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Tips for Bottle-feeding Twins
We've presented several articles on breastfeeding twins (and more). But what about moms of multiples who either choose not to breastfeed or cannot breastfeed? Bottle-feeding twins is a real challenge as well!
Want to learn how to manage this potential juggling act? Check out this guide on Raising Twins. It lists everything from pro's vs. con's [...]
Back to School Tips: Dealing with the Issue of Children and Sleepovers
I'm an overprotective parent. There…I admitted it. And I'm not sure that's such an awful thing. My parents were overprotective. I thought they were just horrible. Now? Now I know better. I know the worry that they carried by the bucketful.
My triplets are only 4. They just started pre-k. That has been stressful enough for [...]
Back to School Tips: Dealing with Food Allergies and School
Thankfully, my children have grown out of their food allergies. I remember, though, how worried I had been about sending them to school where I would have little control over what foods were present. I was afraid of putting them in a situation where someone else would have to be responsible for administering the epi-pen [...]
Back to School Tips: Helping our Children Deal with Peer Pressure
Peer pressure. Those words conjure all sorts of images of our children being in situations that question the very values we've tried to nurture. And while there is no real way to prevent our children from ever being pressured by their peers, we can take steps toward being more confident in their ability to make [...]
Back to School Tips: Keeping our Children Safe on the Internet
While the Internet has provided infinite educational opportunities for our children, it also poses what is perhaps the greatest danger. And internet safety is an area where many of us feel helpless and clueless.
It doesn't have to be that way.
Information is our greatest ally in the fight to keep our kids safe online.
Read what [...]
Back to School Tips: Getting your Child to Like (or LOVE) School
Though it was a little tough to swallow the fact that none of my children seemed to care that I was leaving them that first day of pre-k (especially since I was in tears), I know that it's a sign of something very positive. They LOVE school. They were disappointed to find out that there [...]
Back to School Tips: Dealing with Bullies
Ugly as it is, bullying is something that many of us dealt with at some point. And it is, unfortunately, still around. As parents, we obviously want to do whatever we can to ensure that our own children know how to deal with bullies. But what does that include?
How do you deal with a bully?
How [...]
First Day of School Tips
I tearfully sent my triplets off to their first day of pre-k last week. It was hard. For me. Them? They were beyond excited! But their excitement was tempered with a bit of anxiety. They had tons of questions that morning. I could tell that they were worried about some of the newness of it [...]
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