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Detoxifying Parental Guilt

Friday, March 16th, 2007
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This hit my mailbox this morning and came at a good time!  Enjoy!  THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle Detoxifying Parental Guilt Are you plagued by guilt whenever you fall short of your parenting ideals? Such guilt may seem a natural response, ...

Parenting Quote

Friday, February 23rd, 2007
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"Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives." —Stephen R. Covey

Cool site

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
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A really cool site I stumbled upon the other day; http://www.economads.com/libaware.php 

FDA Baby Food Recall - Earth’s Best

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
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FDA Baby Food Recall - Earth's Best http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01566.html

Cough, cold remedies might be lethal to infants

Friday, January 12th, 2007
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After 3 deaths, CDC urges parents to consult doctor before giving drugs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16581772/

Oh Christmas Tree!

Monday, December 18th, 2006
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We're in between on what sort of tree we want to decorate. This year we went ahead and got a local tree but I've since found out that a majority of the Christmas trees available throughout the states come ...

Rescue Recess

Monday, December 18th, 2006
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Jan on the HP list shared this, something that I think should concern most if not all parents.  With an 8 year old in school, I've often complained of the lack of free play time I see.  I happen to ...

Birth to 12 Summary

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
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This is a great brief summary of what to expect as far as basic development and play preferences for your baby, from birth to age 12.  Print it out and keep it handy!  http://www.naturalchild.org/research/ages_stages.html

Keeping a Straight Face

Saturday, November 11th, 2006
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So we've been dealing with alot of questions lately from our 4 1/2 year old. He's been doing the "why this", "why that" thing. Something I suppose that most children go through at some point from 2-5 depending ...

Flu Shot Parody

Friday, November 10th, 2006
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Posted by a member of the HP list, this video clip is hysterical, to those who are anti-vaccine, that is; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWfCnjnShnM