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    The Best Ways To Teach Your Children About Money

    George and I have a vision to homeschool our children. One of the many good things about homeschooling is just that you can cater what is taught to meet the needs of your children. You also get the chance to teach them about practical skills that they may need in their life like budgeting, accounting, and other money-related skills because let’s face it: if you don’t teach your children about money, there isn’t anyone else that will. Setting them up for the future in a positive way is going to help them to have a successful life as they become adults and start families of their own.

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    Parenthood

    Top 9 Toys and Activities For 9 Month Old Babies

    Nine month old Rosie tried hot sauce at dim sum, fell off the bed for the first time and says “baba” all day long. She weighs 15lb, can (finally) roll proficiently, crawls backwards and loves to bounce. Rosie has since outgrown most of her 0-3 month old toys and has a new array of treasures. Today I’m sharing the top 9 toys and activities for 9 month old babies that I’ve discovered!

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    My Baby’s Hand Foot and Mouth Nightmare

    Rosie got Hand Foot and Mouth Disease when she was 11 months old.  My poor baby spent the next few days in agony and we were in major distress seeing her that way. It was probably the worst parenting experience we’ve had so far. This is our experience with the nightmare that is Hand Food and Mouth Disease.  Let me walk you through her symptoms.

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    Helping Your Little One Transition From Baby to Toddler

    As parents, part of us wants to keep our babies small forever. I’m sure feeling this way since Rosie is turning one year old in less than a month. As exciting as it is watching them grow and develop into little people, we yearn for that newborn smell, the feel of them in our arms and how much they need us. However time doesn’t stand still, and in no time at all our tiny babies are up and about, walking, talking and amazing us with the things that they do. Here’s how you can keep up in helping your little one transition from baby to toddler.