Staying in a hotel is highlight for my teen. Sometimes I think that she is more interested in the hotel than in the place we are visiting. She loves it all…the hotel beds, the soaps and shampoos, the large TV near…
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OXY Clinical and Your Teen
My kids race to open the packages that arrive each week. My teen will examine the label to see where the review product originated from before asking to open the package. My other two aren’t as discerning. Our sample of…
Sun Exposure for Kids, Preteens, and Teens
Another comment from a forum that was long enough for a post! In answer to the question, do you use sunscreen, why, and what strength. If you want to participate in this discussion, join MomSpark Forum. I had one very…
This Week Is Kicking My You Know What
I’m not even the parent-in-charge this week and I am totally stressed out. My husband is Mr. Mom. He has been since school let out. It’s a plus having a teacher for a husband. Especially during the summer. He’s doing…
A New Breakfast Staple
I’m not a short order cook…especially not at breakfast time. My husband is a breakfast lover. I prefer to go out for brunch. As a way to feed my family a healthy breakfast, I rely on several staples: bagels and…
Capturing the Essence of Your Tween and Teen
From my tween/teen years in England, I have only one school photo. Do you know what age I was when the photo in question was taken? I was 13. Of all the years to pick for a school portrait, 13…
Trying a New Concept in Weight Control and a Discount Code to Try the Products
Baby weight? Is it accurate to refer to baby weight when your babies are 7, 11, and 14? No, I didn’t think so! But, I am struggling with my weight. I lose some. I gain some, but I never get…
Reading Tips for Summer Reading
Although I seem to spend more time reading a screen than I do a book, reading for me is a given. How would I function if I could not read? In our family, reading happens everywhere…except the bathroom. I am…
How Did Our Mothers Do It?
If this post was a sponsored post, it would be sponsored by a company that manufactures megaphones or a store that sells earphones. Seriously, folks this has been the summer of kids yelling, mom yelling, dad yelling, and the fish…
Googly Bands Are in the House and a Twitter Party!
Spring is a time when kids go wild. Some children have a hard time sitting still in circle time at school. Homework is the last thing on many children’s list of things to do. Summer seems like it is around…
