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Basic Guide to Birth Control Options

There are some times in your life when its just not in the plan to have a baby (or another baby). But if youre a mom, it may feel strange to think about starting birth control again – and there’s a lot of new information out there! Here’s an overview on some common forms of birth control: Condoms

3 mins read

Mommy Tablet Tech Guilt: Nope!

Since Ive become a mom, Im racked with guilt. I only breast-fed my kids for 4-6 weeks (eek!), my youngest sleeps in our bed (although maybe thats good – based on Times recent article) and both my kids go to full-time daycare – what can I say, Im not a natural stay-at-home Mom and kudos to those stay-at-home Moms but I need to work.

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Tips for Purchasing Apps for Your Toddler

When you first get a tablet, youll want to load up on apps just for yourself (I know I did!) but after a while, my kids wanted to play on my tablet so I started searching for age-appropriate apps. It wasnt as easy as I thought. I wanted to make sure that the apps they were using where actually teaching them a specific skill based on their educational needs but still fun to interact with. Here are the five strategies that I use when evaluating and selecting apps for my kids.

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Working Moms: Set Up To Fail

Most of us have a short (or long) list of innocent comments that make us see red. The one that infuriates me most: when people criticize working moms for wanting to have it all. As if we are gluttonous, whiny, selfish amoebas intent upon devouring the universe.