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Four Alternatives To Yelling At Your Kids

Hi, my name is Tara and I’m a yeller. However, I realized a short while ago that I didn’t want my kids to grow up in a house where someone’s always yelling and anger seeps through most conversations. I wanted my kids to be able to see our house as a sanctuary from the mean kids at school, the teachers with high expectations, and the normal bumps and thumps of growing up and being a kid. So I … [Continue reading...]

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I Found The Key To Keeping Your Sanity (AKA How I Stay Organized)

Want to know what it is? Get everything out of your head, either onto paper or your electronic calendar.  Moms are notorious for this. I'm the only one in the house who seems to pay attention to what type of yogurt we eat, to how many Pull-Ups are left, to whether we can get through the winter without having to buy the kids new boots. I stay on top of all of that and my husband doesn't worry … [Continue reading...]

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Save a ton on kids’ clothes!

While I'm not exactly living paycheck to paycheck, I don't exactly get the appeal of spending tons of cash on my kids clothes. Why buy $40 shoes for a newborn? Or even for a kid under 5? As my daughter is getting older and I can't just toss a onesie on her and go, I have to be conscious about how much I'm spending on her clothes. A co-worker with three babies of her own hipped me to Once Upon A … [Continue reading...]

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