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Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Family tree: True stories about gardening with my parents (or grandparents)

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The sound of the old John Deere tractor chugging up the driveway early on a Saturday morning could only mean one thing - the gardening season had come. What will dad be planting this year? What are we going to can and freeze? How quickly will we become tired of eating corn, beans, tomatoes and watermelon? AND, most important... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Sleep Issues Survival tips for new parents: How to get extra sleep while caring for babies

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WOW! Can you actually get extra sleep while you care for babies?!?! Every doctor has told me "Sleep when the baby sleeps". Good advice. My first baby NEVER slept! I also worked so that was awful. I did a lot of crying, a lot of rocking in a rocking chair and a lot of praying. I can't believe that I actually had two more kids... More..

Education > Reading & Writing Skills The importance of parental involvement in improving a child's literacy

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Read, Read, Read! Read to your children - what more is to be said. The experts have said it time and time again - that reading is the best education for your children. Reading is the easiest way to help your children learn. As they get older, the homework will get harder and we as parents may not be able to help as often. So... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Trick or treating: Alternatives to candy

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Halloween school parties, parties with friends and then trick-or-treat - when is enough enough? Halloween has become such a big event that by the time it rolls around kids are already bouncing off the walls - that's before they consume billions of sugar treats. Everywhere you look Halloween candy and treats can be found. It ... More..

Relationships & Family > Family Bonding Parents and children: Winning combination

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Everyday I hope and pray that I am teaching my children proper morals, proper manners and in general how to be good kids. I also hope and pray that my children will not be sitting on a psychiatrist's couch in 20 years relating what a "kook" their mother is. There are many times when I blow my stack and I scream and holler an... More..

Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How to keep your home clean all week long

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As a stay-at-home mom of three (8, 5, and 3 years old) my house is constantly in turmoil, as far as being clean. I myself, am a certifiable neat freak and I cannot stand to see my house in disarray! The worse room in the house would be the kids' bathroom. I have found that Lysol Wipes are a god-send! Everyday I will go in an... More..

Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality A study says students with higher IQs are less likely to be sexually active

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I have found that a lot of students with higher IQ's are very social. My son was in an accelerated class in his school last year. In that class were MANY of his friends that are very involved with baseball, soccer and basketball. This circle of friends are constantly being invited to birthday parties for other kids, going to... More..

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1. Family tree: True stories about gardening with my parents (or grandparents)
2. The importance of parental involvement in improving a child's literacy
3. Parents and children: Winning combination
4. Trick or treating: Alternatives to candy
5. How to keep your home clean all week long
6. Survival tips for new parents: How to get extra sleep while caring for babies
7. A study says students with higher IQs are less likely to be sexually active

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