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7 Steps to Help Your Teen Score a Summer Job!

Spring just began, but since time likes to fly, it’s not too early to help your teen start searching for a summer job! Not only will you save yourself from the dreaded, “mom, I’m SOOO bored” but your teen will be exposed to a real work environment and gain a valuable skill set they can take with them long after this summer. Using the following steps, your teen should have no trouble finding a job!

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4 Steps to Raising a Future Writer

Lots of parents read aloud to their baby and toddler, but few take the next step: encouraging early writing. Did you know that babies can draw pictures (prewriting) and create narratives at between 2 and 3 years of age? A young child who is stimulated with targeted activities early and often can be writing and illustrating complex stories by age 4 or 5.

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Recycling in Baby Steps

It never ends. You really really want to do it right but it can be so hard. It starts with the choice of nappies when the baby is born. I went into overload and sourced Egyptian cotton, washable terry elasticized ones that had cute green trim. Now you can get ones made of bamboo. The choice is endless.