Blimey Box – STEM Educational Escape Games Right At Home! As parents, we all want our children to be STEM Savvy. How do we sway our kids to math, te ...
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14,714 steps I was surprised to wake up with sore legs today--I was expecting sore arms! I\'ve been hobbling around all day. We used the morning to ...
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18,869 steps Uff da! I am tired out from today\'s adventure. Comrade came by as promised this morning with his dump truck. He managed to back it into ...
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Transition from the Crib — When and How to Make It a Smooth One
All too often, parents rush to get their child to transition from the crib into a be ...
14-01-2021 21:59
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Cosleeping Happens! What to Do About Accidental Bed-Sharing
There are lots of things to which we might say ?not me? before having children. Maybe we t ...
14-01-2021 21:59
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 Welcome Baby USA When you have a baby, it can be a shock to realize how much work goes into this little bundle of joy. The exhaustion, the time and ...
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Stuck inside with a baby during lockdown" We look at ways to bond with baby at home and pass some time which you can both enjoy.
As we find ourselves ...
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9,014 stepsWe spent the morning at the prefecture, the administrative building that does immigration, driver\'s licenses, car registration, and other ...
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These simple lunch ideas are perfect for family lockdown lunches. One of the most monotonous, but essential things about parenting is the constant fee ...
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3,018 steps We met with Comrade this morning. He seemed excited to see what we\'ve done with the apartment since we bought it. We asked him about our ...
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Stop My Toddler From Cosleeping — My Husband is on the Couch!
A reader wrote in with a plea to “stop my toddler from cosleeping.” She wrote:
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7 Tips to Gently Wean Your Breastfeeding Toddler
If you?ve made it to toddlerhood and are still breastfeeding, kudos to you! Breastfeeding is a huge c ...
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10,124 steps We\'re in a holding pattern waiting to arrange for the dumpster. Comrade is coming over tomorrow morning to take a look at how much const ...
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Eco Gloves – Keep Clean and Save The Environment When you are cleaning, you want your hands to feel safe. As a parent, you have to not only look aft ...
11-01-2021 21:57
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EASY DIY Heart Craft For Under $10 That You Can Do With Your Kids! Making crafts with your kids can be so special. Finding great crafts to make with y ...
11-01-2021 21:57
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9,090 steps It?s so nice to have a day off from renovating. I slept in (for a half-hour) and read in bed for another hour. I made sourdough bread, ta ...
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I actually wrote another update and it got lost when I tried to post it. Yesterday I was NOT loving the cleanup. We\'ve been doing it every day this ...
10-01-2021 21:55
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12,548 steps I am exhausted. We cleaned up in the morning, filling 100 trash bags with plaster debris. Then I stayed and demolished the rest of the c ...
09-01-2021 21:57
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Ideal Bedtime: How to Decide What Time Your Child Goes to Bed
How do you decide when your child should go to sleep at night" Is there really an ideal ...
08-01-2021 21:54
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As lockdowns and social distancing continue to punctuate 2021, we take a look at what it really means to give birth in a global pandemic.
It may be on ...
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Each month our columnist Leonora Bamford shares her little luxuries from the worlds of parenting, pregnancy and lifestyle.
It?s 2021, let’s take a d ...
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And the walls came tumbling down... So much dust everywhere. First order of business: knocking down the small interior wall (cloison). It is made of ...
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Fairy Science Fairies like magic and pixie dust. Esther the fairy likes facts and science. Will the land of Pixieville be the place for this budding s ...
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Terrible 3s The terrible 3s are a time where your child is not taking instruction well, feels wildly independent and they are only three years old! Ye ...
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14,165 steps It\'s 9pm and I think it\'s the first time I\'ve sat still all day! I got started on demolition right away. Eric helped me move the piles ...
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Most parents will be delighted to know that their children can use Google Classrooms on an Xbox or PlayStation. Yes, seriously. All their need is a ...
06-01-2021 21:53
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One Nap Per Day: How to Transition Your Toddler with The Shuffle
If you’re a parent who sticks to a schedule, your days probably revolve around your ...
05-01-2021 21:57
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Toddler Won’t Sleep at Night" Your Tough Sleep Question, Answered
A mom of five is having a sleep problem with her youngest. This mom’s toddler wo ...
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11,666 steps Double thumbs up for today. First thing in the morning, Zari and I went to a pharmacy for a rapid Covid antigen test. She tested negativ ...
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13,741 steps Our 7 am wakeup was rough. I powered through the morning and went running after I dropped the kids off at school. It was now or never, as ...
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Sleep Training Siblings ? Navigating Sleep Two at a Time
There?s an old saying every parent hears when they?re expecting a second baby: ?One is like n ...
