Tween Parenting Blog
Last night was World Book Night, the first one in the US. I was thrilled to be a giver. That means that I was chosen to give away 20 books that were provided to me to people in my community. The goal was to share the gift of reading with those that normally don’t read. [...]
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Kohl’s Cares raises money for nonprofits by selling various products in their stores and online. The Kohl’s Cares program that is Committed to Kid’s Health and Education has raised more than $180 million dollars to date and 100% of the net profit is donated. The money raised goes to nonprofit hospitals serving children, school programs [...]
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In order to clean my home, the decluttering process had to get done first, according to the wonderful book, Home-Ec 101. And that’s just what I did this Saturday. I’ve been so inspired by Heather Solos’ book that I’ve actually begun to get my home in order. I know I’m shocked too. Before I can [...]
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Let’s get this straight for those of you who don’t know me well, I avoid housework like the plague. My idea of cooking is opening a can of tuna and adding mayo. My home is so cluttered that I”m lucky to find my own shoes. So when I was asked to review Home-Ec 101: Skills [...]
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Friendship Bread is a book written by Darien Gee which incorporates the famous recipe for a bread stater that you share with friends. It takes 10 days for the starter to become bread. During that time, there’s work to be done, ingredients to add and careful directions to follow. Darien Gee uses this recipe as [...]
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Give PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING addresses 89 of the most compelling and important issues that marketers face on a regular basis when it comes to social media, providing advice and insight on how to deal with each issue from the perspective of two thought leaders in this arena: Stephanie Agresta from Porter Novelli and [...]
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Shoe-la-la! by Karen Beaumont and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Published by Scholastic Press Pages: 40 Ages: 4 + Price: $11.89 Type: Hardcover Meet four girls who love shoes: SHOE-LA-LA! “Shoes with zippers, Shoes with straps, Shoes with buckles, Shoes with taps”. Prance from page to page in search of the perfect pair of party shoes. [...]
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Stop Reacting and Start Responding, 108 Ways to Discipline Consciously and Become the Parent You Want to Be, is authored by Sharon Silver. Sharon is an parent, educator, speaker and coach. With her new book, she aims to help parents delve into a unique style of parenting. Unique Parenting Style Sharon Silver has written about [...]
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The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West is a book in the series popular back in the in the 1950′s and 1960′s. If your 7 – 11 year old likes reading mystery and adventure books, this is the book to chose. Based on the real family of Jerry Smith they enjoyed spending time together and solving [...]
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No need to review the Harry Potter books, but the paperback box set includes books 1 – 7 in a box. Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) is on sale now on Amazon for $43.47 – that’s 50% off! Return to the main page of Brain Foggles or to Brain Foggles Holiday Gift Guide. [...]
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This is a guest post by Robyn of RobynsOnline World for our Back To School Connection campaign. Taylor was apprehensive, to say the least, about heading off to high school this year. Part of him was very excited to go and I remember that you finally feel you have made it when you start high [...]
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This is a post I wrote at the end of May on my other blog Connie’s View. Although there is not as much time to get prepared for middle school now, you can still use some of these suggestions and continue to use them throughout the school year. We’re preparing our daughter for middle school [...]
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