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by Kia Morgan Smith on July 16th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
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On Friday, the beloved Winnie the Pooh bear, Tigger, and their clumsy crew pounced back on the big screen nationwide in the new Winnie the Pooh movie.
I give this delightful tale an A+. the movie is not exactly the same slow-paced Pooh stories from the original A.A. Milne books
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on June 18th, 2011 | 160 Comments »
I came home from a recent trip to a clean home. No, the laundry wasn’t done. No, the dishes weren’t cleaned. No, the beds weren’t made. My wonderful husband… (Happy Father’s Day, babe!) had been cleaning up my desktop.
When I left, my computer was slow and punishing me for
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by Jamie Moesser on June 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Let’s say you had a child who was suffering from anxiety or frequent ear infections and you wanted to know if there was a link between his or her diet and those problems. Say you did a search on Amazon …for books on “children’s food allergies.” Your search would yield
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by Melissa Dawn Lierman on May 7th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
There is a huge re-birth of “Word of Mouth” marketing. This re-birth has happened because of the internet and the evolution of social media. Social media has really flattened the world and allowed people to connect at any moment. Through these connections relationship building happens. I have friends from Twitter…
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by Jamie Moesser on April 16th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
How Sid the Science Kid… can help you. Teaching preschoolers science can be problematic, as you may know. When I tried to teach my four-year-old about acids and bases, I met with a stare as blank as the Sahara. But if you’ve looked at any of our recent posts about
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by Carissa Rogers on April 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
I learned several years ago that tween girls don’t want games and crafts at a slumber party. And they rarely want to watch movies anymore. Mainly they really just want to spend time together…talking, talking, and talking (preferably with out grown ups around). Beware, they are very loud!
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What would
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by Angie Lee on March 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
I really do believe that “reading is a key building block for learning and life.” That’s why I was so excited when I was introduced to the Cheerios® Spoonfuls of Stories® program…. It was created to help get books into kids hands’ and encourage parents and kids
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by Jamie Moesser on March 12th, 2011 | No Comments »
…Is it heresy to say that I don’t enjoy shopping for kids’ clothing? First of all, finding the time to shop is difficult. Second, the kids for whom I shop are totally bored by shopping (of course), and only rarely care about the items I buy for them. All my
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by Jamie Moesser on January 15th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I am fascinated by the story of Norman Borlaug, a scientist who saved more people from starvation than anyone in human history. He was raised on a farm in rural Iowa, and developed a keen interest there in wheat growing techniques. He got a Ph.D. in plant pathology, became a…
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by Carissa Rogers on December 25th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Mom does it all. But does she get it all?
…I am the mom. And during the holidays this means I orchestrate the chaos, the Christmas concerts, and the holiday recitals. I bring home the gingerbread men and frost them too! I make giant lists of the must haves
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