Family Life

Beauty and Pampering

Mommy Pampering 101: Affordable Ways to Pamper Yourself

So much of a mom’s time is spent taking care of others, it’s easy to forget that you deserve to be pampered too.

• Skin Care During Pregnancy
• Easy Skin Care Routines for Every Mom

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Cooking

Snazzy Lunch Box Ideas

Say Goodbye to Ho-Hum Lunches with These Gourmet TreatsThey want something more exciting than bologna and cheese. You want them to have something more nutritious than a Pop-Tart. Is there any way to spice up the kids lunches that doesn’t require an hour of advance preparation? You bet!

• What's for Dinner? Quick & Healthy One-Pot Meals
• Quick Meals for Busy Women

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Crafts

Easy Birthday Invitations for Kids!

For an easy birthday invitation that can be made by both mom and child, consider these striped and polka-dot invites! 

• DIY Family Project: Woodland Candy Cups
• Do-It-Yourself Valentine’s Day Card Ideas for Kids

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Family Dynamics

Seven Ways to Ease Kids’ Anxiety When You Date

By Michele Germain, LCSW www.thejillprinciple.com

• The Many Faces of Love: Staying Tuned to Your Child's Needs as They Grow
• The Power of Choice

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Family Finances

Can You Afford to be a Stay at Home Mom?

Deciding whether or not you can stay at home after you have a baby can be a big decision. Emotions play a big factor, especially after holding your precious newborn for the first time. It's hard to imagine leaving this tiny little thing with a stranger.

• 12 Money Saving Tips
• Paying Off Your Credit Cards: The Five Step Plan

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Family Health

Common Rashes in Children

A rash is a visual reaction on the skin. There can be various factors that contribute to a rash. Some of the causes can include: an allergy, medications, an infection or virus. A rash is your skin’s way of letting you know that something is irritating it.

• Practical Swine Flu Prevention Tips for Parents & Teachers
• Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding

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Family Travel

Must-Read Tips for Your Family Road Trip

By JustMommies Staff for Interstate Batteries

• Five Great Family Vacation Destinations
• Dutch and Scandinavian kids are happiest in Europe

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Gardening

How to Make Stepping Stones

need:

• Tomato Container Gardens
• Butterfly Gardening

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Holidays

Eating Healthy This Halloween

Careful as we are all year, we seem to lose our inhibitions against junk food when Halloween rolls around – snacking on the sugar-laden treats we bought for neighbors’ children as well as the ones our own children bring home from their trick-or-treating.  Here are some tips for resisting temptation:

• Easy Valentine Party Ideas
• Heart Shaped Valentine Pizza

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Home Organization

Thrifty Ideas for Kids’ Clothes

Kids grow out of their clothes just about as soon as they put them on – and it seems the only thing that gets bigger faster is the price of new clothes for them! But when it comes to kids’ clothes, except for special occasions like birthdays and holidays, it’s really more about quantity than high-priced quality.

• Simple Mommy Secrets to Choosing the Right Chores for Kids
• Speed Cleaning: Tips & Tricks to Get Your Home Clean in a Hurry

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Just for Dads

Paternity Leave

We often talk about the time that moms need with their new babies in those first early months, but it’s important to remember that dads need time for bonding too. Although there are laws that allow dads to take time off from work to be with their new babies, those rights are often quite limited.

• Celebrity Dad Stephen Baldwin on Fatherhood and Faith
• Alec Greven: How to Talk to Moms and Dads!

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Just for Moms

5 Ways to Zap "Mommy Guilt"

by Lori Radun

• 6 Things Nobody Told You About Being a SAHM
• Cards for Kids

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Parties and Decorating

Caterpillar Cupcakes

To make your caterpillar cupcakes you will need: 7 cupcakes white frosting green food coloring brown food coloring butter knife tray or foil covered cardboard sandwich bag red or black peel apart licorice  

• Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both Happy!
• A Puppy Party for Kid-Friendly Dogs

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Scrapbooking and Digital Scrapbooking

Baby Sleeping - Scrapbook Page Layout Ideas

Your new baby is a precious addition to your family, and you want to keep every little memory safe in a scrapbook – conventional or digital. You have so many cute pictures – many of them with your baby sleeping. You want to feature your baby sleeping with scrapbook page layout ideas that show how sweet your little boy or girl is. Baby Sleeping Themes

• Make Your Own Photo Album
• What Do I Need to Start Scrapbooking?

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Work and Work at Home

Getting Along in the Office

Adapting to Change By Ruth Haag www.RuthHaag.com The work climate today is much different from what it was 50 years ago. A person who was born in the early 1900s could expect to get a job and keep that same job until retirement. A person born in the mid-1900s could expect to have at least two different careers during their prime work years. It is projected that those born in the later 1900s will have three to four different careers during their prime work years.

• Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Are Ready to Go Back to Work
• Great Part Time Jobs for Moms

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