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• One Family's Journey to Adoption For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a mom. I had career ambitions and goals, but be…
• Structure Summer Days to Keep Away the "I'm Bored" Blues Who is over kids wanting to spend their time with electronics, playing video games, or watching TV?I know…
• Nine Tips To Perfect Your Toddler's Summer Summer is officially here, which means so is the summer schedule. (Cue the yay.) Something about the warme…
• National Park Service Offers Free Admission to 4th Graders, Families Hey fourth graders! Take your family to see America's natural wonders and historic sites this year ..…
• Four Ways You Can Help Your Kids Become Responsible Teens Are you helping your teen become a responsible adult? Or are you holding them back?A recent poll sho…
• 7 Fun Ways to Exercise as a Family A workout does not always mean running and lifting weights. In fact, a workout is something you can do wit…
• Structure Summer Days to Keep Away the "I'm Bored" Blues Who is over kids wanting to spend their time with electronics, playing video games, or watching TV?I know…
• It's National Bike Month! Here are 5 Bike Safety Tips for Kids Now that the weather is warming, my children are outside from the time they get home from school until th…
• The Art of Motherhood: Each of Our Stories is a 'Unique Masterpiece' Mother's Day is May 12. We asked Rachel Marie Martin, the author of "The Brave Art of Motherhood…
• 8 Ways to Get Kids to Help with Chores With spring in the air, I'm thinking about spring cleaning -- which is always much easier when the kid…
• The Sweet 16 — of Books! The NCAA college basketball's annual March Madness tournament is well underway. This year, just like…
• Six Family Travel Packing Tips It’s vacation time! I’m always so excited to plan our vacations, but when it comes to packing…
• So You Got an Autism Diagnosis. Now What? April is autism awareness month. Macaroni Kid publisher Elizabeth Varela, who lives in Lakewood, Cal…
• 10 Tips on Time Management for Busy Moms Moms are busy. We're not only trying to juggle all the responsibilities of our own lives, often we…
• 10 Events and Holidays in April Your Family Won't Want to Miss April is a time of renewal, from Easter and Passover to flowers blooming -- in all their spring glory -- i…
• Walking is Magic For Moms We all want to be one of “those moms” who are fit, happy, and seem to have it all. But as Mac…
• How to Help your Child Learn to Manage Money Shopping with kids in tow is something a lot of parents dread! It seems like begging, crying, and tantrum…
• Spring Declutter - No Regrets! Life is so much easier when we are organized, but organizations is hard with all the stuff we have! Let&#…
• Math Magic: A Counting Trick to Have Your Kids Adding in No Time I love all things related to numbers and patterns. But my first grader? Not really ... at least not…
• How to Support the Family of a Child With Food Allergies When I first heard of food allergies years ago, I was a bit doubtful. I thought parents were likely overr…
• Three Easy Saint Patrick's Day Crafts for Preschoolers Saint Patrick's Day brings back happy memories for me from when I was a child. One that stands out? Th…