Category: Parenting & Education
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Getting A Picky Toddler To Eat: 6 Tips
Can’t seem to get your toddler to eat dinner every night? Picky eaters are common problems for many parents, and rather than allowing pickiness to become a lifelong problem, deal with the issue now. There’s plenty of little ways to encourage your toddler to eat what’s on his or her plate without using threats. Review…
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6 Back-To-School Breakfast Ideas
Ensuring your children eat healthy breakfasts before taking off for school is important for many reasons. First, the little ‘uns need healthy foods to grow up big and strong. Second, a good breakfast gives them the energy they need until lunchtime rolls around. Third, full tummies prevent hunger-related distractions that might result in poor school…
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More Back-To-School Tips For Parents
Starting a new year of school is challenging for both kids and parents, and that’s okay! Help your kids ease into their new school settings…and help yourself get used to the change. Use the following tips to make the process a whole lot more streamlined: Take A Tour Take a tour of the school whenever…
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7 Ways To Ask “How Was School Today?”
“Fine.” “Good.” These responses to “How was school today?” are quite typical, however they tell you virtually nothing about what actually happened to your children while in class, at recess, lunch, etc. If you want to extract at least one full sentence from your children about how their school days are going, try the following…
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More Back-To-School Organization Ideas
Is there such thing as too many organization ideas? Doubtful! The ‘back to school’ period is always a bit chaotic, and with that in mind enjoy a few more organization tips to help you survive this hectic time. The more you get everything organized now, the fewer problems you will have when school actually starts!…
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9 School Lunch Packing Hacks
Much like wondering what you are going to have for dinner, wondering what the heck to put in the kids’ lunchboxes gets old fast. Save yourself from agonizing over what healthy foods to pack and how to pack them by utilizing the following hacks. They will definitely help you sidestep “What on Earth am I…
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7 Back-To-School Clothes Shopping Tips
Buying back-to-school clothes do not have to cost you a small fortune. Purchasing new clothes every single year gets tiring, especially if your kids are on the smaller side and outgrow things quickly. Use the following tips to make back-to-school clothes shopping easy…and much less expensive. Cull First Go through what you already have with…
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Potty Training: A Few Success Secrets
Potty training doesn’t have to be a super-challenging process. As long as your child is ready for such training, you’ll be in excellent shape. Trying to train a child to use the bathroom before the time is right is the usual reason for porcelain throne failure. Review the following potty training success secrets and make…
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3 School Year Chore Charts To Use
It is often challenging for both children and parents to get back into the school routine, especially if everyone has enjoyed a particularly lazy summer. A chore chart is a way to help your younglings get back to into the school-tastic swing of things and subsequently remove any “speed bumps” interfering with a smooth summer-to-school…
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Back To School Organizing Help
It’s that time of year again: the younglings are returning to school. Before the book learnin’ and the related craziness begins, do yourself a solid and perform a few organizational tasks. You will be grateful you made this decision, as once the school year starts it’s not long before Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Use the…
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How To Instill A Good Work Ethic In Your Kids: 4 Tips
Instilling a good work ethic in children is something every parent should strive for, as it makes for competent, responsible adults. Review the following tips for ensuring your children grow up understanding the importance of a hard day’s work: Start Early Get your children used to performing chores and being responsible from a young age.…
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6 Ideas For Entertaining Children In Restaurants
Love treating your family to dinners out, but want to make certain the children stay well-behaved throughout the evening? Keeping children entertained doesn’t have to be challenging, as there’s many ways to distract them, whether waiting for a table or the food to arrive. Review a few options and enjoy peaceful nights out to dinner:…
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Home Organization 101: 5 Tasks For The Beginning Of The Month
Looking for ways to maintain a better-organized home and otherwise improve time management? Consider doing the following five things at the beginning of each month and enjoy a more organized, more productive four weeks: Review Your Budget Take a half hour or so to review your budget for the month. Are there any new expenses…
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Helping Baby Sleep: 6 Tips
Getting your baby to sleep through the night is a challenge every parent faces, and while you may have more than a few sleepless nights in your future, there’s plenty of sleep tips that will help your lil bundle remain unconscious until morning. Review the following tips and enjoy much longer bouts of rest: Comfort…
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5 Creative Backyard Ideas For Your Kids
Your backyard is a sanctuary, and one that presents a world of wonder for children. Encourage their creative sides by setting up your backyard in such a way they’ll want to spend hours playing outside instead of inside in front of the television or computer screen. Secret Garden Construct your very own secret garden for…
