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Contributed by: Shannon Cherry, APR, MA
Does any other food remind us more that autumn has arrived? They make their first appearance warding off evil spirits on Halloween and stick around till Thanksgiving, or even Christmas in the form of pumpkin pies, cakes, cookies and a host of other delicious dishes.
Personally, I just love the orange […]

GNMParents is so happy to welcome Barb Lattin and Great Family Gadgets to our Parenting world.

Barb is a natural mom who stays home and homeschools her 3 young children. She is committed to living a simple life and she shares the products she finds with the world on her blog, Great Family Gadgets. […]

Contributed by Sophie Baxter
This is just the perfect activity to keep your children busy over Halloween. It requires no cooking whatsoever and is especially safe, mess free and fun to make with small and bigger children.
They are perfect to put in the children’s party bags as a take home treat, so get […]

I read this article today at Get Rich Slowly.
Kids pocket money seems to be a hot topic at the moment. How much? What do they have to do for it (if anything)? What age to start giving pocket money? How frequently? Do you limit what they spend it on? […]

Contributed by: Rob Hatch

The worst thing about having a new baby (apart from the saggy belly) is the lack of sleep.
The second worst thing (I know that is bad english) is never getting the chance to eat (no, I’m afraid chocolate biscuits and doritos don’t count).
The magazines all say ‘make sure you eat properly‘, ‘eat carbs for energy’, […]

Contributed by: Beth Kanter
My son got his Halloween costume in the trash, literally. We recycle in this house and Harry and his sister help out for the weekly dump trip. So, this Halloween, he decided he wanted to be a Trash Monster - and that the costume would be made completed […]

As Christmas is approaching, well kind of, still a few weeks yet…anyway, my husband and I have been getting pretty excited about our first year playing ‘Father Christmas’.
Last week we decided to begin the assault on christmas shopping and start ‘helping’ St Nic’ choose some toys, books, and gifts for Erin. We were pretty […]

Bryan Johnston has an interesting article up over at The Imperfect Parent. It’s about stepping in and parenting someone else’s kid. It’s not a real complicated question, but it’s certainly situational.
Here’s my take:
If I am standing right next to my child with no outside distractions and I’m not bound and gagged, I can’t […]

A Bit About The LD Podcast from Whitney Hoffman, Executive Producer.
The LD Podcast is billed as a podcast for parents, by parents of children with learning disabilities. The idea for the podcast came from the simple fact that many of my friends who have children with learning problems, or kids who were struggling in […]