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Last minute tips for traveling by air with young kids!

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Getting ready for a flight later today with kid too young to be interested in videos or music? These last minute tips can help. Have some good tips of your own? Please help your fellow Shine users by posting them below—we can all benefit from your wisdom. Have great holiday,…

3 Cute Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids

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Now that Halloween is over, we can pack up the ghosts and goblins and bring out the turkeys. My kids love to do crafts. Since they're young, I like to keep it simple enough to keep them interested from start to finish. Keeping it age appropriate will ensure that the kids will…

Classic Toys For Modern Tots

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Sometimes, older is better. Toys do not have to be powered by batteries, controllers, and electricity to be a lot of fun. In fact, many knickknacks that current moms and dads grew up with required nothing more than a hearty imagination. Take a nostalgic look at some classic playthings that have stood the test of time and would make memorable additions to any modern day toy box.

Why I'm Afraid To Fly With My Kids!

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As a mom of four, I'm used to living in zoo. When my mother calls me on the phone, she hears children yelling, playing, crying, and laughing, and that's just a typical afternoon. Needless to say, I'm used to the noise. Children are noisy, period. This afternoon I…

Toddler Halloween Party: Activities for The Very Active

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“So,” wrote my friend Joy about the Halloween party we’re co-hosting. “What activities should we do?” “Oh,” I emailed back, “weren’t we just going to give them sugar, then grab a beer and sit back and watch them trash the house?” Just call me Martha Stewart. Of course, the…

Air Wars: SHUT that KID Up

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Listen up, idiot in seat 24D. Kids don't come with volume controls.

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Prepare to Scare: Can You Prep a Toddler for Trick-or-Treating?

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I’m not a big person on the act of being scared. I don’t like the sudden rush of adrenaline or feeling my heart skip a beat. Last year, I did a blog post titled,

Fuzzy Wuzzy Animal Costumes For Your Little Mouse

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There's no treat sweeter than your little one dressed up for her first or second Halloween, but finding a costume that's comfy cozy and not-too-scary may require a few tricks. When overwhelmed by choices — or pressed for time — consider going simple and classic with a snuggly one-piece animal costume. Not only will your barnyard baby be the cutest thing on the block, but she will be warm and comfortable all night.

Top 10 Favorite “Junk-Food”-Inspired Breakfasts for Kids

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It’s hard enough to get out of bed in the morning without having to whip up some intimidating Martha Stewart masterpiece for the kids. Fueling your little ones for the day can be fun and easy with these “junk food” inspired breakfasts. We promise, they’re…

User post: How do I change how my soon-to-be ex husband acts with our daughter?

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Hi, my name is Jade and I am 22 years old and I have one daughter who will be 2 in November. My husband and I have been split up for about 9 months now and I am also 8 months pregnant by some one who is not my husband (soon to be ex). He claims it is his child I am pregnant with when I…