Category: Blogs From Mom
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Prevent Heat Related Illnesses in Infants, Children, and Teens
The temperatures are beginning to rise outside as summertime is quickly approaching and families are often planning fun outdoor activities and outings. If you or your children are active and enjoy outdoor activities, it is important that you know the signs and symptoms of heat related illness so that you can quickly recognize and respond…
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12 Tips to Keep Your Child Safe on the Playground
Most kids are out for the summer and parents find themselves looking for activities for them to do with their kids. Parents want to keep their kids busy and active during the summer months. As you are finding activities for the kids to do, remember that doing free things can be just as fun and…
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Swimming Pool Safety Tips to Keep You and Your Family Safe This Summer
I always loved summer time as a kid, it meant spending time at the pool and hanging out with my friends on the weekends. While I was growing up, my mom would often invest in a small wading pool for us so that we could swim in the backyard. A wading pool is a small…
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Prevent Heat Related Car Accidents This Summer
Each summer I always cringe when I hear sad stories on the new about parents or daycare workers accidentally leaving a child inside of a hot car, in some cases the child was only left alone few minutes. As a mom, I always wondered how and why these kind of things happen to an infant…
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My Daughter’s Second Cochlear Implant Surgery
Today is the day that my daughter gets her second cochlear implant. I have to admit even though I have already been through this same surgery 12 years ago with my daughter, I was still nervous going into the hospital and waiting for her to have her surgery done. My daughter was born with a…
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Tips To Protect Your Family from the Sun’s Harmful Rays and Prevent Sunburns this Summer
As school is letting out for the summer, many parents begin planning activities to keep their child busy over the summer. As a working mom, your child may go to daycare. If your daycare is similar to the one my kids attended, they go on field trips throughout the summer to keep the school aged…
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June Photo Challenge – #MyRealLife
Do you enjoy sharing photos with your friends? Come and join in the fun. To participate you just have to share a photo each day depending on the subject listed below for each day. Photo challenges are a great way to meet new friends and share your creativity with others. Each day has a new…
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Happy 2nd Birthday to My Baby Boy!
Wow, I can’t believe it has been two years since I was impatiently(mommy was ready for you to be here) awaiting for you to arrive. I remember when I was on my way to my final doctors appointment; however, I didn’t know that it would be my final visit as a pregnant mom. I was…
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My Simple Yet Sweet Mother’s Day Surprise
Mom’s aren’t supposed to get sick! I wish it was true but even germs and icky critters take us down for the count. Over the weekend, my husband finally convinced me to go see a doctor when I told him that I woke up around 4 AM on Saturday morning with a pounding headache. It wasn’t your…
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Happy Mother’s Day – Please Come Share What You Love About Being A Mom?
I remember when I was pregnant with my very first baby in 1996 and on Mother’s Day that year, it dawned on me that I was going to be a mom later than year. I was excited, scared, and nervous at the same time. If you are a mom, I am sure that you can…