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Apps for Busy Parents

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Parenting has often been described as a full-time job. Moms and dads have to organize children’s schedules, find kid-friendly places to eat, and remember all the things that their family needs from the grocery store this week. Fortunately, there are apps that can help busy parents to keep track of everything. Here are a few to try. Mom Maps Mom Maps helps moms and dads find places that are appropriate for family fun. There are over 28,000 locations supported by this app. It gives you directions to parks, playgrounds, children’s museums, kid’s indoor play areas, kid’s restaurants and more (including … Continue reading →

Tips For Combining Working at Home and Parenting

Being a stay at home parent is a full time job in and of itself. Small children have big needs, and making sure that those needs are met takes a great deal of time, effort, and patience. Some home-based professional parents work at home to keep their professional skills sharp or because they do not want to wait until a later date to keep moving towards their career goals. Others work from home out of economic necessity. Whatever your reason or combination of reasons, you definitely want to be successful in both your role as a parent and your role … Continue reading →

Nap Time Tips for Home-Based Professional Parents

home-based professionals who are stay-at-home parents, our work and our parenting are very much interconnected. One common area of concern for work-at-home parents is nap time. Some parents are blessed with excellent nappers who get down to business quickly and easily at the appointed time each day and nap for a couple of hours. Other parents have children whose nap schedule is less predictable. My son is generally pretty good about napping and usually takes a nap during a fairly predictable window of time. There are some days that he does not nap at all, though, and I have been … Continue reading →

Blogging to Learn

Blogging is not just for the homeschooling moms. Moms everywhere have discovered the fun and therapeutic advantages of blogging. It is a way to connect and share in a method that is visual and able to be accessed at any time. Busy moms enjoy logging online to find the advice they need on their own time schedule. However, the blogging world is not just for moms, writers, and those with a desire to chronicle their knowledge and life with others. Blogging is also becoming a popular outlet and teaching tool for students. You will find a surge of homeschooled students … Continue reading →

Get-Organized Tips For Home-Based Professionals

If you work from home, staying organized is likely to be a top priority of yours. It takes some effort to keep a household running smoothly and when you combine this with running a business, caring for children, and all of the other great things that you have going on in your life; it’s easy to see why organization is so important. There are many things that a person can do to stay organized. Some strategies work great for some people and not at all for others. It is important for you to understand that creating and maintaining order for … Continue reading →

Simple Tips to Help Maintain a Healthy Marriage

Today we’re going to look at some simple tips to maintain a healthy marriage. When you receive good news who is the first person you want to share it with? Is it your spouse? When an early morning phone call this week told me that I had been awarded second prize in a poetry competition, I couldn’t wait to get off the phone and tell Mick. He is always my first thought when I receive good news, because I know he will respond in an appropriate way and he did. His encouraging words left me feeling I was the cleverest … Continue reading →

Simple Tips for Taking Super Summer Shots

Summer is a busy time of the year for shutterbugs. Between graduations, Father’s Day, weddings and vacations, snap happy photographers give their cameras quite a workout. If you are planning to document your family’s adventures in the sun with a digital or traditional film camera, consider the following tips to ensure that your shots are frame worthy: BACKDROP The beach makes for a dramatic backdrop, especially when it’s filled with people. However, all that activity can also be distracting. If you are taking a photo of your son digging in the sand, be sure you keep your focus on him … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: November 2008

I hope that you had a good holiday with your little one(s). November went by so fast, it is hard to believe that december and the holidays are already upon us. Here are all of the blogs that we posted last month in the Baby Blog. November 1st Baby Blog Week in Review: October 20th Through October 26th As parents, we always worry about our children. It is so important to stay informed, whether it is an issue with BPA in plastics or baby clothing that is causing medical issues. Explore the posts in the Baby Blog for the week … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: September 2008

Here are all of the Baby Blog articles that were posted last month. September 1st Baby Blog Month in Review: August 2008 Isn’t it crazy the way babies grow so quickly? It seems that you just get used to one stage and boom they are already into another. Tonight, were busy getting the household all set for my eldest child’s first day of second grade. My two younger ones are excited and want to start school, too. It will be a busy month. September 2nd Babies Are Built to Say “Mama” and “Dada” First! Do you remember your baby’s first … Continue reading →

Field Trip Tips

Are you getting ready to explore the idea of field trips? Here are some tips that I have learned over the years with little ones. Be flexible. It is fine to aim for a certain number of activities, but flexibility will allow everyone to enjoy the trip more. Be prepared to go home when the little ones are tired, to stop for diaper changes, to skip an activity or attraction in order to spend more time at the previous one. Bring snacks. Having some refreshing snacks available is so important. Many times on a field trip, toddlers and preschoolers are … Continue reading →