Just because you're a parent, it doesn't mean you spend every waking minute watching your kids! Contrary to popular belief, most parents don't spend their every waking minute focusing on their children! Between scheduling their kids' activities, keeping the house from appearing as though it were ravaged by a hurricane and trying to serve up well-balanced and nutritional meals, parents might … [Read more...]
Babies and Moms will get a GOODNIGHT sleep with my Summer Infant four stages of Summer swaddling GIVEAWAY!
Congrats to our winner Karen! Believe it or not-parents with newborns ages 0-5 months often sleep on average two hours less than usual per night. From age 6 months through age two, parents are getting one less hour of sleep per night. That means that moms of babies are losing upward of 875 hours of sleep by the time their child's second birthday rolls around! Luckily, just in time for … [Read more...]
Hug your Kids a Little Longer Today
We are right in it- THE THICK of the holiday season; that time of a year that you're "required" to give your significant others cards expressing your undying devotion, deep seated love...blah, blah, blah. Before you say that I'm putting a sour spin on this holiday that love should be in bloom- it's not that, rather I think that EVERYDAY should be a Holiday celebration. I think that my … [Read more...]
Should I subject my height challenged child to growth hormone shots- I don’t know what the RIGHT decision is
I am four feet, eleven inches and three quarters. There is NO DENYING the fact that I am short- I get it- in fact shave a few inches off my height and I'd qualify to join the ranks of little people. I'm not in any sort of denial- which is why I made it a point to ALWAYS date guys who were over six feet tall. I figured if I married a guy with height I'd give my kids a fair shake at being far taller … [Read more...]
Teaching your kids financial responsibility is as easy as S is for Savings!
As a parent raising kids is expensive and so I am always on the prowl for ways to explain to my kids in terms they can comprehend the basics of finance, so that they can better understand and appreciate the money I spend on them and even the money they get as an allowance. Which is precisely why I've loved introducing my kids to the PNC's 'S" is for Savings program; a kid friendly program which … [Read more...]