Parental Guidance: Parenting Tips

Number of the Day

Posted from Cool Mom Picks 7 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

My daughter, like most kids, is more than willing to share how old she's going to be at her next birthday. But now instead of trying to hold up four fingers, she can just use one and point to her cool number 4 shirt. (original story)

Join the Circus Like You Wanted To

Posted from Cool Mom Picks 8 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

Graphic designer Jen does some pretty irreverent things with stationery at her shop Just Jenn Designs - I wouldn't necessarily get my kid a set of the punk-ass cursive cards (although I really do like them). Neither would she, evidently which is why she created a set that's perfectly kid appropriate... (original story)

Photo Stamps Make Envelopes as Awesome as the Announcements Inside

Posted from Cool Mom Picks 8 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

Little known geeky fact about me: I've collected stamps since I was my daughter's age. Before you question my credibility where it comes to finding cool picks for fabulous moms, check out PhotoStamps at Stamps.com, where geeky philatelists and devoted moms find common ground  with actual PO-app... (original story)

Always come back

Posted from Laid-Off Dad 10 hours ago
Parental Guidance : For Dads

When Robert was one month old, he spiked a 104° fever. We eventually learned it was just a virus, but before we learned that we had to make sure meningitis wasn't eating his spine. So we took him to the... (original story)

Long-Weekend Project: Tips for Cleaning With Kids

Posted from droolicious 17 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

Unlike most of what we cover here on Droolicious, there's nothing to buy in association with this item, but since we're at the start of a long weekend and you're likely looking for a way to stay busy before everyone gets drunk and starts handling live explosives, why not put the family ... (original story)

Proud to be an American

Posted from Cool Mom Picks 1 day 1 hour 31 minutes ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

Oh sure, today you could dig out the Old Navy flag tees that you get to wear once a year--or that your kids get to wear once, total. (original story)

Family camping hack: For babies sleeping in tents, Peapod travel bed is more compact than a portacrib

Posted from Parent Hacks 1 day 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Parental Guidance : Parenting Tips

Melissa's brilliant travel bed tip: I ran across a Kidco Peapod (think mini tent with air mattress) that folds up as a small as a small throw cushion. You can zip the baby into it so that she won't crawl...
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The Politics of Motherhood, Beyond the "Mommywars"

Posted from Cool Mom Picks 1 day 1 hour 37 minutes ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

Becoming a mother gave me a new awareness of all sorts of things in life from the rate at which a baby's nails grow to why feeding strained prunes while wearing linen is a bad idea. Soon my enlightenment extended to the political arena too, got me engaged in issues like paid maternity leave and ... (original story)

America, America, God made you gracefully...

Posted from DadCentric 1 day 1 hour 38 minutes ago
Parental Guidance : For Dads

In the spirit of the day, here's patriotic country singer C.S. Lewis, Jr. He loves America. Have a great holiday weekend, and remember - M80's, the neighbor's cat, and a case of Bartles and Jaymes are a bad, bad combination.... (original story)

The Problem with Pictures

Posted from Baby Squared 1 day 1 hour 43 minutes ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

I know how much y'all love the cute pics of the girls. And I try to deliver as often as possible. The thing is, a little situation has developed. See, we've occasionally let the girls look at the back of the digital camera to see the pictures of themselves. So now, every time ... (original story)

“Maybe people need to learn a few more things than what they did in Kindergarten”

Posted from The Mommy Blog 1 day 3 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Family Journals

Omfg, I am agog—AGOG—at this entry on The Irascible Chef. What kind of flight attendant gives an eight grader a RED BULL?Did you ever hear the one about the chaperones, who take a bunch of junior high students, on an airplane for an educational trip across the country for a week? Goes so... (original story)

Posted from sweet juniper! 1 day 3 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Family Journals

There came an echoing crash from the dining room. What had she done now? There on the ground was my vintage cocktail shaker, its various pieces scattered, a guilty look on my child's face. My thoughts immediately went to the bottles of booze, but thankfully all were safe. "I cannot tell a lie," she... (original story)

Is Mommy Pregnant?

Posted from The Blogfathers 1 day 3 hours ago
Parental Guidance : For Dads

Cute kids are irresistible and can get away with almost anything.  I  like honesty, even when it’s considered a bit rude and undiplomatic, and therefore love the way young children speak.  The truth comes naturally.   My son is no exception but caused a minor crisis in the family this wee... (original story)

7 Days of Traveling Helps: Find It at the Beach

Posted from droolicious 1 day 3 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Trendy Mommy

There are loads of different Find It Games available, but if you're off to the seashore this summer, none seems more appropriate than Find It at the Beach. Like its counterparts, this one is a fun, fully contained seek-and-find adventure that's as great for the car as it is for the playroo... (original story)

Amazon Friday sale: Huggies Supreme Natural Fit diapers

Posted from Parent Hacks 1 day 5 hours ago
Parental Guidance : Parenting Tips

I didn't see anything in today's Amazon Friday sale that was interesting enough to pass along, with the exception of a diaper discount: Huggies Supreme Natural Fit diapers (Super Mega size, size 5 [over 27 lbs.], 52 diapers) are 27%...
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