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It is always one of life’s harder decisions when you have to consider how best to care for your elderly parents and whether they should be moved out of their…

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Answers for Proud Parents: Should Your College Student Live Off Campus?

December 7, 2015

College is more expensive around the world than ever before. According to the National Center for Education Statistics in the US, the average total cost of college in the United…

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Celebrate Parents Doin’ Good this Holiday Season

November 2, 2015

* This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Minute Maid and DiMe Media but all opinions are my own. There’s no denying it, the holidays are here! While the initial feeling…

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Talking to Your Teens About College: Tips to Helping Them Choose a Career Path

September 7, 2015

Once your teen enters high school, it’s only a matter of time before you start talking about higher education goals. Going to college allows your teen to expand their current…

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Doin’ Good This Back to School Season

August 24, 2015

* This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Minute Maid and DiMe Media. Minute Maid will provide this prize. Minute Maid is not a sponsor, administrator or connected in any other way…

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How to Live With Your Parents All Over Again — in Your Own Home

April 20, 2015

For all the years you struggled to get out of your parents’ house, rebelling against their rules and looking forward to your own adulthood and freedom, you probably never foresaw…

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Chewbeads Teething Jewelry Product Review

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Product Reviews

Chewbeads Teething Jewelry

October 13, 2014

Moms know that babies love to grab onto their shiny, dangly jewelry. And when it’s teething time, it all goes in their tiny little mouths. Well, my friends at Chewbeads…

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Summertime Sadness

September 8, 2014

OK, so Memorial Day is behind is so unofficially, summer is over. Everyone is back to school, busy schedules, after school activities and those lazy summer days are becoming a…

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Understanding how vaccines work in order to make informed decisions for yourself and your family

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The Well Informed Patient: Understanding How Vaccines Work

March 31, 2014

My good friend, Dr. Lisa Goodman, and I were chatting about kids, vaccines and the whole controversy centered around this topic. While neither one of us are taking a side…

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10 Things Vegan Families Should Tell Their Childcare Provider

January 27, 2014

When you make the decision, as a family, to abstain from consuming any and all animal products, it’s not always easy to convince others to accommodate your beliefs. This especially…

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