The first day of school never fails to elicit a flurry of emotions in both parents and kids. Boarding the school bus, locating your classroom, and finding your friends at recess - those nerve-wracking first days of school are still vivid in our minds, especially now that many of us are sending our own [...]

With a veritable recession upon us, we’re all trying to get by on the lowest common denominator regardless of our income level. Whether it’s snagging a brand name purse at half-price or catching a sale at your local grocery store to stock up on essentials, everyone loves to save money.
So we want to know, what [...]

With a veritable recession upon us, we’re all trying to get by on the lowest common denominator regardless of our income level. Whether it’s snagging a brand name purse at half-price or catching a sale at your local grocery store to stock up on essentials, everyone loves to save money.
So we want to know, what [...]

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As parents, we’ve all taken our kids out to eat, and many us have paid the hard price of trying to enjoy a meal with a little one (or ones) sitting at the same table.
Tell us your “dinner out with the kids” horror story - [...]

When we heard blogger and writer Michelle Lamar, along with co-author Molly Wendland, had taken the blog White Trash Mom (brilliant name!) and turned it into a book of the same name, we had to check it out. And we’re not surprised that reviewers are already raving about this so-called “Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy” for [...]

We parents already know that kids are naturally curious. Why else would they ask “Why?” so often? But they’re also naturally sympathetic to those in need, especially other kids. No matter how young they may be, they want to make a difference. And no matter how small that difference may be, they feel good about [...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s Blog Blast, courtesy of Hasbro and their Hot Summer Toy Event! Without further ado, please congratulate our lucky runner-up prize winners:
Marketing Mommy - Adopting Internationally, Cabbage Patch Style
A Girl and Her Life - Cabbage Patch Beat Downs
Amelia Sprout - I Named the Baby Doll Hazel
Chefdruck Musings [...]

We parents already know that kids are naturally curious.  Why else would they ask “Why?” so often?  But they’re also naturally sympathetic to those in need, especially other kids.  No matter how young they may be, they want to make a difference.  And no matter how small that difference may be, they feel good about [...]

Did your parents ever line up outside the toy store, waiting for it to open so that they could snag that sought-after toy you just had to have? How about you - did you ever camp out just to get your mitts on the toy that your kid (and every other kid out there) couldn’t [...]

Did your parents ever line up outside the toy store, waiting for it to open so that they could snag that sought-after toy you just had to have? How about you - did you ever camp out just to get your mitts on the toy that your kid (and every other kid out there) [...]