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Easy Summer Activities
Family
Written by Molly Gold   
easysummeractivites.jpgThe whole family can enjoy a visit to a farmer's market or you U-Pick It produce farm. You can pick everything from corn and tomatoes to blueberries and strawberries. Many farms encourage bringing children and include petting zoos and playgrounds. Once you get home get the kids in the kitchen to help make an interesting dish with your new veggies and fruits.
 
Win a $25 Gift Certificate to Hanes.com
Family
Written by Hybrid Mom   

hanes.gifWe're giving away three $25 gift certificates to Hanes.com. Simply leave your name and email address below and we will choose three random winners on June 16, 2008.

Congratulations to Naomi who was the winner of our Belli Skincare giveaway!

 
Do As I Say
Family
Written by Saskia Monteiro Thomson   
doasido100.jpgBen clenched his fingers around Sophia’s chunky little arm, “I’m going to count to five,” he told her, “and you’re going to take a deep breath and give that toy back to me.” Not exactly what I had in mind when I promised myself upon Ben’s birth that I would lead by example.
 
Nanny Envy: The Secret Shame of Childcare
Family
Written by Lisa Earle McLeod   
It's a bizarre dynamic. There isn't a woman alive who doesn't wish she had more help with her kids. Yet every time we hire anyone to assist with our 24/7 mom job, we feel guilty, often resenting and criticizing the very person we're paying to make our lives easier.
 
Flake Out
Family
Written by Heather Cabot   
"I wish you'd known me before I was so flaky." This was how a conversation began recently with a new mom friend of mine. We went on to exchange a flurry of apologies as we rescheduled a coffee date for the probably the fifth time in two months. Somehow, she lamented to me, motherhood had unleashed her inner flake.
 
The Potty Debacle
Family
Written by Yemisrach Kifle   
100pottyessay52608.jpgWhen my son was 21 months old, we started toilet training with the firm belief that he’d be on his way to becoming a potty champion in a couple of weeks. He seemed ready.  He was uncomfortable in dirty diapers and wanted them to be changed immediately.  He announced when he needed to go and used different words for peeing and pooping.
 
When Mom Gets Sick
Family
Written by Heather Cabot   
100sickmom52608.jpgIt is one thing to care for a sick baby. Even two babies, plus a husband I can handle.  But when I found myself suddenly dashing for the ladies' room as I tried to conceal my distress from my twin two-year-olds, I was facing an all together new kind of challenge.  What happens when the caregiver is so sick she can't care for anyone else, let alone herself?  Of course, I am speaking about temporary incapacitation. 
 
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