On this page the following entries were made in the “February, 2008” time-frame.
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How to Handle Your Kids’ Sweet Tooth
You want to get nutritious foods into their growing bodies. You don’t want them to eat junk. In an ideal world, you wouldn’t let your kids have candy at all.
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Don’t Become a Fashion Victim
As I was walking down the street yesterday, running errands, I saw a pretty young woman wearing very high heels. As beautiful as she was, it was painfully obvious that she was having a lot of trouble walking in those shoes. Instead of looking pretty, or sexy, or whatever she was aiming at, she looked ridiculous.
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How to Incorporate Exercise Into Your Daily Routine
Rachel Campos-Duffy from the blog ParentDish has been wondering how come she doesn’t workout anymore, then realized that she has four kids and a baby on the way which might have something to do with her lack of motivation.
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Top 3 Ways To Get Your Kids To Read
Kids today have so much going on. They are surrounded by a fast-paced, overachieving reality that doesn’t seem to leave much room for the slower pace of reading a book. Too much homework, enrichment classes, computer games, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, not to mention good old television. Who has time to read?
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Managing Stress
You know that you need to leave the house by 4pm to get to the kids’ swimming lesson on time. It is 3:57pm. You have a choice: either get out of the house now and be there on time, or check your email just one more time. Of course, you check your email. Once you check it, you can’t help answering a few of the messages. When you peek at the clock, it’s 4:07pm. You are going to be late again.
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Most Flattering Jeans
Do you own “skinny jeans”? Do you ever wear them or was it a fashion-victim-type purchase that now sits in your closet?
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How Often Do You Shampoo?
Apparently there’s a new trend in hair care: infrequent shampooing or even complete avoidance of hair detergents.
Anna Jane Grossman of the New York Times writes about an increasing trend among young women. Many women avoid washing their hair at home and instead visit the hair salon once a week for a shampoo and blow dry, which they “milk” for as long as they can, using “dry shampoo” powders on their roots in between shampoos to absorb oil.
A somewhat more disturbing trend is to avoid using shampoos altogether, replacing them with just warm water or with non-lathering cleansers.
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Restaurant Portion Control
It’s pretty much a consensus that restaurant food portions are out of control. What can you do to avoid eating too much when you are faced with a huge plate filled with tempting food?
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Must I Wear Sensible Shoes?
If you are a mom, you’re probably a little older and wiser by now and know to avoid those 4-inch stilettos that are so bad for your feet and your back. But must you settle for boring, sensible shoes? Not necessarily. There are lots of options out there that are feminine, flattering and yet comfortable enough to wear, even when you’re out and about with the kids.
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Learn to Love Your Mommy Tummy
Victoria Beckham does. According to www.askmen.com, Ms. Beckham’s excess skin reminds her that she gave birth to her three children. She told Closer magazine: “It shows I’m a mother and that’s something I’m proud of”.
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