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How Parents Can Teach Digital Citizenship for Kids {Free Curriculum}

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It's so important to teach digital citizenship for kids within our own homes! Parents, read on to discover great digital citizenship lessons, games, and curriculum for you to use as you teach what is digital citizenship for kids to your children.This conversation is sponsored by Google for Education as part of ...

Got a Baby Rolling Over In Her Sleep? Here’s What to Do

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If you are worried about how to keep baby from rolling over in crib, then be sure to read this article! It answers all of your pressing questions regarding a baby rolling over in sleep - why babies roll over in sleep, what age babies start rolling over in their sleep, what to do about it, how to prevent it (and if you should), how to safely ...

5 Things Big Families Need to Consider When Buying Car Seats

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When it comes to having a big family, one of the concerns you have is logistics. Where is everyone going to sleep, eat, and sit in the car? Putting more than two children in a vehicle, mean there are definitely something you have to some things to consider when buying car seats for large families. Things to Consider When Buying Car Seats When You ...

Protect Your Kids (and Your Car!) by KidProofing Your Vehicle

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Buying a car is usually costly, no matter if it is used or not. And most of us would like to see our cars last a long time, in every way possible. However, many of us tote around little mess makers, I mean, children, with us, who do not know how expensive the car's interior is, nor that the bottom of their muddy shoes will leave a mark on the ...

The Truth About the If and When to Move a Child to a Booster Seat

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I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Chicco. I received a promotional item to thank me for participating. When do you move a child up to a booster seat? When are they ready? What the suggested ages, weight, and heights for a booster seat? What are the laws nationally and in your state regarding booster ...

Is your child safe in his car seat? Car Seat Safety 101

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If you are a parent, then car seats are a part of your life. And poorly installed and used car seats are not safe, but many of us simply don't know all the do's and don'ts of car seat safety! Today I am welcoming my older sister Brittany Roberts to share her researched knowledge on car seat safety, even including where to get your seats, how to ...

Life Skills for Kids – How to Teach Them to Your Preschoolers

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Part of the reason I chose the Preschool curriculum I did (and you should too, it's only $20!) is because it emphasized teaching life skills for kids, like making your bed, using a knife and scissors, knowing your address and more.So, it has me thinking about what life skills kids, especially preschoolers should know, and some smart ways of ...

Child Car Seat BeltLock – No more undone seatbelts!

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Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. Child car seats are one of those unspoken daily pains for a lot of parents. Kids don't like them, so subsequently, we, the parents, don't like them. Our twins have fought us getting buckled into them. They've taken their shoulders out of the straps, unbuckled the top clips, and protested ...

The World’s Largest Car Seat Check

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On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, we went to the Indy 500 Festival Community Day that we told you about in THIS post. We figured as it was a once a year event and we don't know how much longer we will be Indianapolis (at least one more year), we had to check it out!So, we took a lap around the track in our car!And then we made our way over to Safety ...

Indy 500 Festival Community Day – Car Seat Safety Check

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May is the BIG month of events in Indianapolis, due to the Indianapolis 500 being held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May each year. There's the country's largest half-marathon, community and family events (like the one we went to last year), parades, and of course the big race itself! This next Wednesday, May 22, 2013 is the American ...

A Stranger Asked Me for a Ride, but My Kids Were in the Car…

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A woman was walking around our apartment complex as I was putting my kids in the car to head off to our weekly church play-group. My husband was inside the house, intending to stay home and do some schoolwork. After I strapped my kids in the car, I grabbed my husband's school bag out of the back when this woman apologetically asked if I could help ...

New Car Seats – Using the Carseat Assistance Program

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Since the girls are now over 29" long, they are no longer under the height requirements for their infant car seats which means they need the bigger convertible seats. Unfortunately these seats are pretty expensive, starting at around $60, and we have two babies. Fortunately, since we are on government assistance (WIC, Medicaid(girls), and Food ...