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• Coffee stirrers make good juice box straws

  Published: July 25, 2007, 9:18 am

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, Feeding Nursing, Travel Going Out

  Why do the juice box straws always end up at the bottom of the bag? Winnie's solution: I had a ton of coffee stirrers left over from a party and figured I'd just use them for craft projects. However, I've found that hollow coffee stirrers make a great straw for kids. From toting juice boxes in my bag, I often lose the straw. Coffee stirrers

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• Frozen yogurt tubes stand in for ice cream treats

  Published: July 24, 2007, 12:53 pm

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, Feeding Nursing

  From Sara: I wouldn't normally buy yogurt in tubes, but I picked some up the other day and noticed a suggestion to freeze them.  Sold!  I now keep "frozen yogurt" tubes in the freezer for a healthier treat than ice cream. Popping a frozen yogurt tube into a lunchbox keeps things cool till the lunch bell rings, and the

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• Socks stop cold water bottles from dripping

  Published: July 23, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, Feeding Nursing, Travel Going Out

  Try Ana's smart hack on your next summer outing: At the zoo, it was extremely hot and humid so I pulled out the water bottles we brought to keep hydrated.  Within seconds, the cold bottles, of course, started dripping condensation and it was hard for our three-year-old to keep a grip on his.  Having a pre-schooler, I always pack an

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• Easy cooking project: Homemade tortillas

  Published: July 27, 2007, 9:58 am

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, Feeding Nursing, Fun Toys, Habitat, Learning

  My kids both have an attraction to anything squishy. They love all of those stretchy, gel-like trinkets flooding the market, and all manner of playdough. When I can muster the patience, I pull out the flour, water, salt, baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring -- my son's favorite ingredients for "experiments," and let the kids have at it. They

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• Tricks for keeping toddlers hydrated

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:51 pm

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, Feeding Nursing, Health Development, Travel Going Out

  Beat the heat with some kid hydration hacks, from Sara: We're traveling in the very hot and dry country of Turkey this summer with a two year old, and have found the following to be helpful in keeping her hydrated: 1) "Juicify" your water -- Miss J doesn't get much juice, so a little bit poured into a glass of water at mealtimes encourages

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• Martha Stewart (and staff): Parenthackers?

  Published: August 4, 2007, 11:24 am

  Tags: 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, 13 18yrs Teen, 18yrs Grownup, Fashion General Cuteness, Feeding Nursing, Fun Toys, Getting Organized, Habitat, Learning

  There's a fine line between the hacker-ish DIYers and the stylish crafters. Case in point: the Martha Stewart Omnimedia folks got in touch to tell me about Good Things For Kids, a new special issue of on newsstands now. It's full of pictures of unnaturally well-groomed children, and I can't help but wonder what life would feel like if it actually

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• World Breast Feeding Week......

  Published: August 5, 2007, 8:33 am

  Tags: Breast Feeding

  When a newborn baby comes out of the womb, doctors encourage mothers to breastfeed the infant. This is because the milk that comes out has nutrients in the right concentrations. It also has antibodies, which becomes the first line of defense against harmful bacteria and viruses.

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• Coffee sleeve makes frozen drinks easier to handle

  Published: August 7, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, 13 18yrs Teen, 18yrs Grownup, Feeding Nursing, Travel Going Out

  Art's hack should be posted at all quick-mart checkout counters: With warm weather upon us the requests by my children for the insert brand name ee frozen drink of choice at the local convenience store has risen with the temperature.  Along with that goes the complaints by the kids of "it's too cold" and the occasional dropped

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• Baby Gift Basket Ideas

  Published: August 8, 2007, 3:41 pm

  Tags: Hobbies, Free Stuff, Health, General News, Baby Bath Products, Baby Gift Basket, Baby Gift Baskets, Baby Towels, Beneficial, Clothes, Feeding Bottles, Host Baby Shower, Infant Cups, Keep The Baby, Lullaby Music, Nursery Room, Piggy Banks, Themed Gift Baskets, Toys R Us, Tub

  towels, beneficial, clothes, feeding bottles, host a baby shower, infant cups, keep the baby, lullaby music, nursery room, piggy banks, themed gift baskets, toys r us, tub toysIf you enjoyed this post invite me to drink a

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• Broadsides: Don't You Know? Jordan's Breasts Are For Flashing Not Nursing!

  Published: August 8, 2007, 4:30 pm

  Tags: Abstinence, Anorexia, Birthing, Breast Feeding, Broadsides, Depression, Film, High Heels, Obesity, Prostitution, Puberty, Rape, Single Fathers, Voting

  Breast milk proponents in the UK are calling for a ban on baby formula advertisements after an ad appeared alongside a photo of mammary-enhanced new mom Jordan in a gossip rag. Um, clearly she was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Speed Read Feed for August 11, 2007

  Published: August 11, 2007, 3:03 am

  Tags: Speed Read Feed, Breast Feeding, Breastfeeding, Bumpshack, Los Angeles, Lottery, Mcdonalds, Merv Griffin, Milk, President Bush, Sex, Sex Slavery, Vacation

  win- KPTV Five breast-feeding mistakes and remedies- CNN War adviser considers

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• Pureed vegetables disappear into more easily-accepted foods

  Published: August 12, 2007, 1:40 pm

  Tags: 01 03yrs Toddler, 03 05yrs Preschooler, Feeding Nursing, Health Development

  Liz is doing what she must to get the vegies in: My one-year-old is going through some sort of regression that only permits him to eat macaroni & cheese (with homemade cheese sauce I learned from Parent Hacks, thanks!), yogurt, applesauce and crackers. I was having a nervous breakdown because of the lack of veggies in his diet, but every

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• Kid-friendly kitchens help even the youngest pitch in

  Published: August 19, 2007, 12:31 pm

  Tags: 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, 13 18yrs Teen, 18yrs Grownup, Attitude Mindset, Behavior, Feeding Nursing, Getting Organized, Habitat, Learning

  Heather wrote up a fantastic post on her blog, Oh My Stinkin Heck, about encouraging kids to help in the kitchen by making it more accessible to them. Really, the topic is much bigger than that -- it's about honoring your children by teaching them to pitch in...that they naturally want to help and you do them a disservice by not showing them how.

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• Ice cubes help keep a sick kid hydrated

  Published: August 20, 2007, 6:31 pm

  Tags: 03 05yrs Preschooler, 05 12yrs Kid, Feeding Nursing, Health Development

  Here's Kip's novel method for keeping the liquids going into his ailing daughter: Sarah (now 5) was having a sore throat. Quick strep test came back negative, so a virus was suspected, and the doctor said to keep liquids going in. Sarah was perfectly willing to eat popsicles all day long, but somehow I wasn't convinced that an all-popsicle diet

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• Serve food to new self-feeders in a measuring cup

  Published: August 25, 2007, 12:12 pm

  Tags: 0 01yrs Infant, 01 03yrs Toddler, Feeding Nursing, Habitat

  Liz said, "I am not sure if this is a hack or just a lightbulb moment..." Isn't it funny how some Parent Hacks come on like a flash, and others are just the unconventional way we've always done things? My 19 month old son really wants to feed himself. I usually give in, except for yogurt, because I only give him part of the container

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