Tree Hugger

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Zen Mommy Minute: Skinned Knees Rock

As we begin the 2010-11 school year, I’m needing to remind myself of this:

As parents it is important to allow our children to fail, to fall down and to be disappointed. Sound harsh? Believe it or not, it actually helps our kids build their self-esteem when we refrain from “saving” them from life.

What have you done when your child has left his or her lunch/homework/gym shorts at home??!?!! Do you remember being a kid and learning from life when it gave you a skinned knee or two? I’d love to hear about it. Read more

Table Manners

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How to Bathe your Baby – EASILY

I’ve given no less than two thousand baths to my kiddos, and somewhere around six hundred of them (and counting as I have twin six month olds!) were to a baby. Does that make me a bathing baby expert? Maybe or maybe not, but it does mean I have strong opinions about what works and what doesn’t.

The little visor I bought for my first to wear so I could pour water over her head and not get soap in her eyes? Nice idea but so didn’t work. The little ducky that turns colors to tell me if I have the bath temperature right? So works. This little item has saved me more times than I’d  like to admit. Apparently I like my baths warm.

And then there’s the Puj Tub, a bath item that is helpful on many levels. Advertised as a “Soft infant bath for smart parents” the Puj Tub delivers. I received a sample tub to review and now it’s my go-to gift for my new parent friends. Check out my video review above for details on this hot little item that will make your friends say “I’ve never seen anything like it!”

What is your favorite baby bath-time list? Share your tips to make bathing baby easier and bath-time products you couldn’t (or wouldn’t WANT to) live without in the comment section below.

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Suzanne Tucker, aka Zen Mommy

In addition to mommying to two magical girls born in 2000 and 2003 and twins born February 1st, 2010, Suzanne co-owns a holistic health center with her husband Shawn in St. Louis, Missouri where she practices as a physical therapist, Certified Educator of  Infant Massage and health education teacher. Suzanne is the Co-creator of My Mommy Manual and the online parenting course, Yoga Parenting.

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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

“Come on sister, let’s try this stuff they call rice cereal.”

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How to Celebrate Half Birthdays

It seems almost unreal but my calendar insists our twins are in fact 6 months old. And how did they celebrate their big half birthdays? By sleeping through the night, together for the VERY FIRST TIME in their 182+ days of life.

I think my babies got together to give their mama a gift. Eight plus hours of uninterrupted sleep. Thank you sweet angels. This is just what mommy has been wishing for. Read more

How to Build-A-Business

Practical Mommy (Ria) and I spent two days at Bear Headquarters for Build-A-Bear in St. Louis (our own backyard!) with nearly 20 of the hippest online moms/bloggers from across the United States. The event was a Brand Building Workshop hosted by Build-A-Bear called Connecting in the CyBear Century.

It took Ria and I all of about 10 minutes to have our first “OMG” moment. How was #babwconnect? In a word, it was:

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How to Nurse a Baby and/or Twins

Before our twins were born this February I went online to search for tips on HOW to nurse twins. Were moms doing this successfully? How? Same time? Not at the same time? So many questions filled my head. And I was a veteran nursing mom so I can only imagine how many questions a first time expectant moms of twins might have. Read more

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