Preparing for Tot School

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Thank you to Barnes and Noble Mastercard, powered by Barclaycard for sponsoring this conversation and helping us as we continue preparing for tot school this year. Squeaker will be two in December and I’ve already started planning to start doing a more formal tot school/preschool at home with her. I understand, fully, that she’s a toddler and she may not always cooperate with my carefully laid plans. Which is why I’m not going to plan things out to the minute or even use lesson plans at this point. I think it would be futile and would only result in frustration for both of us. But, that still won’t stop me from preparing for tot school, as informal as it might be. We’ll read, do art…

Teaching Kids How to Save Money

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After the conclusion of how to raise a money savvy kid, this week we’re going to begin our new series on teaching kids how to save money. This is a great skill to learn, especially early on in life when it has the potential to become a habit. That’s not to say that older children can’t be taught to save money, just that it’s easier to start at an early age. Today, we’ll talk about one way that you can start teaching kids how to save money. How can you teach kids to save money? Teaching children to save money is important and difficult. From a young age they are exposed to marketing messages telling them to buy more, want stuff, and spend money. There…

9 Tips for Dealing with Morning Sickness

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Ah, morning sickness… the bane of my pregnancy, especially with Sweet B when morning sickness did not discriminate on time of day. I’ve heard that having morning sickness is actually a good sign, but I have yet to figure out why. Maybe we’ll talk about that in another post. With Squeaker, morning sickness wasn’t too bad though there were definitely somethings that triggered it in big ways. So today I want to share 9 tips for dealing with morning sickness that will hopefully help you cope. Be sure to check out the rest of my pregnancy advice and tips. If you’re suffering with nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, you’re not alone. Most women experience it to some degree during their first trimester. But don’t let…

Is Natural Childbirth For You?

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Squeaker was born at home… but not by choice. Or at least not by my choice. She had made up her mind that she was coming out and there was no stopping her from doing so. It was a night that I will never forget. Which they say you never forget the birth of your children, and that’s true. I remember the birth of all three. Just with Squeaker it was particularly memorable. And in the process, I inadvertently learned, natural childbirth is not for me. But is natural childbirth for you? In my birth plan, I had stated minimal drug use. It wasn’t something I wanted to go through with this labor, but at the same time, I would have welcomed it if I…

Caffeine and Productivity

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I will admit, before I was pregnant I used to start my day with a cup of coffee or tea.. and once I got to work, if someone hadn’t gone already, I was the first to head off to the nearby Dunkin Donuts for a large cup of hazelnut coffee. Unless it was fall, then it was always pumpkin flavored something. And maybe it was in my head, but I always believed that caffeine helped me become more productive. Maybe it did and maybe it didn’t. So is there a connection between caffeine and productivity? Or are our minds just playing tricks on us? How Caffeine Works First, it would be helpful to look at how caffeine actually works. Specifically then, caffeine works by blocking…

30 Handprint Fall Art and Craft Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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I’m not sure why, but there’s something particularly wonderful about handprint art. Especially if you’re doing the same or similar project year after year, then you can really see the difference in your child’s growth. We’re just starting to do more handprint art and craft projects with Squeaker, so I went searching for a few that we could do for Fall. I found 30 handprint fall art and craft ideas to try at home with her and I’m sure that you’ll love them just as much I do! 30+ Handprint Fall Art Ideas for Kids You’ll find quite a few tree ideas, but there are also some acorns, sunflowers, and wreaths. I wanted to have some variety but I did leave out Fall holidays like…