Amazon Mom Program Looks Awesome

February 16, 2011

Over breakfast this morning I flipped open our copy of Parents magazine. My eyes were drawn to a full page advertisement from Amazon.com. The folks at Amazon have come up with a new program called Amazon Mom What is it? By the sound of it, you join for free and you get 30% off baby [...]

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Solving Fights with Distraction

January 2, 2011

I put up an article that I think will help parents use the power of distraction to stop fights or arguments between siblings. This is not a “cure”, but a quick fix for when you need it. Distraction is a powerful tool indeed! Please enjoy and share. Here’s the article: The Power of Distraction

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Some Places to Get Free Christmas Music

December 5, 2010

As I write this the Christmas season is again approaching. Every year I try to grow my collection of Christmas music. One of these days I need to get onto Amazon or iTunes and buy a few good albums, but I have always appreciated the loads of free music that people make available. Anyway, I [...]

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Tips for Dealing with Picky Eaters

December 1, 2010

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? That is, dealing with kids who are picky eaters, or refuse to eat what we prepared for them. Doesn’t it annoy you when you spend time carefully and lovingly preparing a sandwich, or bowl of macaroni & cheese only to be told, “I DON’T WANNNNT THAAAT” This article about [...]

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Do You Have a Swearing Problem in Your House?

November 9, 2010

Do you swear in front of your children? Did you start off knowing you shouldn’t, but somehow things started to slip through the cracks and now it has become a habit? Have your kids picked up on the habit? If so, what do you do about it? That’s the subject of an article I just [...]

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Healthy Desserts for Parents and Toddlers

October 24, 2010

Lately I’ve been collecting as many successful healthy snack, meal and dessert recipes as I can. I’m testing them, making notes, and preparing to launch a free recipe book for parents. Today I made two awesome dishes. The first was Coconut Chocolate Macaroons. The only ingredients I used were milk, butter, honey, cocoa powder, coconut [...]

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Parenting: A Guaranteed Way to Fix a Crappy Day for You and Your Kids

September 19, 2010

Today I want to share a simple experience with you. It’s about turning a crappy day into a great day. There was no magic in how it happened. It’s totally obvious and it will work every time. I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while but somehow I didn’t. So I’m doing it [...]

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An Urgent Message for Parents About Water Safety

July 19, 2010

This weekend, in my quiet neighborhood, just one block from my home, a 3-year old girl died in a backyard swimming pool. I do not know the specifics around how it happened, but I know it was a terrible tragedy and it deeply saddens me. Whenever these things happen it’s natural to imagine the hurt [...]

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Amazing Offer on The Total Transformation Program

July 16, 2010

I just found out that you can get a copy of The Total Transformation Program for free. This is actually a pretty amazing offer, and I just hope I’m not disappointing anyone in case the offer is gone by the time you read this. They’re only giving away 1000 copies, which could go pretty fast [...]

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This Bubble Machine Was Incredible (seen at the park)

June 29, 2010

I took my kids to the park last night after dinner. There are a few parks in the area, but we went to one that is a bit of a long walk, and geared towards younger kids. My 3-year old loves the baby swings and always asks me to give her an “underdog”. Anyway, as [...]

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