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6 Ways Babies Develop Physical Literacy in Year One

2013-05-16T11:21:35Z

Waiting for the birth of your first child, you have hundreds of questions. You wonder about nutrition, sleep routines, feeding and even the best place to buy diapers. They all boil down to one thing:…

Why You Should Nurture the Entrepreneur in Your Kid

2013-05-13T08:20:43Z

When we look at our kids, we don’t typically think of them as mini business moguls. But maybe we should. After all, children are naturally smart about money; it doesn’t take them long to figure…

Helping Your Child Develop Healthy Self-Esteem

2013-05-06T11:03:13Z

When Chloe, my twelve year old daughter was about four, she stood in front of her full length mirror admiring her reflection. When she saw me standing in the doorway, she smiled and said, ‘I love…

10 Foods You Don’t Want to Consume and Why…

2013-04-26T19:32:49Z

A recent study in the US looked at what it takes to influence ordering habits. Was knowing calorie counts helpful? Was knowing how much exercise was required to burn it off helpful? The studiers took…

When Should My Child Start Doing Chores?

2013-04-22T11:04:04Z

Young children (ages 2+) love to help us around the house. Even though letting kids ‘help’ can sometimes add to our work load, it’s still worth it. Chores teach kids responsibility, independence…

How to Look and Feel Younger

2013-04-15T11:01:29Z

There are a few things that you are probably doing that are making you look older than you are. Some of them affect the outside, some of them affect the inside, and all of them are easy to change.

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Moms and Money: Spending Guilt and Financial Frustrations

2013-04-08T12:21:48Z

Think back to before you were a mom. Remember how you’d purchase a latte or a new pair of shoes without batting an eye? How you used to grab drinks after work without feeling guilty about your…

Healthy Habits: How to Have More Energy

2013-04-01T10:42:58Z

Every person I know has said to me at one time or another, ‘I wish I had more energy.’ It isn’t all that hard when you know what ‘energy’ means and where it comes from.

Energy…

Raising Kids in an Interfaith Family

2013-03-25T14:56:04Z

There are a few times during the year that different religious holidays overlap. For example, Passover sometimes overlaps with Easter or Christmas with Channukah. One of the benefits of being a child…

Baby Proofing Your Dog

2013-03-22T18:05:26Z

I have advised parents-to-be for many years on how to prepare their dogs for the arrival of a new baby, but it wasn’t until the birth of my daughter Alexandra that I had the opportunity to put the…