When Pedialyte isn’t easily available and not on hand and your child gets sick, here’s a great tip, make your own DIY version. This homemade recipe comes in pretty handy since most parents don’t have the actual brand in the house when their little one comes down with a stomach virus. As for single parents, they typically can’t leave their…
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List of Recent Recalls for Child Safety from the Consumer Product Safety Commission Gold Recalls Eddie Bauer Infant Carriers Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target (October 16, 2018) The buckles on the infant carriers can break, posing a fall hazard to children. Abond Group Recalls Tubeez Baby Bath Support Seats Due to Drowning Hazard (October 16, 2018) The bath support…
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Looking for some fun fall activities? Here are a variety of suggestions for things to do in the fall. These activities also help you and your children spend quality time together after school and on weekends. Take a nature hike with your children. This is a great opportunity for your children to collect leaves for a special leaf project. It’s…
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These butternut squash ice popsicles taste just like Thanksgiving pumpkin pie and are oh-so healthy which is a huge bonus! We call them Pumpkin Pie Popsicle Delights!? This is a recipe you?re going to love. Your kids will love the irreverence of a Popsicle in the cold months and you will love the nutritional benefits you are tricking them into…
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I’ve often wondered about those detox foot pads and whether they really pull toxins out of your body. While researching the topic, I ran across some all natural detox remedies and decided to do my own homemade foot detox recipe. Since I have the ingredients for this one on hand, this is the one I decided to try. I have…
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GERD stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. This occurs when you have a backflow of acid from your stomach enter the esophagus. This causes the “burn” from the term “heartburn,” and can damage the esophagus lining. Reflux is considered a disease when it is severe enough to impact a patient’s life and/or damage the esophagus. Additionally, it can cause asthma, sore…
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This is the perfect time of the year to bake pumpkin bread. Your children can turn pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns while you turn the insides (which are normally just thrown into the trash) into delicious pumpkin bread. Pumpkin bread is yummy plain, but it?s even better when it contains chocolate chips! Ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon…
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When in need of that party favorite, make grape jelly meatballs and watch as they quickly disappear.? They are the perfect appetizer for most any party or celebration and easy for any parent to make. This yummy dish will have others asking for your meatball?recipe. Who knew that something so simple could be so tasty. Here is our favorite meatball…
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Who doesn’t love a nice big cup of flavored coffee. What if you could make your own coffee creamer at home? It’s more a treat than anything else. Most of the time I prefer it unsweetened and black; however there are days when I crave a coffee syrup or flavored coffee as a special treat. Flavored coffees and syrups can…
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According to some experts, you should expose your children to pets early. If your family is prone to food allergies, early exposure to certain foods can cause food allergies that might not otherwise exist. However, this is not true with Fido, the family pet! Scientists are finding that early exposure to pets and dirt can actually help to train your…
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When and how you introduce solid food to your baby can be an important factor in how you child reacts to foods throughout his life. Starting solids too early can trigger food allergies, eczema and asthma, as can exposing your baby to viruses during the first three months of his or her life. When a baby is small, his gut…
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