Modern Baby: Cool Stuff for Cool Moms

Cooking with TVP

May 20, 2013

We’re not vegetarians, but my family has been working towards cutting back on the amount of meat we consume. We started off with “Meatless Mondays” and now have vegetarian meals three or four times per week. My most recently experiment with meatless cooking involved textured vegetable protein (TVP). This is a meat substitute made from [...]

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SmarterBucks Offers an Innovative Way to Pay Off Student Loan Debt

May 20, 2013

If I had to make a list of the things I am most thankful for in my life, graduating from college without any student loan debt is definitely near the top of my list. I spent hours upon hours apply for scholarships and worked part-time through all four years of school, but it was absolutely [...]

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New Study Shows Dads Can Identify Their Baby’s Cry

May 20, 2013

I read about a new study that shows dads are just as good as moms at identifying their baby’s cry. They are talking about if your child is separate from you and you hear a cry, you know it is your child. I thought, “No kidding! You need a study for that?” It’s like voice [...]

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Keep on Living – Life after a Child’s Suicide: Part One

May 20, 2013

Suicide among children is more common than ever before and it is devastating (to say the least) whether your child is 12 or 22. As a parent, you just don’t expect to outlive your child — and when they take their own lives there are emotions that are not found in other types of grief. Could [...]

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When Do You Let Daughters Wear Makeup?

May 19, 2013

I have been through this twice so far and have one more to go, but the question always catches me off guard. “When can I wear makeup?’ A couple of months ago my youngest daughter, a mere babe of nine, asked me totally out of the blue when she could start shaving her legs. She [...]

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The Mommy Files: Homemade Baby and Toddler Food

May 18, 2013

I think I’ve mentioned before that L really loves those squeeze pouch foods. I got smart though and bought some reusable squeeze pouches. The problem? I needed some recipes to make the food to fill them with. And yes, I know I could do simple things like applesauce or pureed carrots, but she’s three. She’s eating more [...]

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A Cute Nightlight to Chase Away the Dark

May 17, 2013

Even though my son is no longer afraid of the dark, I find nightlights to be quite handy for making sure he doesn’t trip over his toys when he gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I also like to leave a small nightlight on in our living room [...]

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Lotus Birth Trend – Don’t Cut the Umbilical Cord

May 17, 2013

I had both of my kids in a hospital. As a person who tends to want to do things naturally, I probably would have considered home birth, except that a friend of mine lost her baby boy because she had him at home. Baby Adam was their first. His parents hadn’t planned to have a [...]

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How Long Could You Go Without Technology?

May 17, 2013

Tired of competing with electronics for family time, Riley and Jan Walker decided to make some pretty radical changes in their lives, and the lives of their two daughters. The Walkers came up with a plan to limit their electric use and had each family member sign a contract agreeing to the terms for a three [...]

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