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7 Back-To-School Tips For Students
Getting back into school mode is difficult for almost everybody, as school schedules are extremely different from their summer counterparts! Shake off the last few days of summer and start the school year off the right way via the following tips: Obtain The Right Supplies Your teachers will let you know what you need for…
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10 Money-Saving Tips For Back-To-School Shopping
Back-to-school shopping is more expensive than ever. However, there are plenty of little tips and tricks that help you avoid spending gobs of cash on pencils, erasers, notebooks, folders, etc. Check out a few of the best money-saving tips and make the school year a raging success: Take Inventory At Home Clean out the closets,…
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7 Back-To-School Tips
It’s that time of year again: the kids are going back to school. Make certain the school year starts the right way by keeping the following tips in mind: Establish A Bedtime And Wake-Up Routine Have the kiddies been sleeping till noon all summer? Now is the perfect time to establish a new routine. Start…
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Teacher-To-Parent School Supplies List: 7 Surprising Items
Are you writing out the annual back-to-school shopping list? Many teachers ask parents to pitch in with school supplies, as it is a way to minimize out-of-pocket costs. A number of “surprising” items frequently appear on teacher-to-parent shopping lists, and with that in mind check out the following to make your supply runs easier: Cleaning…
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6 Tips For Less Stressful School Mornings
Getting the kids ready for school in the morning does not have to be like something out of a horror movie. Ensuring the kiddies get out of bed, eat breakfast, brush their teeth, pack their backpacks, etc. goes much smoother when you keep the following tips in mind…and allows you to enjoy a nice rather…
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Save Time, Money, and Stress: Back-To-School Clothes Shopping Tips
The thought of back-to-school clothes shopping is one that sends chills down many parents’ spines. Rather than dreading clothes shopping this year and feeling super-stressed as it is happening, use the following tips to make the process easier on yourself. Your schedule and your wallet will thank you! Look Through The Closets Look through your…
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Favorite Jokes For Kids
Help your kids learn to laugh by teaching them a few jokes. There’s plenty of kid-friendly jokes floating around the internet, all of which are sure to at least make your little ‘uns smile. Review the following and start laughing! Animal Jokes Why are frogs so happy? They eat whatever bugs them. Why did the…
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6 Genius Mom Hacks
Being a mom is hardly an easy job, as you’re rearing little ‘uns to be welcome additions to society rather than drains. This doesn’t mean you can’t utilize “mom hacks” every now and then, all of which make life a little easier. Check out the following super-genius mom hacks and try a few of them…
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5 Healthy School Lunch Ideas
The kiddies are going back to school soon, meaning it is once again time to pack lunches. Rather than agonizing over what to pack every darn day, review some fantastically-healthy options that contribute to diet variety. The following possibilities are healthy and yummy: Hard-Boiled Eggs With Zucchini Bread And Blueberries If your younglings are all…
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5 School Year Hacks
The last few weeks of summer are upon us, meaning it will soon be time to see the kids off to school. The school year is hectic for most families, as there’s schoolwork, activities, and sports, as well as your own to-do list. Rather than feeling like you’re insane every day, keep the following hacks…
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Ultimate List of the Best Lego Car Kits
12 Best Lego Car Kits for Auto-Obsessed Kids (& Husbands) The team members here at Best Apps for Kids are huge fans of all things LEGO. Apps recommended in our popular best LEGO apps list are perennial favorites amongst our readers and their children. It was a blast putting together this list of the 12 best LEGO vehicles. We were surprised at…
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5 Common Discipline Mistakes
There’s no such thing as the perfect parent. Every parent makes mistakes, though hopefully not too many! Discipline is one of the areas parents have trouble with most, and if you’re having issues with your kids, review the following common discipline mistakes and what to do instead: Losing Your Temper Screaming at your kids isn’t…
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How To Be A Fun Mom
Want to be the “fun mom” that your kids brag about to their friends? Being a fun mom doesn’t mean you have to forgo all household “regulations,” rather it’s about being yourself and making time for your kids. Let’s check out a few ways to be the one mom that rules them all: Relax Remember,…
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4 Things To Teach Your Daughter
If you’re a mother to one or more daughters, there’s probably a few things you know for certain you want to teach them. However, sometimes the right words escape you at the right time! Prevent this from happening by keeping a list of things you definitely want to impress upon your female spawn, and to…
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More Kids Party Ideas
There’s no such thing as too many kids birthday party ideas! Any of the following are sure to be beloved by your younglings, though it’s still a good idea to consult them and ensure what you’re planning is what they want. Check out the following themes and ideas…and have a great time! Carnival Turn your…