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Stefanie Wilder-Taylor My Daughter is a Big Fat Cheater! My five-year-old daughter is a poor sport. She cheats at Trouble, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Chutes and Ladders, Go Fish and basically every game we play. I don’t know if cheating is the right word... well, yeah, it actually is. She likes to change the rules in the...	Maria Lianos-Carbone I'm a Mom of Two Boys: Nuff Said I am a mom of two boys. ‘Nuff said. Seriously, if you have two boys (or three or four), you’ll know what I’m talking about. The constant fighting, arguing, name calling – make it stop! Every day it’s a new battle. I live in a never-ending battle...	Kristine Lockwood Food & Football: 5 Tips To Help You Survive Super Bowl Sunday Whether you’re a fan of the Giants or the Patriots, we're all fans of Superbowl food. It’s fried, fatty, decadent and delicious - it's like Halloween for adults, but without the costumes! (Unless you're one of those super fans who dress up and paint...	Deanna Verbouwens Bringing Sexy Back, and Your Sanity! A quick glance at the clock tells you it’s 5:00, the kids are running around the house, your racking your brain what to make for dinner, and just as the tornado is about to touch down tears well up in your eyes because you realize that once again your...
Jacoba Urist Who's the Right (Legal) Guardian for Your Baby? When I was pregnant with my son, so many of those infamous, big parenting decisions kept me up at night: Should I breastfeed? Work full-time? Try a “flex schedule” like some of my other lawyer friends? Should we stay in the city? Buy a house in the ‘burbs...	Ana Blackburn Not-Quite-Spring Cleaning Tips This is article is a sponsored post for Oreck. Want to Clean Up In The New Year? Enter our contest on savvy.modernmom.com for the chance to win one of four great Oreck products! [Enter the contest here] Now that we're through the holiday season, it's a...	Susie Romans 6 Best Foods to Eat After Baby Ok, new mommys, listen up! I went from weighing in at about 162 lbs at nine months pregnant, down to weighing in at 122 lbs as of yesterday. That's right - I lost 40 lbs of baby weight in 3.5 months (Noella will be four months old in two weeks). I have...	Susie Romans How To: Clean Carpets Naturally!! Guest Post: Bonnie blogs over at House of Grace. Steps: Take everything out of the room. Vacuum with a clean vacuum. Fill up carpet cleaner machine with natural cleaners. I use Shaklee’s Organic Basic H, Basic G and Nature Bright. They are non-...
Susie Romans Fitness Inspiration: Do It Anyway! Last night my girlfriend and I went to the gym. We signed up back in November and have not been quite as committed as we should have been. As I tried out different weight lifting machines, I finally got hooked on the leg press and got "in the...	Risa Green It's Time to Stop the Babying There’s something about the second kid - well, second in my case, but I guess what I really mean is the last kid - that just makes you want to baby them. With my first, it was all about becoming a big girl and teaching her new things and looking ahead to...	Leslie Morgan Steiner Moms, Kids and Sex The most important woman in my life (rest in peace, mom) never talked to me - or my two sisters or my brother - about sex. Zilch about menstruation, pubic hair, hormones, intercourse or conception. We snuck our tampons, bras, and birth control into the...	Michelle Karam Crispy and Delicious Wonton Recipe I think in a past life, I must have been Chinese because I tell ya, I can’t eat enough Chinese food. I love it all. Mu Shu Chicken, Sezchuan Eggplant, Fried Rice, Eggrolls and one of my absolute favs - Wontons. I love them in soup and I...
Jess Afshar Twisty Bun for Short Hair There are days that I really miss my long hair and all the different ways I was able to style it. Yeah, there are benefits to having short hair, but I am not sure if it’s as easy as I had imagined. Most of us with short hair do our best to change it up....	Meredith O'Brien Is Being First Lady the Worst Job in the World? After I finished reading the New York Times bestselling book, The Obamas, by Times reporter Jodi Kantor, I came to this not-so-pretty conclusion: It sucks to be the first lady. Wait . . . let me add a caveat or two: If you are a woman who a) has ambition...	Deanna Verbouwens The Demure or The Exhibitionist? Locker Room Types Decoded Everyone has his or her own time zone when it comes to working out. Me? I’m a morning gym goer. I like to get up... well I don't like to get up, but I prefer to get up early to work out. A morning workout means I’m less likely to go off the deep end. It...	Elaine Plummer How to Get a Good Night's Sleep "A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book." - Irish Proverb There has been a lot written lately about sleep, or actually, the lack of it. Most of what I have read in blog postings center around hilarious middle-of-the-...