04-01-2021 21:59
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As we welcome a new year and wave goodbye to Christmas indulgence, we’re turning to Piccolo’s Mushroom and Chilli Broth for a health kick ...
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6,262 steps Trash total: 56 bags, 16 hand loads School starts again tomorrow. I hope we can get up on time! We\'ve been spoiled the last two weeks wit ...
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6,279 steps No renovating this weekend. We decided to wait until a weekday. And it rained all day--again. We couldn\'t convince the kids to come out ...
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9,474 steps I woke up around 6 am to a thunderstorm with a few flashes of lightning. No one else heard it. Then I couldn\'t get back to sleep, so I r ...
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I loved the The Body Image Book for Girls; Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless by Charlotte Markey. It is a fun and approachable book for girls explain ...
01-01-2021 21:53
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Baby and Child Sleep Questions: Your Questions, Answered
Are you trying to get your 8-month-old to nap" Do you have a 4-year-old Houdini who needs to ...
31-12-2020 21:57
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5 Tips for Better Sleep ? Make This the ?Year of Sleep? in Your Home
Happy New Year! It doesn?t have to be January 1st to make changes, but it is ?res ...
31-12-2020 21:57
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Naked Nursing Tank: Open Busted Tank TopYour baby needs to nurse, but you are out in public and you are uncomfortable about showing off all that skin ...
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7,627 steps Trash total: 30 bags, 16 hand loads Wow! What a day. The kids all helped in the morning pulling nails and stacking boards. We are now DONE ...
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11,023 steps Trash total: 27 bags, 16 hand loads I had a long work day yesterday, but instead of falling asleep I was wired. I lay in bed for a long t ...
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5,070 steps lots more trash hauled away...can\'t remember how many but I wrote it down somewhere! Well, we\'re headed back into a stricter lockdown ...
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2020 has sucked big time. In fact it has been a disastrous year for us and I\'m sure many. Read about my reflections on 2020 and my thoughts for 2021. ...
31-12-2020 21:52
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Simple January activities for Primary aged children is a great resource for the month with ideas of simple activities to do with kids aged 4-10. With ...
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A whole lot of steps Trash total: 22 bags, 11 hand loads I spent the morning cleaning and organizing the back room. I like a nice tidy workspace, even ...
29-12-2020 21:54
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Rainbow Rangers The Quest For The Confetti Crystal Our favorite Prismacorn Floof has a very important mission. It is the one hundredth mission of Bonn ...
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6,748 steps We didn\'t do much at all today...stayed inside, played games, read books, made YouTube videos. Eric and I did get outside for a walk in ...
28-12-2020 21:53
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6,379 steps and tons of fun 18 bags of trash + 2 hand loads We had a nice slow morning. Eric did some writing, the kids played with toys, and I read ...
28-12-2020 21:53
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Dio went into the living room at 6:30 am and turned the lights on. What part about "not waking us up until 7:45 am" did he miss"" Our bedroom windows ...
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16,893 steps No renovations today or tomorrow...it\'s Christmas! I had a nice run in the morning, followed by both of us grocery shopping in differe ...
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9,243 steps I was all eager to get to work on dismantling the large ceiling beams...but Eric was tied up all day and the job definitely needed two ad ...
24-12-2020 21:51
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Nursing Through The Night: When is it Time to Stop"
A reader named Carly wrote in a question about nursing through the night with her toddler. She ask ...
23-12-2020 21:57
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Nighttime Bottle Feedings – How Do I Wean My Nine-Month-Old"
A reader named Tiffany wrote in to ask about her nine-month-old’s nighttime bottle fe ...
23-12-2020 21:57
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12,315 steps 16 bags of trash + 1 armfulSo...I am calling my updates by a new title since our life for the next 18 months will be dominated by renova ...
23-12-2020 21:53
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Sleep Deprivation in New Parents: Learn All About Newborn Sleep
When you prepare for your baby, you make sure everything is in order, right down to yo ...
22-12-2020 21:55
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Should I Swaddle My Newborn" Everything You Need to Know for Safe Swaddling
Whether you?re expecting for the first time or have just welcomed your fir ...
22-12-2020 21:55
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Six Facts About Newborn Sleep: What You Should Know
When you?re expecting, you plan for everything. You buy 20 different bottles, get at least three f ...
22-12-2020 21:55
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Allyn Rose : A Champion of Women’s Health ?Women must take charge of their healthcare.? Wise words from a young woman. Allyn Rose may be a young Mom ...
22-12-2020 21:53
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Top Italian Boy Names with Meanings Italian boy names are some of the most beautiful boy names in the world. Firstly, many of these names are hundreds ...
22-12-2020 21:53
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The COVID-19 vaccine is being rolled out around the world as we continue to fight the spread of the coronavirus, but it’s not entirely clear whether ...
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