this, the Harvard School of Public Health released the Healthy Eating Plate, to make it easier for consumers to think about meal planning and not just abstract ideas about food allowances. You can download a copy [...]
ChooseMyPlate.gov – New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Earlier this month, the US Department of Agriculture released new dietary guidelines for Americans. The new advice, released under the new ChooseMyPlate.gov program, changes the way that Americans think about diet and food. Gone is the longstanding Food Pyramid, instead the new focus is simpler dietary advice. The streamlined guidelines call for more fruits and [...]
YES! Your food allergy kid can eat Oreos and more!
Last fall, my son was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. I cried, panicked, and thought the world had come to an end. Since then, I’ve learned to not only live with it, but bring better health to our family. I’ve also learned to cook and bake. My son is allergic to all but two of [...]
Ethan’s Story: My preemie’s fight
My second pregnancy started fine. Aside from a strange rash, and some bleeding at 13 weeks that put me on limited bed rest for a month, it was smooth sailing, until I hit 23 weeks. Rather than leaking urine like I thought I was, it was amniotic fluid. I went to the hospital, and was [...]
Tiger Tales and MyTales Digital book and app giveaway winners announced!
Last week we reviewed two great books and iPhone/ iPad apps, Hush Little Baby and Sleep, Baby Sleep from Tiger Tales Books and MyTales Digital. Because we thought the books were so great we wanted to share copies of Hush Little Baby, Sleep, Baby Sleep and Rock-a-Bye Baby in both the printed book form and [...]
Children’s book review & giveaway: Hush Little Baby and Sleep Baby Sleep
Recently my two-year-old and I had the pleasure of reviewing two new books based on lullabies, Hush, Little Baby and Sleep Baby Sleep. They beautifully tell the songs. My daughter is an avid “read to me, or let me sit quietly and look at the pictures,” and lullaby lover, making both books a perfect fit [...]
The Princess and the Pea
Children love to explore all types of things, their environment, their bodies, the things that can fit into the tiniest spaces in their bodies. Our indoctrination began with a pea. After a few attempts at raisins, (caught in time), our daughter discovered that peas were the perfect fit for a nose.. I was out [...]
Second Pregnancy- The halfway point
For those of you who have been following Mom2′s “The second time around” posts, I have a confession to make. I am Mom2. Me. Renee. Your friendly MTWer. So far, this pregnancy has had its strange moments, but all seems to be well now. I’m off restricted duty and back to a normal life. I’ve [...]
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