17th November 2009
You just caught your kid doing the most amazing thing…on his way to school, he actually walked over to a sad looking kid and offered to carry his book bag! Who are you going to tell? Or, your little girl is still throwing temper tantrums and she's 9! ...
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24th August 2008
The morning begins, innocently enough, perhaps the sun is shinning. You may not be as rested as you'd like, but, with a little coffee, you'll make it through the day just fine. And then it starts. Your older child refuses to get out of bed. The coffee mak...
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27th March 2008
I know it's a mouthful…phthalates. In fact, it's almost like the sound one makes when one sticks one's tongue out to give someone a "New York Raspberry." And isn't that appropriate? Phthalates are nasty chemicals found in many popular baby shampoos...
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11th March 2008
I've never known anyone to be as in love with her child as my friend Susan is with her three-year-old daughter, Hannah. One day she found herself driving down the street behind a truck filled with items it was hauling away, including a string of birthday...
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