It’s tough to keep those pearly whites clean and healthy when you have a mouth full of “appliances!” But obviously, you and your child are both investing in great looking and working teeth so tune in to Dr. Jackie Demko of Demko Orthodontics who shares some really helpful tips.
Monthly Archives: April 2010
How to Move Past the Nit-Pick
It’s amazing to me how many times I’ve asked my husband to pick up his underwear off the floor. Here we are now three months later and I’m going to have to bring it up again. Want to know what really fries my twinkies? It’s when he comes home from soccer sweaty and peels the…
Positive Parenting Tip: Affection
Our Yogi Parenting audio tips are presented every Friday by Michaela Turner, BS Ed, CYKT, YKT, Co-creator of the Yogi Parenting course. Listen to this :15 AUDIO TIP: If you are ready for parenting to be easier, more fun and less stressful, sign up for a free Yogi Parenting lesson. — Michaela is a 30-year…
Practical Mommy’s Impractical Art Project
Step 9: Sacadas We’ve spent the semester learning sacadas. The literal translation of the verb sacar is “to take.” So in this move, either the lead or the follow moves into the space that his/her partner just left, creating the illusion that the other is being displaced. As we execute a series of sacadas in…
How to Manage Allowance
It’s tax day is the U.S.A.!!! So fittingly, we are sharing some tips on money management. In your kid’s world, that translates to A-L-L-O-W-A-N-C-E! Tune it to our Expert Mommy, Anne Jordan of Children and Families Inc., who shares her favorite allowance strategies. What’s yours?
Month Three: Big Baby Smiles
I have to say, I think it is a divine plan than just when we are feeling COMPLETELY exhausted from now months of sleepless nights, our little babies begin to smile.
How to Prepare for Birth
We here at My Mommy Manual are honored to be included in this resource list of the Top 50 Sites for Moms and Moms-to-Be!
How Do You Model Conflict Management?
Zen Mommy and I were reflecting on this issue, which was inspired by an argument she had with her husband. It’s easy to be dishing out parenting advice when you’re kids are buffing their halos and you are giving yourself a pat on the back for being such a good mom, right? But perfection isn’t…
How to WIN a Stroller
Fun was had by all at this years Baby Expo in St. Louis Missouri where My Mommy Manual Co-Creators…
Practical Mommy’s Impractical Art Project
Step 8: Finding Quiet On Sunday evening, I was full of hate. Spit and vinegar as my “co-parent” likes to say. Yeah, a few frustrating exchanges with said “co-parent” still manage to do that to me. But as I drove to the dance, I willed myself to let go of all the crap. No luck….
