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How To Thrive In Your Marriage After Having Kids
Photo by Juri Pozzi Share on: My husband and I met when we were 19 years old. We were in college at different schools but connected at a wedding the summer before our junior year. And so began countless phone conversations, letter-writing, and weekend getaways to...
Teaching Kids about Money
SAWITREE PAMEE / EYEEM VIA GETTY IMAGES It's important to teach kids the concept of money early on. Here's how to do it. In a world of credit cards, online banking, tax codes, investments and retirement plans, keeping up with money can be tough for adults, and even...
Family Road Trip: PLAYLIST
With Spring Break and Summer Around the Corner That means road trip season! If you’re doing any long-distance driving this year, you might be on the lookout for family-friendly road trip songs that will keep everyone entertained… while...
Give yourself a Break Mama
New mama, you’re never going to find ‘balance’ Catherine Keating New mamas, allow me to share my newest revelation: I am letting go of the idea ofbalance. It’s taken me five years to learn my truth: There is no such thing. It seems we are always talking about this...
MEET A MOM : CASEY RAINES
For over a year, I have been a photography teacher for Momtography Orange County (www.momtographyoc.com) which offers photography classes designed with moms in mind. I fell in love with photography over four years ago, as it became a way to feed my creative soul...
Young Readers Book List
BOOKS for Grades 1-6th please use parental guidance in selecting Books. Ivy and Bean (series), by Annie Barrows, BL 1-2 Stella Batts (series), by Courtney Sheinmel, BL 3-4 Clementine (series), by Sara Pennypacker, BL 3-4 Friday Barnes (series), by R.A....
“Nikki’s Chic Boutique”
To blog, or not to blog… that is the question. Okay, seriously full disclosure. I haven’t event typed a word until now because I have so much “blogger” anxiety and I don’t even know where to begin, I’m actually sweating just thinking about it. I’ve been debating...
New Year Better YOU
It’s the time of the year to dream about new healthy habits and commit to leaving behind negative patterns that don’t align with your true self. Many people promise to eat a healthier diet, start working out, read more, or watch less television, but only a few succeed...
Is My Baby Waking Because She’s Hungry
Tonja Bizor helps shad some insight for us Mama's who are navigating this chapter in our Baby's routine. We’re all willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that our babies are properly nourished, obviously. I’m not trying to tell you that you shouldn’t...
The 8 Best Apps For Organizing Family Photos
According to Yahoo, which owns Flickr and therefore presumably knows what its talking about, people will take 880 billion digital family photos this year – and approximately 879 billion of them will be taken by parents (that’s just quick back of the envelope math)....
Denver, CO On the Road and Tips on Traveling with Kids
How many of us have booked a Ticket and then the scenerious begin rapidly begin flashing across your mind? Flying with Kids can seem daunting and one thing to pack is your patience. I also find that having a flexible mind frame is essential because you know that...
Noosh Home Designs helps inspire Bathroom Renovations
8 Affordable ideas to renovate your bathrooms Have you ever flipped through the design magazines and wondered if you can have that bathroom on a budget? When it comes to remodeling your bathroom, you can either spend as little as $1000 and as high as $100,000....
MEET A MOM : Wenjin Liang
Before I turned myself into an educator, I had been working in the technology industry for 10 years. To be honest, I really struggled studying Computer Science in college. My bad experiences made it my dream to make learning technology easier for everyone, especially...
Managing Problem Behavior at Home
A guide to more confident, consistent and effective parenting One of the biggest challenges parents face is managing difficult or defiant behavior on the part of children. Whether they’re refusing to put on their shoes, or throwing full-blown tantrums, you can...
Girls Scouts Irvine Brooke Fuller
Brooke, Can you tell us about the Girl Scouts of Orange County Organization? Girl Scouts is the world’s premier leadership development experience for girls. Since 1912, Girl Scouts has given girls the necessary tools to lead, break barriers, and create positive...
Family Friendly Youtube Channels to add to your must see list:
Family Youtube Channels Must See: AmandaMuse Amanda's channel is what happens when the beauty world meets motherhood—in Malaysia! She's the go-to for effortless beauty looks and advice we'd actually listen to, like "Mom's Survival Guide for Sick Kids."...
Excited over the Scholastic book catalog? That’s right Lauren is
I am a fully grown adult who still gets excited over the Scholastic book catalog. I can wander for hours in bookstores. I absolutely love newly sharpened pencils. I'm also the full-time director of the Adolescent Health Initiative, a national organization promoting...
I Have A HUGE Confession To Make
Going on family vacation, as a professional photographer, has it's perks: firsthand knowledge, years of experience and skill in both portraiture and photojournalism, means access to the best cameras and lenses and the opportunity to make some pretty stellar family and...