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What a weekend we have had. It was not the Thanksgiving we were anticipating, nor the way we planned to celebrate our son's 18 month birthday. On Friday, my son came down with a fever. He has had a bad cough ...
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Tags: CHEO, chidren, fever, flu, H1N1, Health, Health Canada, sick kids, swine flu

I previously posted about natural mosquito repellents, but if you are scratching due to insect bites (or maybe your baby is in discomfort) try putting scotch tape over the bite as mentioned in Parenting Magazine.
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Tags: Conditions and Diseases, Health, Home, Insect bites and stings, Itch, Mosquito, Parenting, Scratching

Get your free Red Dress Pin in support of the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation and a 28g sample bag of Craisins HERE Related articles by Zemanta
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Tags: Cardiovascular Disorders, Conditions and Diseases, Craisins, Go Red, Health, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Heart Disease, Neurological Disorders, Ocean Spray, Organizations, Stroke

If you have a teen in the house, then you know the importance of acne cleansers. Here is $15 in savings in coupon downloads. Everyone gets breakouts; not everyone knows how to get rid of them. We do, and now you can too.-Clean & Clear Website
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Tags: Acne, Acne vulgaris, bathroom cleaning, Clean & Clear, Clean and Clear, Conditions and Diseases, coupon, Health, Kids and Teens, shopping, Skin Disorders

As I mentioned in Starting My Home Daycare, it is important to have a contract in place before any little ones come into your home for care. I say this out of experience as my little friends' moms have decided to end the care I have been providing as their situation has changed.
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Tags: American International Group, Business, Canada, child care, Contract, Health, Liability, small business, Sole proprietorship

My first son slept with my husband and I from about 8 months of his life until he was about 2 years old. By the end of this "family bed" arrangement I was 7 months pregnant and tired of sharing my bed with the
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Tags: baby, Conditions and Diseases, Family, family bed, Health, Parenting, Pregnancy, shopping, sleep, sleep deprivation, Sleep disorder

This year's motto is "Stay Active. Eat like a Champion"- The Dietitians of Canada website offers insightful information, such as healthy meal preparation, food label interpretation, recipe analyzer and information on
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Tags: children, dietitian, Food, food groups, Health, healthy eating, heathy meals, nutrition

Click on the images to get your free samples! Now you can clean baby’s little messes using New HUGGIES® Soft Skin Baby Wipes with Shea Butter. There are lots of ...
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Tags: baby wipes, free, Health, Huggies, paper towels, sample, Shea Butter, Skin, skin care, Viva

One of the most challenging aspects of parenting is choosing an appropriate and successful way to discipline your child. When my 1st son was only a year old, I found myself wondering what steps I would take to ensure that my child would learn right and wrong. I couldn't put ...
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Tags: discipline, extinction, Health, kids, morals, Natrual Consequences, preschooler, punishment, reinforcement, Time Outs, values

I love reading about these new products that people come up with. This is a neat idea, but it would be so easy to make one yourself out of an old shirt, or blanket.....read for yourself: The Snoedel, (a Dutch term, pronounced Snoodle, meaning Snuggle), is a unique doll like sleeping and bonding aid. The Snoedel enables the parent to start a relationship with the baby even before birth. By keeping the Snoedel close to a parent's skin, the parents scent is absorbed through the special wool and all natural fabrics used in creating the doll. When the baby is born, the Snoedel is given to the newborn providing the feeling that mom or dad is always near. The wool that is used for the head is pure, cleaned, combed and more absorbent. The fabric used for the original Snoedel is 100% cotton flannel. Snoedels can be washed, dried and sterilized if the need arises. The Snoedel doll is made with such high quality, many hospitals are using them in their neonatal units throughout the USA.  The first hospital was the Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital of Orlando, Florida who found that the Snoedel was particularly helpful for premature babies who are often separated from their parents right after birth.
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Tags: blanket, Health, Hospital, Infant, mother's scent, Reproductive Health, shopping, Snoedel, Snoodle, The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Bab