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Preschoolers Benefit From Process Art

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What kind of artwork does your preschooler bring home? The art could be a free-flowing expression of your child’s exploration of art materials. Or, it could be something easily identifiable that your child’s teacher set up and your child happily pieced together. One of these two types of art is much better for preschoolers than the other. Project art could be described as a “craft”. The preschool teacher presents kids with the exact amount of supplies they need (included pieces that have been pre-cut by the teacher). Kids are to use those pieces in a precise way to make an … Continue reading →

Exercise Can Improve Your Ability to Parent

Everyone knows that getting regular exercise is important. Exercise helps you lose weight, tone muscle, and stay healthy. Did you know that exercise can actually improve your ability to parent your children? This revelation could give parents a whole new reason to start exercising. Stasia Bliss wrote an article at Liberty Voice about the many ways that exercise improves parenting. She notes that when you are exercising you are nourishing yourself. Personally, I see what she is suggesting as “me time”. When you are exercising, your entire focus is on yourself and what your body is doing. It is a … Continue reading →

Free 4th of July Apps for iOS and Android

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Tonight, children across the United States will be eager to see some fireworks! It is the traditional way to celebrate the 4th of July. Need something fun to entertain your kids with as they wait for the fireworks to begin? Try some of these free 4th of July apps! Coloring On 4th of July is a free app that is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. It requires iOS 4.3 or later. The app is optimized for iPhone 5. It has 15 different 4th of July themed coloring pages. Kids can use 10 pre-set colors, or customize a palette. … Continue reading →

Random Deals from Barnes and Noble, Powell’s, CVS, and More!

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What sales are you missing out on? The massive amounts of advertisements we are subjected through via TV, radio, internet, email, and newspaper inserts, make it easy to forget about an awesome sale that we heard about. To help with the unfortunate “information overload”, I have put together a random list of current sales. Don’t miss out! Barnes & Noble has a Nook Special Offer. The offer is valid both in-store and online through March 11, 2013. Visit the website to get an coupon for $50.00 to spend on Nook books, apps, movies and more when you buy Nook HD+. … Continue reading →

Save Money and Your Sanity

In an effort to save money on airfare, I once waited until the eleventh hour to book our family’s annual flight to Hawaii. My intent was to score a last-minute deal that could potentially save me hundreds of dollars. It turned out to be one of the worst travel-related mistakes of my life. Not only did I not get a rock-bottom price on the tickets, but because I waited so long to book, I got stuck with an antsy toddler smack in the middle of a five-seat row surrounded by perturbed passengers who suggested my daughter and I would be … Continue reading →

A Few More Studies About the Causes of Autism

It seems to me that there is a constant stream of news articles regarding studies that have found the cause of autism. I’ve heard so many different ideas about the cause of autism that I am having trouble figuring out which one is correct. This week, there are two more studies that may, or may not, have found the cause of autism. Right now, it seems that the only thing that is known for certain is that immunizations do not cause autism. There have been a plethora of other studies that pin the cause of autism on a wide variety … Continue reading →

Detoxing Your Body – Part 1

Oh, I have been on an eating binge since the holiday season began. Candies, cakes, ice cream – anything that is bad for me. And on top of that, I stopped exercising. Now, I am feeling the effects. I feel sluggish and just want to sleep all the time. And my belly – oh, let’s not even talk about how it’s grown. What I plan on doing is detoxing and exercising at the beginning of the year. I know a lot of people make a weight loss resolution each year, but I am miserable right now and something has to … Continue reading →

Buy One, Get One Free, From Jamba Juice!

Jamba Juice is having a buy one get one free deal! Getting something for free is always nice. It’s even better when you can get a tasty treat for free, which you can share with someone in your family, or a favorite friend. Jamba Juice started on the Central Coast of California, but now can be found all across the country. Jamba Juice is well known for it’s delicious smoothies. They believe in using natural ingredients. You won’t find high-fructose corn syrup in their smoothies. Instead, they use real fruit, and real fruit juice. Each smoothie has exactly zero grams … Continue reading →

International Disney Deals

A little while ago I gave you information on special discounts being offered at Disney World and Disneyland. Now I’ve come back with similar deals made available for two of Disney’s international parks. If you’re making a trip to Disneyland Paris anytime soon, you might want to consider some of these special packages. Depending on when you’re booking your trip, you have a chance to receive a free day and night at one of the resort’s hotels, either 6 days and 5 nights for the price of 5 and 4, or 5 days and 4 nights for the price of … Continue reading →

When Dad-to-Be Is Deployed

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There are currently 98,000 troops in Iraq as of February 28th. How many of those soldiers are expectant dads? How many women in the US are pregnant right now, while the daddy-to-be is across the world, missing every milestone and likely to miss the baby’s birth as well? I’m guessing the figure is pretty large. Pregnancy and childbirth, not to mention raising a newborn, is difficult enough when both parents are present. Adding the pain of missing a loved one and going through all of these events on your own makes it that much harder. In past wars, couples had … Continue reading →