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When Thing 2 stopped using his high chair, over a year ago, we were happy to get it out of the kitchen. They were always climbing on, pushing, or bumping into it, and it freed up some much needed space. I should have given it a good cleaning before moving to the basement [...]

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Every parents knows the misery of the yearly trip to the mall to see Santa. Waiting in a long line of hyperactive kids. Your kids start crying the minute they sit in Santa’s lap. Then, you have to waste money on pictures of kids with tears all over their faces.
Well, here’s [...]

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I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the next class of products to be infected with recall-itis. Studies have shown that antibacterial soap is no better than regular soap and water when it comes to stopping bacterial growth. And, they could lead to super germs that are resistant to antibiotics.
A ban on antibacterial [...]

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Thing 1 just turned four. I go back and forth on whether the time has gone by fast or not. In some ways, it has been a blur, and I remember clearly when there was just one Thing and that was about all I could possibly handle. Now there are three of [...]

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The weight of these two secrets has been building and building, and I just need to get them off my conscience.  You must promise never to tell my kids.
Secret #1: When reading  books to my kids, I often skip words, paragraphs, or even entire pages.  Especially at bedtime.  We have some Thomas the train and [...]

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Routine truly is the key to handling a 2 year old. Take bedtime. Usually, a source of stalling, tantrums, coaxing, coercing, and finally, a lot of crying. But when a routine is established, bedtime can actually go fairly easily. Here is the current routine with Thing 2. No detail is [...]

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With all the mom-focused parenting magazines, websites, blog networks, and marketing, you’d think there was no such thing as a dad. Well, the guys at DadLabs have created a voice for dads everywhere. From what looks like their basement studio, they put out several internet TV episodes each week. Basically, Wayne’s World [...]

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