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Economy Causes Parents to Cut Costs While Potty Training
Prepare for some potty emergencies. Parents are willing to try most anything to toilet train their children quickly. Since the economy is sagging, some mothers are even cutting costs by taking their tots straight from diapers to underwear.
Ecomomics: Have Tough Times Brought Out Junk Food?
In these tough economic times, many families are struggling with putting healthy food on the table. A nutrient-rich, vegetable-filled salad with meat often costs significantly more than a fatty meal from the McDonald's dollar menu.
Parents trying to curb their food budget find that cheaper food prices translate to higher saturated fats and food coloring.
Tell Mommy: Do Your Kids Have a Budget?
Suze Orman may be the money guru of today, but sometimes I think she took a page from my parents' handbook on raising financially responsible children. Growing up, my folks paid us for hard work done around the house and allowed us to spend it how we wanted. My chores included cleaning my room, making my bed, helping with dinner, doing dishes, and other things that eased the burden on my mom and step-dad.
How Is the Economic Situation Affecting Your Spending Habits?
The current economic roller coaster has many of us taking a second look at our account balances on a daily basis and thinking more carefully about the prices of the things we purchase. A recent trip to the grocery store made me realize that I often "splurge" on items that I don't necessarily need. With Halloween and the holidays right around the corner is the state of the economy affecting how you spend on your family?
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Tell Mommy Your Thoughts on Paying Cash For Extra Credit
Would you work a little harder on a task at the office if your boss offered to give you a bonus upon completing it? Many would answer that question with a resounding, "Yes." What if that same situation was applied to schools with teachers and their students?
Five Economical Ways to Spend Time With Your Spouse
Once kids are in the mix, it can be difficult to squeeze in alone time with your spouse. In these tough economic times, the babysitting fund is often the first cut from the budget. Find time for your relationship by testing out one of these tricks with your partner.
Lil Links: Eco-Friendly and Economical Maternity Wear
- Eco-friendly and economical maternity wear — Inhabitots
- Wall paintings by Ami Suma —Ohdeedoh
- Jen and Ben arrive at LAX — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Jenny McCarthy teams up with WWE to raise money for autism research — Celebrity Baby Blog
- The last movie you saw in a theater — The Poop
- Do sugarless gummy bears fight cavities? — Parent Dish
Cybex 2.Go Combines Best of All Baby Carriers
Wear your baby in style! Though Baby Bjorn made carriers mainstream, companies like Ergo, LilleBaby and Belle, not to mention all of the sling manufacturers, have given mothers many options.
When we took our first look at the European import Cybex last Spring, we were interested in the 2.Go baby carrier – a cross between the Baby Bjorn and Ergo that comes in bright colors.
Thoughts on the Homeless American Girl Doll
I'm all for exposing my child to the different walks of life. One of the reasons why I believe in the public school system is that children can get a taste of the real world by making friends with different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Taking kids along to volunteer can open their eyes and show them how good it feels to help those less fortunate.
Would Economics Influence Your Decision to Raise Baby?
One loving mother of three did something she never imagined — she put her fourth baby up for adoption. Struggling to make ends meet raising her teenagers as a single parent, Renee Siegfort, 36, did what she believed was in all of her children's best interest when she found herself unexpectedly pregnant again — she found a family to raise her infant, Joie. While the decision was heart wrenching, a recent report said that it is not uncommon as many moms are considering adoption due to the economy and the fact that raising children is so expensive.
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