December 2011
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What's Your Resolution? →
How our readers and editors wish to be better, happier parents in the new year
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Make sure those toys are safe →
After your kids have ripped open every last gift (and you’ve taken them out of those impossible-to-open boxes), you might want to check our recall finder to be sure they’re safe. Some popular toys have recently been pulled off the shelves for safety reasons.
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Nationwide Nurse-Ins Planned at Target →
Following an incident in late November at a Houston area Target store where a breastfeeding mom, Michelle Hickman, was “harassed and humiliated” by Target employees for nursing her baby in the store, nurse-ins are being planned at Target stores in nearly every state across the country for 10 a.m. local time tomorrow morning.
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Easy, Kid-Friendly Casserole Recipes →
These yummy Casserole recipes are an easy way to turn leftovers around while saving money and the dishes.
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Weirdest Celebrity Baby Names →
From Apple to Zuma, these unusual baby names of the rich and famous run the gamut from strange to silly.
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Our Favorite Christmas Movies →
The top 25 best holiday movies for kids and their families, from old school classics like Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life, to newer classics like Elf and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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12 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Ever →
Think your family is nuts? Readers share their wackiest family holiday traditions, like beer for Santa, the funky chicken, a midnight meal at Denny’s, and more.
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Tips and Traditions for Baby's First Christmas →
How to make your babe’s first holiday season special, from starting family traditions to capturing cute moments.
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18 Easy Christmas Crafts, Ornaments and Gifts →
Cute DIY Christmas ornaments and gifts kids can make, from our favorite craft blogs.
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Taking the elf beyond the shelf →
B.Elf. T.
Elf on the Shelf? Please. As if. We all know that a shelf just doesn’t cut it anymore.
Elf in the Fridge.
Elf on the Ceiling Fan.
Elf Making Snow Angels in Flour.
Elf Eating Leftover Halloween Candy.
Elf on the Chandelier.
Elf Putting Underwear on the Christmas Tree.
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Tyson Recalls 40,000 Pounds of Ground Beef →
The USDA announced that Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. of Dakota City, NE has recalled 40,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall includes 10-pound chubs of “Chuck fine ground beef 80/20,” and have a best before or freeze by date of 11/13/11 and EST. 245C on the box label. Read
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“Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they’re already asleep.”
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Real Housewives’ Kim Zolciak Pumps & Drives →
There’s no question that working moms of breastfed babies have got it tough—trying to find a place and time to pump every couple of hours in order to maintain their supply and produce enough milk for bottles while they’re away from their babes. And while we’ve heard about moms who have been forced to pump in storerooms, public restrooms, and other less-than choice locales, fortunately we can’t...
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Celebrity Mom Tattoos →
Famous moms like Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, and Victoria Beckham show off their body art.
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My Son Is A Table Wanderer →
Every night I prepare dinner. Whether it’s baked chicken, beans and rice, cavatelli peas and broccoli, leftovers, spaghetti and meatballs, grilled cheese, microwaved dinosaur chicken nuggets and frozen veggies (for JD and cereal for me) or takeout, there is a meal on the table. The table is set with two plates, utensils, cups and napkins. There’s a pretty little bamboo plant center. “Dinner’s...
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Worst Christmas Gifts Ever →
Sure, it’s the thought that counts, but our Facebook fans have received some hilariously weird Christmas presents, including everything from painfully tacky sweaters to half-eaten goodies!
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Survey: 3 of 4 Parents Say Their Kids Are Spoiled... →
Do your kids get bratty at the holidays? If they do, you’re not alone. Parenting and TODAY Moms surveyed more than 6,000 parents to find out how much they really spend on holiday gifts, if they feel pressure to buy everything their kids want, and how their kids respond to the onslaught of presents. Read
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Best Scared of Santa Photos →
We shouldn’t laugh, but who can resist pictures of a baby totally freaked out by the guy in the red suit?
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Be Honest: Do You Talk To Your Parents Everyday? →
“Do you talk to your parents everyday?” I overheard my coworker *Jane say to another coworker *Lucy.
“I don’t, actually,” said Lucy.
“You don’t? I do!” said Jane.
“Christine, do you?” Jane asked.
“Oh don’t ask her. She has a kid. It’s a whole new level of communication,” said Lucy.
Yes, I agree that when you have a child your relationship with your parents changes. Suddenly you are...
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