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How Do You Keep Kids Busy in the Summer?

Published June 23, 2010 at 9:19 a.m.

Please help me come up with great summertime activities to do with the kids. I write a post like this every couple of years and then I always manage to need fresh ideas so I’m appealing to you again for help ... read more ...

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How Often Do You Say, “I Love You” to Your Kids?

Published June 22, 2010 at 7:46 a.m.

Pregnancy Fitness Group To Debut In July

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Published June 21, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

The LifeFitness4Me Pregnancy Fitness Group offers Prenatal exercise classes and nutrition advice to moms-to-be in the San Diego area ...

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Obesity in pregnancy imperils mothers, babies

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Published June 5, 2010 at 8:55 p.m.

As Americans have grown fatter over the last generation, inviting more heart disease, diabetes and premature deaths, all that extra weight has also become a burden in the maternity ward ... About one in ...

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On Sleep Deprivation, That Rare Form of Torture

Published June 5, 2010 at 10:06 a.m.

My Joy

Published June 4, 2010 at 9:02 a.m.

It was the day before my due date and somebody thought the girl was going to be a big headed, 9 lb. baby if she hung out in my stomach any longer, and so out she had to come. Just as the doctors prepared to pump me with meds, though, my water broke right there on the table, and four hours later, my first child, Mari, was born ... It was 2 a.m. on June 11 -- two hours into the day she was due ... That's my Mari -- always on time ... I wasn't ready ... read more ...

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Mcdonald’s Recalls Shrek Glasses

Published June 4, 2010 at 8:12 a.m.

Toxic chemical found in the painted design. Get more info here.Related posts: Fisher-Price Recalls 3-in-1 High Chairs Razor USA Recalls Three-Wheeled Scooters Evenflo Recalls Cake Toys ...

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VIDEO: Baby’s Milestones

Published June 3, 2010 at 9:47 a.m.

Watch developmental milestones at 1, 3, and 7 months.Related posts: Developmental Milestones for Baby Baby’s First Year Mommy Basics: Caring For Your Newborn ...

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Family Vacation Idea: Enchantment Resort

Published June 3, 2010 at 9:14 a.m.

This breathtaking Sedona resort is a treat for you AND the kids.Related posts: Win a Free Club Med Family Vacation! Fun Trip Idea: Mexico’s Riviera Maya 5 Best Family Vacations (On a Budget) ...

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When Daddy's Away, the Rest Of Us Will Play

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Published June 3, 2010 at 8:53 a.m.

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Way way back before we had kids, I remember having an especially contentious fight with my husband over business trips. It was a ridiculous argument, as the business travel was entirely RHETORICAL at that point. I just wanted to make it clear to my husband, he of the revolting work ethic, that I didn't want to be married to someone who traveled all the time. "What kind of life would that be!" I wailed at my husband who was, no doubt, tasking every muscle in his body to resist rolling his

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