Parents Recommend

Thrift Stores Are you interested in a unique gift-giving approach? Discarded treasures can often be found in thrift stores. While you may not find a half million dollar diamond for the price of [...]

Which Smart Watch for Kids? Look up kids smart watches and the results can overwhelm you with choices –games, mp3 players, pedometers, cameras, alarm clock, sleep monitors– when all you [...]

Lolli Pops by Cody Shugart A lot of people like this picture. So I wanted to take a minute to tell the story. Milton West was my childhood next door neighbor. I knew him as Mr. Chip. He retired [...]

Local moms chime in on the question: “How do you do it all and carve out a little time for yourself?” Their practical suggestions include: Outsourcing Options, Setting Up Systems, [...]

Parents Offer Suggestions for Kids Who Get Carsick (Pardon the “un-pc” image, but we love Norman Rockwell!) Traveling Parent – Hey there- my family and I are traveling cross [...]

Are you a MOSQUITO MAGNET? Are you a mosquito magnet, the kind who gets mosquito bites that itch terribly and take a year to finally disappear!? The kind who goes to bed only to hear one lone [...]

Moms Talk About Panic Attacks When your young child has panic attacks – hyperventilating, pacing, shaking- what do you do? Ask your parent friends for help! I suggest teaching him to trick [...]

Moms Talk About Panic Attacks When your young child has panic attacks – hyperventilating, pacing, shaking… I suggest teaching him to trick his body into calming down. If you’re [...]

Moms Recommend the Best tamales in Town In California tamales and Christmas go together. “There are several types of tamales, but they all rely on the same base: fluffy, steamed dough pockets [...]

Moms Recommend Board Games for 3 (+) Year Olds H – Check out Peaceable Kingdoms games. We have Hoot Hoot Owl , Acorn Soup and Dinosaur Escape . My three year old loves them all. M – [...]