How the French Get Kids to Eat Leeks and Pâté

I’ll admit that I have never been a fan of the French. Call it American brain washing, social stereotyping or that I just haven’t rubbed elbows with enough countrymen. Though I love to travel like Paula Deen loves “buttah,” Paris, Provence and Cannes holds no allure for me. But color me intrigued when Pamela Druckerman, [Read On]

9 Gross Things Parents Do But Don’t Always Know It

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Even the most germ-phobic moms are guilty of committing some of the grossest parenting sins. Sometimes, you don’t even know you’re committing them. Here are the nine grossest things parents commonly do, and the reasons you should reconsider doing them. 1. Using bulb syringe aspirators. Ever cut one of these babies open? Chances are if [Read On]

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How to Get Timeless Family Photos

Baby pictured in lifestyle photography shot

When I wanted to get photos of our first baby, then our second and then, our first family photos, I started looking for a photographer whose work was less posed and more photojournalistic. We wanted pics that captured moments and natural expressions – we wanted photos that told our family story and didn’t come with [Read On]

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NYC Sets Booby Trap

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A recent move by New York City to encourage moms to choose the breast over the bottle has many mamas’ bras in a bunch. According to CNN, Mayor Bloomberg’s voluntary plan, which 27 out of 40 hospitals are participating in, instructs nurses not to give formula to babies unless there’s a medical reason to do [Read On]

Online Mom-to-Mom Sale

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I was shocked the other day when, while chatting, I found out that my aunt had never heard of a mom-to-mom sale. It struck me that many moms might not know about these motherhood markets brimming with all the goods a parent could need at less than half the price of retail. If you’re a [Read On]

Adorable Nursery Art For a Good Cause!

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Once upon a time, there was an evil blight named Malnutrition that ravaged the children of a land called Kenya, leaving them starving and stunted until one day their knight in shining armor arrived. That noble knight, named Future Fortified, was angered by the situation and wanted to rescue the wee ones from the gnarled [Read On]

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