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Quiz: Do You Need to Simplify Your Life? (+ $300 TargetGift Card Sweepstakes)
This post is underwritten by P&G. (Please scroll down for a $300 Target GiftCard Sweepstakes) If you have a computer, you of course know that online quizzes are everywhere these days. “Which...
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That Totally Comes From Your Side of the Family
Recently, my husband, two sons and I were sitting on the couch watching a TV show after dinner. I happened to glance over at Jack, our 10-year-old, and noticed a red splotch behind his ear. After...
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5 Summer Camps Parents Wish Existed
When I was a kid, there were basically two types of summer camps you could attend: sleepaway and not-sleepaway. But now it seems like there are camps that specialize in almost any interest a child...
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Card Sharks: Fun Games To Play With Your Kids
My boys came home from two weeks spent at summer camp and on the drive home, I asked them to tell me their favorite activity. I expected to hear them rave about the jet skis, the pool slides, the...
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Declare Your Future Career… At Age 14?
When I was 14 years old, I had a major plan for my future life. I thought about this plan almost every day for a year, and I just knew in my heart of hearts that if I studied hard, listened to my...
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Quiz: What Type of School Parent Volunteer Are You?
Every parent of a kid in school probably puts in some volunteer hours during the year. But have you ever wondered what your volunteering style says about you? Well, wonder no more! Just take our super...
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Holiday Toys and Games for Big Kids
It’s Toy Time again. Or, as we call it in my house, “What the heck can we buy these boys for the holidays now that they’re 11 and 13 and they only want cash and food?” Honestly, I miss the days when...
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Holiday Letter Writing Advice (the Not-So-Serious Version)
Mid-December means it’s time to enjoy the wonderful traditions of the season. Traditions like decorating trees, singing carols, wrapping presents, and bragging your little mom butt off in your annual...
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The Family Dinner That Changed Our Family Dinners
This post represents a compensated editorial partnership with The Family Dinner Project. All storytelling and opinions are my own. I grew up with family dinners. Almost every night, my parents, two...
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When Winter is Shorts Weather for Kids
Before I had children, I used to see a kid dressed inappropriately for cold weather and sneer, “What is wrong with his mother? Why didn’t she make him wear a jacket?” But now that I have children, I...
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The Middle School Snoop
Middle school has turned me into a snoop. I’m not talking about my middle school, of course. First of all, I didn’t even have a middle school; I had a junior high. And second of all, I was far too...
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The Straight Truth About Orthodontia for Kids
Something you don’t realize when you first become a parent is how much of your daily existence will be taken up with concerns about your child’s mouth. First there’s the nursing and teething, then...
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Best TV Shows to Watch with Tweens
I like watching TV. I like watching TV with my husband. I like watching TV with my kids. In fact, sometimes I think there’s nothing better at the end of a long day than watching TV all together as a...
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Tuning Into Your Kids’ Taste in Music
My kids love crappy music, and I think that’s great. At ages 11 and 13, they’re now old (and tall) enough to sit in the front seat of the car, and also old enough to ask to switch the radio station...
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Universal Studios Hollywood: Hits and Misses
My two boys and I were recently in Los Angeles for the weekend, and I wanted to do something theme-parky with them. They’ve been to Disneyland before, but weren’t interested in going again now that...
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How to Immunize Your Kids From the Insanity of Election Year
One of the biggest responsibilities of parenting is teaching your children the proper way to behave and get along with others. From the time babies can sit up on their own, we’re already chirping,...
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Universal Orlando Resort’s Rides and Attractions (excluding Harry Potter)
Taking a trip to a theme park is fun. Planning a trip to a theme park? Not so much, especially when it’s your first time visiting. But here’s the good news: My 12 and 14 year old sons and I just...
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What to Expect at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
My sons and I recently had the opportunity to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (WWHP) at the two Universal Orlando Resort parks. My oldest, Sam (14) has read every “Harry Potter” book twice,...
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Universal Orlando Resort: Hotels, Tickets and Transportation
When you’re planning your family’s stay at Universal Orlando Resort (UOR), I highly recommend you take a look at the five UOR hotel properties. In addition to proximity and free transportation to the...
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Your Everything Guide to Universal Orlando Resort
There’s nothing more fun than taking your kids to an awesome theme park like Universal Orlando Resort (UOR), home of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (WWHP) and many other rides and attractions....
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