Things I wish my employer knew about maternity leave
By To-wen Tseng With a newborn, the days are long but the years are short. My baby turned ten weeks this...
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5 Helpful Tips When Bringing Home Your New Puppy
There is lots of excitement and joy when it comes to bringing home your new fur baby. These five helpful...
ALERT: Euthanasia Drug Found in 4 Popular Brands of Dog Food
The J.M Smucker Company is withdrawing several popular brands of dog food after an investigation by a Washington D.C. news station found...
When You Or Your Kids Are Sick, JUST STAY THE @&!$ HOME
By Lisa Sugarman Okay, it’s the middle of winter now, so it should come as no big surprise to you...
10 Great Choices for Summer Camp Around Central Florida
This summer, your child could learn to surf or how to cook a culinary masterpiece! Summertime is quickly approaching! You’re...
How to Ask for (and Get) a Flexible Work Arrangement
This advice will help you create a plan for a more manageable work schedule. Do you want more flexibility at...
ALERT: Salmonella Found in Dog Treats, Pet Food Prompts Recall
Image via Food and Drug Administration Attention dog owners: If you’ve purchased Raws for Paws pet food or Smokehouse Pet...
ALERT: Mold Prompts Kroger to Recall Purified Water for Babies
Attention parents and caregivers: If you buy groceries at Kroger, it’s time to check your pantries! The grocery chain, in...
The 10 Best Holiday Craft Markets in the Austin Area
Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be stressful or chaotic — but that’s usually exactly what it is when you visit...
The 5 Best Places to Go Strawberry Picking in the Houston Area
As much as we Houstonians love our farmers markets and H-E-B, it’s nice to leave the concrete and taillights of...
The 10 Best Places to See Holiday Lights in the Houston Area
When it’s 80 degrees in December, Houston doesn’t exactly feel like a winter wonderland. But what the city lacks in...
Medication management for seniors: Must-know advice
Managing various prescriptions can be overwhelming for seniors and family caregivers. Consider these expert-backed tips on medication management for seniors.
10 Great Holiday Events For Central Florida Families
Celebrate the holidays with the ones you love at any of these festive events! Even if you’re pining for a...
What Parents Need to Know About Facebook’s New Messenger App for Kids
More than 1 billion people around the world are on Facebook, and your little one might be next. The social...
Piano The Best Activity For a Healthy Mind, Body, And Soul
I was too young when I started learning piano. The very first day I went there was the day I...
ALERT: Fire Hazard Causes Recall of 23K Crib, Toddler Mattresses
Dream On Me, a children’s furniture company, is recalling more than 23,000 spring and foam crib and toddler mattresses...
How to Choose the Best Medical Alert Device for Your Loved One
It only takes one mishap for life to change suddenly for an aging loved one. Even if your parent or...
You Don’t Always Have to Share: Teaching Toddlers When It’s OK to Say “No”
Since my daughter entered toddlerhood, we spend lots of time at our local parks. They’re so familiar to me that...
10 Family Memberships to Houston-Area Attractions That Are Totally Worth It
As a city that has both dinosaurs and astronauts in spades, Houston is a pretty great place to raise a...
January “Senior Sense”- 7 Lessons Learned After Mom Fell
By Jody Gastfriend, LICSW, VP Senior Care Recently published on HuffPo50 | Senior Care Blog No one wants to ever...
The 10 Best Food Trucks Around Orlando
Find your new favorite dish at any one these delicious food trucks around Central Florida. Food trucks are everywhere in...
Anti-Snore Sleep Aid Device: A ‘Must Have’ Tool for Sound Sleep
Know how essential a sound sleep is? Hectic day, a busy schedule and heavy workload, life is running in a fast lane....
10 Houston Doughnut Shops Your Kids Will Love
Grab a sweet treat with your little one at one of these great local doughnut shops. Some parents take their...
Parents Know The Physical Signs When Your Teen Is Intoxicated
Teenagers are using substances at an alarming rate, many of them can be found in your medicine cabinets. As substance...
Picking a Quality Food
Having trouble picking a good pet food or just want a healthier switch? Check this out! https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ , a non-biased...
Getting down and dirty: The facts about declawing your cat & what really happens when you do.
Let’s take a look at a cat’s paw. At first glance the paw might appear straightforward, with a bone structure...
Dangers in the kitchen: toxic foods your pet simply can’t eat.
During the holidays keeping your pets away from certain foods can be especially hard. For a fun-filled season without any...
Simple Solutions – Slow Feeders!
Is your cat or dog is having trouble keeping their food down? If so, they may be eating too quickly....
What’s in this? How to read your pet’s wet food can label.
When you read your pets dry food bag you are viewing it in the form of a dry matter basis...
How much is too much? The tough subject of obesity in pets, and how to help prevent it.
To date, well over half of pet cats and dogs are overweight by veterinary standards. Similar to dog years, for...
The perfect paw-da-cure, how to properly trim you pets nails from home.
You will need: Appropriate sized nail trimmers (I recommend open-faced clippers vs. the guillotine style) Quick Stop or other brand...
Does my cat have to have wet food, and why?
Cats are what we call natural obligate carnivores, meaning that they require a high protein low carbohydrate (10% or less)...
Parenting Positively: Ten Important Truths Adults Should Learn About Children
The hardest job in the world is being a parent, or maybe it’s being a child. Both these...
12 Must Follow Principles for Teaching Science Effectively
Teaching science to students is one thing and teaching science effectively is another thing. The latter one is more important...
Parenting tips – mistakes parents make while parenting teenagers
Parenting teenagers can be easy Parenting teenagers is generally considered a difficult task, but I would disagree with this notion....
Free Stuff for Pregnant Women
Finding free stuff for pregnant women is a blessing since enormous expenses come along with having a baby. From...
Playtime Helps Kids Maintain Balance in Mind and Body
Today our kids are busier than ever. Soccer practice, piano lessons, gymnastics, school, homework, baseball practice, voice lessons, tutoring time,...
Teaching Kids to Be Healthy From the Beginning
Contrary to popular belief, kids are not born desiring cookies, candy, and ice cream....
The 10 Best Mom Blogs in Dallas
Get great on-the-ground scoop from the best mom bloggers DFW has to offer. Motherhood is beautiful, but it’s certainly not...
Playing Online Games Enhances Performance at School
As a parent, you might always be finding ways to keep your children away from those video games. With online...