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Are You Listening or Lecturing to Your Kids? Five Tips to Help You Listen

The knowledge that our children are safe, happy and emotionally sound is one of our greatest concerns. If they were being traumatized by something at school or, even worse, the attentions of a predator, we would want to be the first to know.

The only way we can truly be sure that they are all right, or if something is troubling them, is if they feel they can confide in us on a person-to-person basis. But are we actually listening to them as equals, or are we listening to them with condescending ears and, in the process, inadvertently breaking these lines of communication between parent and child – leaving them unwilling to come to us for help?

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Fun New Finds for Baby

Always on the lookout for fun new finds for your wee one(s), here are a few of our latest favorites...

BabiePlates are the trendy Swedish baby name license plate and the next smash hit baby accessory product from Sweden...An ideal baby gift from grandparents, godparents, relatives, and friends.

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Lisa Kothari's Ten Worst Party Planning Mistakes

Whether throwing a first birthday party for a tiny tot, or hosting a teenager's birthday bash, parents often make party-planning mistakes that result in a disappointed birthday girl or boy, offended guests, or just a true mess on their hands! With the help of party expert Lisa Kothari - author of "Dear Peppers and Pollywogs...What Parents Want to Know About Planning Their Kids' Parties" - parents can be sure to avoid these ten worst party planning mistakes and rest easy about everything from invitations to party clean up!

Lisa Kothari's Ten Worst Party Planning Mistakes...

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EnviroMom.com Helps Parents Take Baby Steps to Greener Living

Climate change. Global warming. Sustainability. These were the buzz words of 2007. Most people now accept that global warming is a reality and are faced with the seemingly overwhelming task of minimizing their carbon footprint. Two Portland moms are trying to help parents make those changes one step at a time through their Weblog, EnviroMom.com. Launched in February 2007, EnviroMom emphasizes 'baby steps' as a method for embracing larger lifestyle changes.

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SafeGreenToys.org Takes Fear Out of Shopping for Gifts

With hundreds of thousands of toys made in China that have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for lead paint dangers, what is a concerned parent or grandparent to do when it comes to buying for children during the 2007 holiday season?

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Eight Ways to Teach Your Kids Gratitude This Holiday Season

Is your child grateful? If you're like most parents, you'll answer with a reluctant, "Not always." Who hasn't felt a nasty smarting pang in the gut from the sight of a child who takes a gift, tears it open, and throws it aside, inconsiderate of the effort that went into this special attempt to please him? Yes, seeing your child in all his ungrateful glory can be downright horrifying. What am I doing wrong? you wonder. I want my child to have the best of everything, but what's the point if he doesn't appreciate it? Should I throw all his toys away and dress him in rags?

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Throwing Dazzling Holiday Parties for Kids and Friends With Lisa Kothar

With the holidays just around the corner and travel plans underway, the winter months can often seem daunting and stressful for us all. For those parents afflicted by end of the year anxiety, author and party planning expert Lisa Kothari has created some wonderful party ideas and indispensable tips for stress-free wintertime party planning that anyone can use!

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Are Your Kids Ready for Adulthood? Five Easy Tips to Guide Them in the Right Direction by Dr. Terry Noble

They've been raised in an age of excess consumption, where plastic surgery and flashy cars are doled out as high school graduation gifts. Some experts say catering to kids' self-esteem instead of teaching them about responsibility has left them poorly equipped to deal with adulthood. Armed with cell phones, laptops and their parents' cash, they have a sense of entitlement like no generation before them.

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Mothers Demand Conscious Products This Holiday Season!

When Kemi Ingram gave birth to her first daughter Abigail in 2005, she did not anticipate joining—let alone leading—an 'apron string' revolution.

As a holistic oriented first time mother, Ingram searched the internet for organic baby food, eco-friendly diapering alternatives and pediatric homeopathics. She purchased a hand-made baby carrier from a work at home mother in Scotland, fairly-traded baby clothes from a women's cooperative in Tibet—and after a bit of research—managed to piece together an organic cotton post-maternity wardrobe.

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Baby Sleepytime: Lull your Baby to Sleep Peacefully

If you're like most parents, getting your baby to sleep can be a daunting task. "Baby Sleepytime," a revolutionary new way to lull your baby to sleep peacefully, with a book of classic nursery rhymes and a CD that provides sonic sleep rhythms and soothing ocean sounds to give your baby the proper rest she needs. It combines a book of delightful nursery rhymes that you read to your child as you play the hour-long CD scientifically designed to help you and your baby go to sleep faster-and stay asleep longer. If getting your child to bed every night is taking away from your sleep time, this is the only book you'll need to get a healthy night's sleep once more.

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