Barbara
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Mobiles for when babies outgrow the black and white
While I will always have a soft spot in my heart for those high-contrast, abstract-shaped, infant mobiles, admittedly they don’t…
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Fresh flowers for every outfit
It happens again and again: one dress-up lap around the living room and the creepy faux-metallic paint on your daughter’s…
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Just what the future doctor ordered
There’s something that seems to be universally fascinating to kiddos, generation after generation, about playing doctor – and by that,…
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Well, here’s one way to eat more cleanly – clean what you eat
Summer means more fresh produce, more smoothies, more road trips, and more buying and eating on-the-go. It’s the perfect time…
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Gardening. You know, for kids.
I’m not the best gardener — my entire vegetable haul, from June to September probably equals little more than one…
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From piggy banks to paychecks, one chapter at a time.
I’d prefer one dozen versions of the “where do babies come from” talk with my kids before I’d sign up…
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Burp cloths with a secondary purpose
Two important things for new mamas to know: not everything useful has to look utilitarian, and there will be many,…
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So uh, we understand that sometimes new moms have questions?
How much allowance is too much? When can kids start playing video games? Will it kill them to eat dessert…
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Yes, girls like dinosaurs too.
Both of my kids were huge dinosaur fans from the moment they discovered the magic of the enormous T. Rex…
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The Hunger Games is coming. Bring the baby!
I remember the early baby days, when finding the time to see a big release movie like Hunger Games was…