How safe is nonstick cookware? Does it pose health risks? These are questions that have in been in the news over the past few years. Parents are especially concerned because they want to make the best choices for their families. I have researched this issue and have found pros and cons as far as nonstick cookware safety goes. R

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Internet safety is a big concerns of parents today. As children's exposure to the internet grows, it becomes harder for parents to monitor their kids online activities. The key to internet safety is education. Parents need to teach kids skills to use the internet properly. Like anything else children need to learn right from w

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Parents need stuff to manage a house full of kids. Parents love FREE stuff. Many internet sites offer giveaways of items that are useful to parents.
Every Friday I compile a list of giveaways that I have found during the week. I know a parent's time is valuable so most of the contests require very little effort to enter, usually you just n

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Here's a little parenting tip that works for me - it is good for the environment and keeps the kids busy for hours. It may even save you a few dollars next holiday season.
The parenting tip that I am talking about is reusing your holiday cards.
Instead of throwing away the holiday cards, cut off the backs (with all the writing and person

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I could provide you with a thousand parenting tips on how Apple can make a mom's life easier. Obviously, I love Apple products. And the annual MacWorld conference is something I look forward to with geeky enthusiasm. This year Steve Jobs unveiled the MacBook Air, the thinnest notebook computer ever.Very cool!
The MacBook Air is probably mor

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Newsflash: There are 24 hours in a day. How you use these hours will determine if you feel like a success or a failure. Time management just doesn't cut it. To have a winning attitude you must go beyond setting realistic goals and follow up with action plans. Avoiding distractions and allowing down time will also lead to success.
Although I

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Here is another edition of my Friday Giveaway Roundup for parents. Basically I scour the net during the week for sites that offer giveaways of useful stuff for parents. This week's offerings include a Dazzle Stroller, a Day Runner Organizational System, a PRADA bag, and a The Vaccine Book. Go to http://neenmachine.com to find the links to al

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As a parent, I find that I am always catering to my children's needs (wants?). Parent do get a sense of satisfaction out of pleasing their children but once in a while we need to cater to our own needs. Take the Nintendo DS for example - who ever said it is just for kids? With the huge array games that are available, parents n

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Parents rely on babies taking naps. If you are a parent you know that life revolves around those precious few hours of sleep each day during which both baby and mom can recharge. Unfortunately it is not always easy to convince baby that he needs a nap. Here are some parenting tips that will help baby fall asleep each afternoon.

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The primary job of a parent is to prepare their children for how the world really works. We teach and train our children from childhood the knowledge and skills necessary to become independent adults, self-sufficient and upstanding members of societ

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Internet Safety is a big issue for parents. Here a are some of the steps that I take to ensure a safe online experience for my kids. It is often all about limits and restrictions. As parents we must make rules about when, where (location of the computer), and for how long the kids can use the internet. In addition we also need

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With all the media attention on the dangers of BPA lately, it is hard to determine which containers are actually BPA free bottles and which bottles are safe for your health and the environment. As a concerned parent I want to provide the best for my family so I have researched BPA free bottles and here are some parenting tips a

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Are you vexed when it comes to finding healthy snacks for kids? My kids seem to be hungry all of the time. And it is pretty hard to come up with healthy snacks on the spur of the moment. It is far easier to grab a bag of chips or a few cookies than to prepare a snack with some nutritional value. Here are some parenting tips to

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Daylight savings time begins today - so if you haven't yet turned your clocks forward by 1 hour then remember to do so.
To most of us Daylight Savings Time isn't a big deal (as long as we remember) but the adjustment can be difficult for babies and small children who don't understand the concept.
Here are a few parenting

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Usually the parenting tips that I post are not quite as funny as this one. But it works. We all know how irritating hiccups can be - and they always seem to hit at the wrong time (is there ever a right time?). Anyhow, I don't know how I came up with this remedy but it stops them every time - at least for my family. Find out ho

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College admission counseling is a field that is in a rapid growth stage. As competetion for college entrance increases, high school teens and their parents are looking for programs that will provide an added edge. Based on this need for additional guidance companies like ApplyWise were created. ApplyWise is a college admission

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Here is one of my parenting tips that will help you to figure out how long either energy saving light bulbs or incandescent light bulbs really last. The information on the actual packaging is far from helpful, especially when it seems like you are changing out a bulb every other day. What exactly does "lasts x number of hours

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