Not a trip to the local grocery store goes by that my child doesn’t race to the bakery section in search of a free cookie. It is always the highlight of her trip and saves me money too. While she munches the cookie through the aisles, she rarely asks to load up other sweet (and [...]
February 28th, 2009 | tisha | Comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "kids"
Evaluate Your Home’s Safety with Easy Home-Safety Kit
There are a number of items that can be found around the home that can become part of a home-safety kit, and help you evaluate whether your home is safe for children or not. ConsumerReports’ recommends that you gather the following items into a do-it-yourself home-safety kit, and use them regularly to ensure the safety [...]
October 30th, 2008 | Debbie Dragon | Comments | Continued
Safety Strategy – Keeping Your Kids Safe In the Car
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury related deaths for kids under the age of 2 and the leading cause of death for kids between ages 2 and 14. Keeping kids safe is a parent’s priority. It goes without saying that you can never replace a child and the costs and emotional trauma [...]
September 30th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
Down with the OTC
The medical community has been pushing harder and harder towards the complete removal of all over-the-counter cold medicines because the doctors believe the medications have not be effectively tested on children.
Any parent will lament the helpless feelings that come along when a young child has a cold but doctors warn that giving cold and cough [...]
Fitting Fees for a Sitter
As a parent, I have been lucky up to this point in my child’s life to have a plethora of friends and family to keep an eye on the kid when my husband and I need to venture out for an adults-only occasion. Granted these occasions do not come up often and part of the [...]
September 8th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
Ideas for Family Entertainment When There’s No Entertainment Budget
If you’re working to pay off debts and stay afloat, the last thing you want to do is listen to your children complain they’re bored. Even the best behaved children sometimes get a little tired of playing with their same toys and need a change of pace to keep it interesting. How do you entertain [...]
April 10th, 2008 | Debbie Dragon | Comments | Continued
How to Travel with Kids on the Fly
Flying with children can be daunting. Hearing people comment about your crying angel mid-flight can really tick a parent off as well as create a sense of defensiveness. However, flying with kids does not need to be horrifying. The ten tips listed here will make flying with any child a more pleasurable experience.
BOOKING THE [...]
Start Early- Teach Your Children How to Manage Money Before it’s Too Late
Kids will learn the basics of money in school- as early as kindergarten you’ll see them coming home with worksheets where they count up the pictures of pennies. Unfortunately, they don’t learn much more than counting money and making change in school- and unless they choose finance for their careers, they’re not likely to learn [...]
November 25th, 2007 | Debbie Dragon | Comments | Continued



