Archive For: children
When should my kids sleep?
We’ve all heard the familiar joke (or is it a warning?) “You’ll never sleep again after you have kids.” Thankfully, that doesn’t have to be true. Kids do sleep, and most of them sleep through the night well before their first birthday. It does, however, beg the question, “how much sleep SHOULD my kids get?” [...]
Related topics: behavior, children, parenting advice, sleep
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How to Make Thank You Cards Using Your Child’s Handprint
There are few things that my mom taught me that I have carried with me into adulthood, including “always send a thank you card”. Every year after the holidays and birthdays I sit down and write thank you cards. They typically don’t get done until way later than I would like, but it’s the thought [...]
Related topics: children, craft, gratitude, thank you card
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Car Seat Laws…which one to follow?
Do you remember car trips as a kid? Mom, Dad and kids piled into the car, buckled up, and off you went. This was before the days of portable DVD players, handheld video games and car seat laws of course. In my family the rules were: find something to keep yourself occupied, no fighting with [...]
Related topics: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, car seat laws, children, family, parenting, parenting tips
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Public School Directory
Sponsorship for this page is available. Please call 866.957.8687 for more information. Quick links to everything you need for Back-to-School. With our Public School Directory you can quickly link to your school’s website, download a school supply list and view the 2012-2013 school calendar. Maryland Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Baltimore [...]
Related topics: back to school, children, public schools, school supplies
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Mom of the Week from Pittsburgh, PA
This week’s mom of the week is one of Tots2Tweens newest contributing authors, Dr. G! Stay tuned for helpful articles from Dr. G regarding your child’s health. If you have any health related questions for Dr. G please feel free to post them as a comment here or email info@tots2tweens.com and maybe Dr. G will [...]
Related topics: articles, children, helpful parenting advice, meet a mom, mom of the week
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Mom of the Week: Frederick, Maryland
This week’s Mom of the Week is a kindergarten teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland and the author of our newest feature, Laurie’s Lesson Plans. If you are looking for ways to keep your kids engaged in learning this summer, be sure to check out Laurie’s weekly lesson plans and activities that can be adapted for [...]
Related topics: articles, children, education, summer vacation
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Rainbow Poop
Yup, you read that tile correctly. We discovered Rainbow Poop and it was so much fun I just had share it with all of you. We found this idea on The Mary Sue and the original recipe comes from instructables. Follow along on our Pinterest Board for step-by-step visual instructions, also courtesy of instructables. The [...]
Related topics: baking, children, rainbow poop
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12 Weeks of Summer
Do you remember when summer vacation seemed to stretch on forever? By the time the new school year rolled around you couldn’t even remember a time when it wasn’t summer vacation. These days I feel like summer goes by so quickly I might miss it if I even blink. Every summer I have so many [...]
Related topics: children, crafts, family, family activities, kids, mom, parenting advice, summer, summer bucket list, things to do this summer, tots2tweens
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Mom of the Week
Here at Tots2Tweens we are always on the lookout for moms who can contribute to our goal of bringing you the most up-to-date, relevant information. My goal is to do the research for you so you don’t have to! This week I found Regina Benbow, a local mom and fledging photographer. Name: Regina Benbow Home: [...]
Related topics: children, family, helpful parenting advice, mom, photography
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Fairs, Festivals, Carnivals and More!
Please note: Our Fairs, Festivals, Carnivals and More list has been updated for 2013!! Summer is upon us and do you know what that means? Fairs! Festivals! Carnivals! We have spent the past week researching every fair, festival and carnival happening in our area this summer so you won’t have to. There is definitely no [...]
Related topics: children, events, family, family events, kids
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