Parents whose children fall in love with a particular toy know to immediately run out and purchase duplicates “just in case.” But what do you do when that special toy is no longer available in retail or online stores? eBay. When Little Miss Techie was a baby, she fell in love with a stuffed Gund…
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Age Appropriate Gift Ideas from ASTRA (w. holiday toy giveaway worth $150!)
It’s not even Halloween and already retailers are getting a jump on the holiday shopping season. Each day our mailbox has been full of catalogs while weekly circulars and online sites list deals for the season’s hot toys. It’s sometimes hard to resist the deals in favor of choosing a toy for it’s longevity, open-ended…
How Social Media Impacts Holiday Shoppers (infograph)
If you crowdsource about gift ideas through Twitter, share a purchase via Facebook, or look to favorite bloggers for their recommendations on the must-have items for the holidays, you’re relying on social media to help guide your purchase decisions. Exactly how much does social media impact what you buy over the holidays? Clever Girls Collective has pulled…
PersonalCreations.com: Personalized Gifts for Everyone
For those who like to take care of their holiday shopping early, Personal Creations is a site that provides a wide variety of high quality personalized gifts for everyone on your list. I always love browsing the selection for super cute seasonal items as well as items for babies, newlyweds, pets, and our many treasured loved…
Parenting Political Kids- PunditMom Joanne Bamberger Provides Tips for Teaching Kids About Politics
With one presidential debate behind us and the first vice presidential debate scheduled for this Thursday, October 11, it’s the perfect time to educate curious kids about politics but how do you do so in a bipartisan and age appropriate way? To help answer this question, I turned to Joanne Bamberger, friend, fellow blogger, mom, author,…
Do your kids need a cell phone? Consider when and why
One of the questions I’m often asked is “At what age should I buy my child a cell phone?” There’s no magic age at which kids need a cellphone. The decision is one that requires conversation and careful consideration because every family is different. Even though mobile phones are the #1 form of communication for…
YourNeighborhoodToyStore.org: Parent resource for the best toys from neighborhood toy stores
As parents, we always want the best for our kids whether we’re looking at schools, experiences, food we’re putting on the table, electronics, or toys. It can be hard to keep up with new products entering the space but it doesn’t have to be if you know where to look. The American Specialty Toy Retailing…
Karoo Leverages Technology for Parent and Caregiver Communication
80% of parents request regular updates from caregivers. With the average parent receiving 3 texts per day, 2 Facebook updates, along with 2 emails each day from their caregiver, wouldn’t it be easier to have this information in one place rather than scattered across various platforms? Karoo is a new free app from Care.com helps…
5 Ways to Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day
Since September 19, 2013 marks the tenth anniversary of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, why not celebrate with all things pirate! Here are 5 ways you can celebrate in true pirate fashion! Start by learning the lingo. The International Talk Like a Pirate Day site features the basics and also advanced pirate vocabulary along with…
The Question of Smart Phones and Kids
If our phones are so smart now, then it would stand to reason (perhaps) that these devices would be good for our children to use. But that assumption is exactly what we should consider carefully, of course. For many parents, at least intuitively, having their kids jacked into touchscreen phones is perceived as making a…
