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Summer Sanity: Keeping Children Busy & Happy

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Technically it is summer as of last week, but where we live, the children are still in school! Not for long, however! Come the end of this week, the children will be home from school for 9 weeks! That is a LONG time! Be sure to check back here often to add to your collection of ideas for what to do with your children this summer. Summer Sanity is here to help you! What is Summer Sanity?A series of posts for parents to gain ideas and inspiration for how to keep their children happy, active, educated and having fun during … Continue reading →

Sibling Rivalry – Are YOU Pulling Your Hair Out?!

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I have loved listening to parenting expert Alyson Schafer ever since my daughter was wee! Alyson has some very useful tips and information for parents on a large variety of parenting topics. Being a parent is quite possibly the hardest job in the world! If someone had told me this before I got pregnant, I never would have believed them, but I am a believer now, let me tell you!Each age and stage of child growth and development comes with its own set of challenges! Recently, my parenting challenge is SIBLING RIVALRY! My children have a love/hate relationship. I am … Continue reading →

Star Wars Costumes from @CostumeClub

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We have some serious Star Wars fans in our house so when we discovered that www.WholesaleCostumeClub.com sells a huge variety of Star Wars costumes, we were super excited!The selection of Star Wars costumes was huge and it took my son and I a fair amount of time to make our his selection! He ended up being very particular, which was fine by me as he decided he didn’t want to be a “bad guy” or to hold any “tools” in his hands. You see, Mommy is not a huge Star Wars fan, so little did I know that we actually … Continue reading →

A Kindergarten Visit: Who Needs More Preparation? Mom or Child

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I took him to his school this morning for a 30 minute visit to his Kindergarten classroom. He was nervous.He was shy.I was nervous.I didn’t want to let go. He told me he was going to hide behind me and hide behind me is what he did. I told him that it was his job to stay and have fun in the Kindergarten classroom and it was my job to go to the Library and to pick him up when the 30 minutes were finished. I didn’t hesitate. I gave him a big hug goodbye.I made sure he had his … Continue reading →

Dads Deserve to be Healthy with @AdultEssentials #Giveaway

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The men in our lives deserve to be as healthy as they can be and Adult Essentials can help them do that! What man doesn’t love a good tasting gummy every once in a while, after all, many men are just kids at heart, right?! My hubby loves Adult Essential Vitamins so much, he makes sure that we remember to take them every day. In fact, we ran out of a couple of our vitamin bottles and within one day, he was asking me when I would be buying more. If you knew my husband, you would understand how incredible … Continue reading →

BOOK: Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way By Mayim Bialik

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Beyond the Sling is written by TV star Mayim Bialik the child star of the popular 1990s TV sitcom Blossom. The introduction is written by Jay Gorden.Bialik got her PhD in neuroscience, had two children and wrote this book featuring information about co-sleeping, breastfeeding, baby wearing and gentle discipline. Specifically, this book discusses: CO-SLEEPINGHow to avoid “sleep trainin” and get a great night’s sleep for the whole family.BREASTFEEDINGLearn how to listen to your baby’s cues rather than sticking to a rigid schedule.BABY WEARINGHow to “wear” you r baby in a sling or a wrap to develop a closer bond with … Continue reading →

Summer Sanity: Looking for Ideas to Keep Children Busy and Parents Sane

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What is Summer Sanity?A series of posts for parents to gain ideas and inspiration for how to keep their children active, learning and happy during the long summer months. Help WantedWe are currently looking for Guest Posts on the topic of activities, educational fun, crafts and more! You do not have to be a “blogger” or have a blog in order to Guest Post on Multi-Testing Mommy! If you are interested in writing up a post to be shared this summer during our Summer Sanity event, please fill out THIS FORM. Interested SponsorsThere are ad spaces available at the bottom … Continue reading →

Moms Get Organized with the EPSON LabelWorks LW-400 {REV!EW}

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Do you need to organize your life?! Labellers help you in so many ways! We had the opportunity to review an EPSON LabelWorks LW-400 and it is very impressive!Right from the start, I was impressed with the functions of this label maker! The old labeller that I was using wasted SO much tape. The built in memory allows you to save up to 50 files, this can be a time saver! The ESPON LabelWorks Labeller has an impressive number of features including 14 fonts, 10 styles, 300+ built-in symbols, over 75 frames, bar codes and more. I haven’t had the … Continue reading →

Bobee Diaper and Wipe Dispenser

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Diaper changes can be rather difficult when your baby is squirming all about. It really helps to have your change table area organized.Check out this amazing diaper and wipes dispenser in action here: The key to this dispenser is it allows you to have an organized diaper change area AND most importantly, you can grab wipes and diapers with ONE HAND which is key when changing your little one! This product is made in the USA, BPA-free, phthalate-free and PVC-free. It was designed by a Mom of two!

Keeping Kids Safe Online and on Phones

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As my children get older, I do find myself wondering how we are going to keep them safe online. It’s not as easy as it used to be, to keep your child safe. There are so many other places that our children “play” other than at the park and in the front yard. Now, they are exploring the internet and various online activities. It is important that parents monitor their childrens’ online use as much as possible in order to avoid cyber bullying and other terrible circumstances. Even with your child sitting in the same room as you while they … Continue reading →