With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, we’ve all got sweet tales and horror stories about the gifts we’ve received over the years. So we want you to pull out that fantastic ring or that terrible sweater and tell us all about it. Or take a picture and post it! Who’s gotten it right, and who’s gotten [...]

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Anything He Can Do, I Can Do, Too (Maybe Not Better)
Anything You Can Do… (2)
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New parents are showered with gifts such as alphabet blocks and activity mats with bright colors and alphanumeric graphics. Simple puzzles to learn shapes and colors abound, as do every product imaginable with letters and numbers. Television shows, DVDs, electronic toys, and activity cubes aimed at infants through preschoolers all center around the “basics:” ABC’s, [...]

“There’s a reason why the Thomas the Tank Engine series has been around for so long - kids just love it!”
They certainly do. One mother described her sons’ reactions to the arrival of this latest Thomas and Friends DVD - Engines and Escapades: “…you would have thought we won the lottery from the excitement [...]

Remember the good old days when our parents would shoo us out of the house, and we’d play outside for hours?  Even in bad weather, we’d put on our boots and raincoats (or forget about them altogether) and head out anyway.
With all of the indoor distractions now, it’s difficult to get those little couch potatoes [...]

From killing spiders to mowing the lawn, and from fixing leaky faucets to changing tires, there are a lot of tasks that women often prefer to leave up to the men in their lives. But that doesn’t mean we have to!
There’s certainly no reason why women can’t be self-reliant where it comes to vehicle [...]

Ten out of ten parent bloggers agree - Diaper Goop really does work.
Based on the comments we’ve received on our Diaper Goop launch and mid-campaign posts, it seems a lot of parents shop around where it comes to diaper rash creams.  What works for one child doesn’t always work for another, and no product is [...]

With Spring already here and Summer on its heels, the time has come for one of my favorite past times: SHOE SHOPPING! Doesn’t everyone love shoe shopping? Even if you’re not shopping for yourself, but rather those little ones you so lovingly chase after everyday, it can be difficult to find sturdy, quality shoes for [...]

As parents, we’re always on the search for helpful and effective products that will help our children get a leg up on their education. But really, as parents we value the ability to read and how it can impact the rest of our children’s lives.
Enter “Your Baby Can Read,” a program created by Dr. Robert Titzer [...]

So far, we’ve seen nothing but rave reviews from our bloggers for Thomas and Friends: Engines and Escapades. We’re not surprised; Thomas is a hit with kids who love trains (boys and girls alike), and many adults remember Thomas fondly from their own childhoods. As one mother described Thomas and Friends:
“Thomas has grown [...]