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Kid Fitness: Take Your Toddler Outside

In our urgency to protect our children from the world, we may go too far and protect them from the environment and keeping them cooped up in the house. We may overdo it and then television becomes a substitute for real experience and it’s important to remember that going outside for your toddler is going to be as hard as getting a bird to fly – they only need one thing: you. Toddlers love the outdoors, they love to go out and play and walk and run and dance. They love the grass and how it feels against their feet. … Continue reading →

Bike Shopping – What Do You Look for a Bike

This weekend, my husband and I went out bike shopping. I have wanted to get a bike so that I can ride along with the kids when they ride their bikes to school. The idea has a lot of merit, so when I headed to the bike store – I knew basically what I wanted. I wanted a 10-speed bike that wasn’t too expensive, but would also be comfortable. So the next question I asked myself after being inside the bike store for five minutes was – when was the last time I walked into a bicycle store? The standard … Continue reading →

Toddler Bikes & Bike Safety

Good morning and welcome to September 12, here in the baby blog. It’s a balmy 68 degrees this morning with the relative humidity stuck somewhere around the icky and the sticky. Today I want to talk about toddler bikes and bike safety. Many parents assume that they don’t have to worry about bike safety until their little one grows up enough to graduate to a two wheeler, but bike safety begins as soon as your child starts mastering a trike or a bike outside. Our daughter was between 2 and 3 when she received her first tricycle. She rode it … Continue reading →

Raising Kids On a Budget

Money is always a concern, even more so when you are a single parent. Kids need lots of stuff. They start off so small but quickly seem to take up so much space and need so many things. Some things you should not scrimp on, car seats, cribs, things that are important for your child’s safety. There are plenty of other areas to save money. Let’s start with clothes. Babies and toddlers in particular grow so quickly, clothing is usually outgrown long before it is outworn. Take all the hand me downs that are offered. They won’t all be to … Continue reading →

What Can a Family Day Do for Your Marriage?

A family day can have positive benefits in a marriage. Let me tell you how. Yesterday we had a family get together. The excuse, not that we needed one, was partly a birthday but also Father’s Day. As our son and daughter live a few hours away and have other commitments on Sunday, Father’s Day was celebrated a day early. We had a family picnic and for once we managed to get a perfect day. Often when we plan picnics, the weather turns cold or windy, but yesterday was a magic spring day. The sun was smiling and so were … Continue reading →